Foundation Appaloosa--Appaloosa X Appaloosa

The three horse above are Foundation registered Appaloosa. Breeding color to color from old bloodlines dating back to 1877 and the Nez Perce Indians of what is now Oregon. Characteristics of a foundation horse are a "rat /broom tail" as above, a sparse mane, and a short thick neck with a "roman nosed" head. Today the "rat tail" trait is usually bred away from and most "modern" Appaloosas have full manes and tails. Originally bred for by the Nez Perce for it's color and not conformation. Appaloosas can have brown, blue or hazel eyes, and an individual horse may have eyes of two different colors.
This last horse is an Appaloosa Horse Club register horse. Note the quarter horse "look" and conformation.