Appaloosa horse

Home > ... > Plants and Animals > Animals > Agriculture: Animals > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Appaloosa horse

Appaloosa horse , breed of light horse developed in the United States by the Nez Percé of Idaho from a horse that originated in Asia and was popular in Europe during the Middle Ages. Lewis and Clark found the breed in the possession of the Nez Percé in 1805. The Appaloosa is characterized by a spotted pattern of markings; it most commonly has solid-colored foreparts and small, dark, round or oval spots over the loin and hips. Famed for its intelligence, speed, stamina, and endurance, it is an outstanding stock and show horse of great popularity. It stands just over 14 hands (56 in./140 cm) and weighs about 1,100 lb (500 kg).

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Appaloos" title="Facts and information about Appaloosa horse">Appaloosa horse</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Appaloosa horse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 26 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Appaloosa horse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 26, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Appaloos.html

"Appaloosa horse." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Appaloos.html

Learn more about citation styles

Appaloosa

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Ap·pa·loo·sa / ˌapəˈloōsə/ • n. a horse of a North American breed having dark spots on a light background.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O999-appaloosa" title="Facts and information about Appaloosa horse">Appaloosa horse</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Appaloosa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Appaloosa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (December 26, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-appaloosa.html

"Appaloosa." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-appaloosa.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	`Appaloosa' rides Western film trend.(LIVING)(Movie review) Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 10/4/2008
	Mortensen packs big gun for Western `Appaloosa' News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 9/19/2008
	Genre films that break new ground: 'A Girl Cut in Two' is a thriller with surreal twists; 'Appaloosa' is an offbeat Western.(MOVIES) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 10/3/2008

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	Tribe rebuilding Appaloosa horse-breeding legacy lost after 1877 war News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/24/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...are finally breeding horses again. We are keeping...Shebala, who runs the horse program for the tribe. Horses were the trademark of...Eventually they bred the Appaloosa war horses that allowed...Perce continued to raise horses, the practice was dormant...was made to start a ...
	Profile: Resurgence of Appaloosa horses Transcript from: NPR Special; 7/20/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...all the rights to that horse that you've bred since when we first acquired a horse in the early 1700s, and now to come up with a new horse as the horses that we once had, you...explains that control of the Appaloosa lineage is in non-Indian...
	Differential Gene Expression of TRPM1, the Potential Cause of Congenital Stationary Night Blindness and Coat Spotting Patterns (LP) in the Appaloosa Horse (Equus caballus) Magazine article from: Genetics; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...in several breeds of horses, remains to be elucidated...diseases reported in the horse (cataracts, glaucoma...disorders remain unknown. Appaloosa spotting is characterized...patterning in the coat, appaloosa spotted horses have three additional...that are homozygous for appaloosa ...
	American beauty: Spots and all, the Appaloosa is the quintessential Western horse. (Best of the West). Magazine article from: Sunset; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the breed, writing that the horses were "lofty eligantly [sic...nearly spelled disaster for the Appaloosa. Tensions over Nez Perce...the genes that gave the Appaloosa its characteristic speed and...lost, enthusiasts formed the Appaloosa Horse Club in 1938 and established...
	Spots of fun.(appaloosa horse) Magazine article from: Boy's Quest; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...the breeds of horses in today's...overwhelming. The Appaloosa horse breed is a distinct...colored spots. Horses with Appaloosa patterns are...The beautiful horses the Nez Perce...to begin the Appaloosa Horse Club, which...
	Kado.(Appaloosa horse) Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 8/1/1994; ; 572 words ; This horse's name is Kado. We can tell he is an Appaloosa because he has polka...color. But all of these horses must have striped hooves...buffalo, they wanted a horse that could stop, turn...Indians especially liked horses that already had war...So today's typical Appaloosa is short ...
	Kate pictured in a pickle ... again; (1) Say cheese: Mary McCartney's shot shows Kate Moss as "the fashion goddess and just a girl from Croydon" (2) Clothes horse: Stella McCartney on an Appaloosa. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/6/2008; 657 words ; ...McCartney's other subjects include her sister Stella, wearing a black trouser suit and balanced on the back of an Appaloosa horse. The image is particularly poignant because the McCartney sisters' late mother Linda an accomplished horsewoman...
	Yvette Spear ; Raised Appaloosa and quarter horses Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 10/6/2007; 377 words ; ...Messier) Perreault. She was a member of the Merrimack Trail Riders and the New Hampshire Horse and Trail Association. She raised Appaloosa and quarter horses and enjoyed gardening. She leaves behind her husband of 67 years, Lester Spear Jr...
	Appaloosa Show, Futurity to Have $5 Million Impact Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 7/2/1993; ; 628 words ; ...Wall, director of marketing for the Appaloosa Horse Club, the international breed registry for Appaloosa horses, which has its headquarters in Moscow, Idaho. The Worldwide Appaloosa Futurity Race is considered the most...
	Traumatized horse is back under the saddle again; Charlie the Appaloosa is part of the fair's Mounted Patrol, but his owner can still feel the horse's distress over his mate's grisly death in July.(NEWS) Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/26/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...The chestnut-colored Appaloosa still won't go outside...she said hopefully. The horse needs to be with people...he needs to be with other horses, who could very well become...has hooked up with other horses here at the fair. Charlie...it in the 13-year-old horse's eyes. Or maybe ...