American beauty: Spots and all, the Appaloosa is the quintessential Western horse. (Best of the West). From: Sunset | Date: May 1, 2002| Author: Peterson, Abigail | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

* You've got to love that paint job. The Appaloosa horse is known for many things--speed, endurance, versatility--but above all, for its alluring spotted coat. No other breed of horse can claim such fantastic markings--nor such a deep connection to the history of the West.

Descended from stock brought to the Americas by the Spanish in the 1500s, the breed was developed by the Nez Perce Indians of the interior Pacific Northwest. Natural horsemen, they recognized that the ...

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