Spotted Horse Breeds - Horse Illustrated

Horse Illustrated23 Dec, 2024Other

Explore the fascinating world of spotted horse breeds, from Appaloosas to Paint Horses. Learn about their history, characteristics, and unique coat patterns. When researchers first began studying the Dappled Horses of Pech-Merle, a 25,000-year-old cave painting in southern France depicting white horses with black spots, they believed the coloration of the horses was a fanciful decoration by a Paleolithic artist. After all, the prehistoric equine DNA tested to that point only revealed black and bay colorations.