Unregistered, died 1877 Ghost Wind Stallion - Nez Perce owned...The Nez Perce Horse is a cross between the Akhal-Teke and the Appaloosa. This breed of spotted horses belonged to the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho (and hence the name). The people of this tribe called their horse Ma’amin, The Nez Perces are often “gaited”, having a smooth but fast running walk, and excelled in long rides, jumping, and endurance race competitions. The horses spread widely across the rich Palouse grasslands numbering tens of thousands. well-known and sought after by other tribes, business classes, and explorers....Nez Percé, self-name Nimi’ipuu, North American Indian people traditional territory centred on lower Snake River and such tributaries the Salmon and Clearwater rivers now northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and central Idaho, U.S.largest, most powerful, best-known of Sahaptin-speaking peoples. call themselves the Nimi’ipuu but were known by various names by other groups. The French called them the Nez Percé (“Pierced Nose”), mistakenly identified individuals they saw wearing nose pendants as members of Nimi’ipuu, though the Nimi’ipuu do not pierce their noses.https://www.britannica.com/to