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Appaloosa
Sign in to saveThe Appaloosa is an American horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern. There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history. Each horse's color pattern is genetically the result of various spotting patterns overlaid on top of one of several recognized base coat colors. The color pattern of the Appaloosa is of interest to those who study equine coat color genetics, as it and several other physical characteristics are linked to the leopard complex mutation (LP). Appaloosas are prone to develop eq
Key facts
- Horse breed.name
- Appaloosa
- Horse breed.image
- THIEL 619.jpg
- Horse breed.image_size
- 210px
- Horse breed.image_caption
- Appaloosa horse
- Horse breed.image_alt
- A dark brown horse with a white and brown spotted rump running in a field.
- Horse breed.features
- Most representatives have colorful spotted coat patterns, striped hooves, mottled skin, and white sclera visible around the iris when the eye is in a normal position.
- Horse breed.country
- United States
- Horse breed.group1
- Appaloosa Horse Club
- Horse breed.std1
- http://www.appaloosa.com/
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- horse breed
- Country of origin
- United States
- Image
- Appaloosa stallion.JPG
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