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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
The Nez Perce became excellent horsemen, and, unlike other tribes, they practiced selective breeding of their horses by gelding the inferior stallions and trading off the poorer stock. As a result, the Nez Perce were able to produce better horses than other tribe. The Nez Perce horse herds multiplied into the thousands and in an economy where horses equaled wealth, the Nez Perce became known as one of the more affluent nations.
Around the late 1800s the term Appaloosa was first used to describe the spotted horses of the Palouse region. The Palouse, or Palouse Country, is the area of Washington and Idaho drained by the Palouse River. Settlers coming into the area began to refer to these spotted horses as “A Palouse Horse”. Over time, the name evolved into “Palousey,” “Appalousey,” and finally “Appaloosa.”
This handsome black and white Appaloosa is regaled in fine Nez Perce bead work consisting of a martingale on the front of the chest, red blanket with beaded strip and beaded bridle decorated with a crown of owl feathers, a bird both feared and revered by Native Americans.
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Various Sizes - Matted Prints
The Nez Perce became excellent horsemen, and, unlike other tribes, they practiced selective breeding of their horses by gelding the inferior stallions and trading off the poorer stock. As a result, the Nez Perce were able to produce better horses than other tribe. The Nez Perce horse herds multiplied into the thousands and in an economy where horses equaled wealth, the Nez Perce became known as one of the more affluent nations.
Around the late 1800s the term Appaloosa was first used to describe the spotted horses of the Palouse region. The Palouse, or Palouse Country, is the area of Washington and Idaho drained by the Palouse River. Settlers coming into the area began to refer to these spotted horses as “A Palouse Horse”. Over time, the name evolved into “Palousey,” “Appalousey,” and finally “Appaloosa.”
This handsome black and white Appaloosa is regaled in fine Nez Perce bead work consisting of a martingale on the front of the chest, red blanket with beaded strip and beaded bridle decorated with a crown of owl feathers, a bird both feared and revered by Native Americans.
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