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In reply to the discussion: Is dressage a form of animal cruelty? [View all]Larkspur
(12,804 posts)The Arabian has a supple neck.
Andalusians, Lippizaners, and Thoroughbreds can trace their lineage back to Arabians.
Appaloosas were bred by the Nez Perce but their origin stock was from the horses that the Spanish brought over, which was mostly Andalusians. After the Nez Perce were defeated and captured by the US Army, their Appaloosas were either slaughtered or given to white breeders. Eventually to help the Nez Perce survive, some Appaloosas were returned to them but they were suppose to breed them with draft horses. My Appaloosa most likely had Percheron in him. He had the wide barrel chest of a Percheron, the height (16.2 hands tall) and his trot resembled that of the Percherons.
I know that the Appaloosa Horse Society allows breeding of Appaloosas with Arabians as the only accepted cross-breed by the society. This, in their view, is to help restore and grow the Appaloosa bloodlines. Appaloosa-Arabian crossbreeds also seem to make good competition endurance riding horses.