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Mare and foal. The Knabstrupper descends from a single Iberian horse mare, "with the stamp of an English hunter type", [9] believed to have originated in Spain who showed qualities of endurance and speed, and was of an unusual colouration: a deep red (German: Zobelfuchs) with a white tail and mane, and white flecks or "snowflakes" over her whole body and brown spots on her back.
The Appaloosa is "a breed defined by ApHC bloodline requirements and preferred characteristics, including coat pattern". [1] In other words, the Appaloosa is a distinct breed from limited bloodlines with distinct physical traits and a desired color, referred to as a "color preference". Appaloosas are not strictly a "color breed". All ApHC ...
Based on the 1963 book by Robert MacLeod, [2] the title character is a beautiful horse (a breed, the Appaloosa) belonging to Matt Fletcher (Marlon Brando), a Mexican-American buffalo hunter who returns home, only to have his beloved horse stolen by a powerful bandit, Chuy Medina (John Saxon) with the help of the bandit's girlfriend, Trini (Anjanette Comer) in the border town of Ojo Prieto.
Appaloosa (band), a French electronic duo "Appaloosa," a single from Gino Vannelli's 1978 album Brother to Brother; Appaloosa oil field, an offshore oil field; Appaloosa Interactive, a video game company "Apollousa, Bow of the Goddess", a card in the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game; Appaloosa Management, an American hedge fund; Appaloosa bean, a ...
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Varnish roans are born with a dark base coat color, usually with some spotting. As the horse ages, white hairs increase over most of the body, and many spotted markings blur or fade. The varnish roan pattern often appears to spread from the white of any original markings. This color pattern is best known in the Appaloosa breed of horse.
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