The easiest way to tell if a horse is an appaloosa is through their registration papers with the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC).
With the ApHC, all horses registered have either both parents as registered Appaloosas, or One parent is a regular registered Appaloosa and the other parent could be a Non-Characteristic Registered Appaloosa, Arabian, Quarter Horse, or Thoroughbred.
Appaloosa Horse Club Logo, we have no affiliation with the club but the picture will take you to the official ApHC site. IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF APPALOOSAS:Coat Patterns :One of the most known features of an Appaloosa is its coat coloration or pattern:
Leopard (which is a genetic trait identified by the LP genetic), the ApHC papers might describe the pattern as white with spots over the entire body. The actual color of the horse is not white but would be the base color (i.…
