NEZ PERCE STALLION . H, APPALOOSA,
| The Nez Perce Tribe, historically, were the only known group of people indigenous to North America who, after becoming a society revolving around a horse culture, selectively raised horses that stood up to tests of racing, endurance and stamina resulting in an economy that flourished with the demand for their horses and also resulted in acclaim of legendary proportions throughout the world.”...The Nez Perce or Nimiipu people originally referred to their type of horse as the Ma’amin. A selectively bred horse, noted and sought after by explorers, traders, and surrounding tribes, the Nez Perce horse flourished on the rich grasslands of the Palouse and numbered in the tens of thousands before disruption, war, and flight brought them to the world’s attention...Prized as buffalo hunters and racehorses, many of these horses were lean, clean-limbed, long necked and resembled (some said) the “English courser.” Others were heavier-boned, rounder and more muscular, suited to their work as family pack and work horses.
—The Nez Perce Horse handbook
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