Appaloosa Breed Guide: Height, Diet, and Characteristics

The history of the Appaloosa horse is a sad one. For generations this horse was developed and prized with the Nez Perce tribe reportedly turning down offers of over $600 for them when typical horses were being sold for only $15. Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition wrote in his February 15, 1806, journal entry: "Their horses appear to be of an excellent race; they are lofty, elegantly formed, active and durable: in short many of them look like fine English coarsers and would make a