A Non-Fiction history of the Pre-registry Appaloosa spotted horses of the world, and a historic reference exploring bloodlines that were the foundation of the Appaloosa Horse Club of America in North America.

When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a town suffering at the hands of a renegade rancher who’s already left the city marshal and one of his deputies dead. Cole and Hitch are used to cleaning up after scavengers, but this one raises the stakes by playing not with the rules—but with emotion. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.

Discusses the lineage, physical characteristics, life span, breeding & uses of the appaloosa horse.

A celebration of of this eye-catching all-American breed of horses.

Discusses the history behind the breeding of the Appaloosa horse and the physical characteristics that makes it unique.

Sixteen-year-old Meg Traherne has never known loss. Until the beautiful, talented horse she trained herself, drops dead underneath her in the show ring. Jared Strickland has been living with loss ever since his father died in a tragic farming accident. Meg escapes from her grief by changing everything about her life; moving away from home to spend her summer living on an island in the St. Lawrence River, scrubbing toilets and waiting on guests at a B&B. Once there, she meets Jared; doing his best to keep anything else in his life from changing. When Jared offers Meg a scruffy appaloosa mare out of a friend's back field, it's the beginning of a journey that will change both of them by summer's end.

A look at the Appaloosa horse, including its history, physical features, and current uses.

This book discusses the history of Appaloosa horses, what they look like, and facts about owning one.

Provides information about the Appaloosa horse, including its appearance, history, and uses, and notable examples of the breed.

The Appaloosa Horse is one of a few breeds affected by what is called the Òleopard geneÓ in horses. Its coat has a layering of colors that produces a leopard-spotted pattern! Young readers will love learning about this unique horse and its role in riding competitions and cowboy culture.