Appaloosa's
The Appaloosa has a history as colorful as the breed itself. Records of these spotted horses date back to prehistoric time.
Although it has been determined that Appaloosas spread to many countries, in each new country, they were given different names
and would have been difficult to trace without some of the
pictures found and some of the terms describing the horses.
There are records of these spotted horses in France, England, Austria, Persia, Argentina, China, and Mexico. The popular theory is that the parent stock of the Appaloosa bred by
the Nez Perce was shipped to Mexico, probably from the Austrian port of Trieste or from the Spanish Netherlands.
The Spanish introduced horses to North America as they explored the American continents. Eventually, as these horses found their way into the lives of Indians and were traded to other tribes,
their use spread until most of the Native American populations in the Northwest were mounted (about 1710).
When white settlers came to the Northwest Palouse region, they
called the spotted horses "Palouse horses" or "a Palouse horse." Over time the name was shortened and slurred to
"Appalousey" and
finally "Appaloosa."
Nothing was done to preserve the Appaloosa until 1939,
when a group of dedicated horsemen formed the Appaloosa Horse Club for the preservation and improvement of the diminishing
spotted horse.
Now an international breed registry, the ApHC -- along with the
Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center -- is located in Moscow,
Idaho. More than half a million Appaloosas are on record, with
nearly 11,000 new horses registered and 30,000 members annually.
Moscow also is the source of the official publication of the ApHC
and Appaloosa horse, the "Appaloosa Journal".
Did you know that Secretariat's first foal was an Appaloosa?
First Secretary, a 17 hand chestnut with a white blanket, socks
and a blaze, was foaled November 15, 1974.
Although it has been determined that Appaloosas spread to many countries, in each new country, they were given different names
and would have been difficult to trace without some of the
pictures found and some of the terms describing the horses.
There are records of these spotted horses in France, England, Austria, Persia, Argentina, China, and Mexico. The popular theory is that the parent stock of the Appaloosa bred by
the Nez Perce was shipped to Mexico, probably from the Austrian port of Trieste or from the Spanish Netherlands.
The Spanish introduced horses to North America as they explored the American continents. Eventually, as these horses found their way into the lives of Indians and were traded to other tribes,
their use spread until most of the Native American populations in the Northwest were mounted (about 1710).
When white settlers came to the Northwest Palouse region, they
called the spotted horses "Palouse horses" or "a Palouse horse." Over time the name was shortened and slurred to
"Appalousey" and
finally "Appaloosa."
Nothing was done to preserve the Appaloosa until 1939,
when a group of dedicated horsemen formed the Appaloosa Horse Club for the preservation and improvement of the diminishing
spotted horse.
Now an international breed registry, the ApHC -- along with the
Appaloosa Museum and Heritage Center -- is located in Moscow,
Idaho. More than half a million Appaloosas are on record, with
nearly 11,000 new horses registered and 30,000 members annually.
Moscow also is the source of the official publication of the ApHC
and Appaloosa horse, the "Appaloosa Journal".
Did you know that Secretariat's first foal was an Appaloosa?
First Secretary, a 17 hand chestnut with a white blanket, socks
and a blaze, was foaled November 15, 1974.
