Appaloosas are very unique horses.  They have indefinite coat patterns such as mottled skin, white sclera, and striped hooves.  They have strong personalities and are easy going.  They excel in discipline and are reliable family pets.  They've been called one of the most beloved of American horse breeds.

"Mustang" means ownerless and although many people have mustangs as pets, the breed hasn't been  changed much by humans.  Mustangs are wild at heart and like to be able to roam and graze freely.  It's a strong breed, and they are much less likely to become injured than other horses.

American Saddlebreds are very elegant horses.  They have a refined head, small ears, and a long neck with considerable arch.  Originally called the Kentucky Saddle Horse, the breed comes from the Southern states of the US.  They range in size from 15 to 17 hands tall and are the most common breed used for pulling carriages because of their beauty.

In the early 1920's, breeders mixed Morgans and Thoroughbreds.  The result was the Missouri Fox Trotter.  Their name comes from the unusual way they trot.  They walk with their forelegs and trot with their hind legs at the same time, like a fox.  They're sure-footed and are usually chestnut but can be most colors.  They can be between 14 and 16 hands tall and are usually ridden western.

Paint Horses are named for their colorful coat patterns.  They always have a particular combination of white and black, bay, brown, chestnut, dun, grullo, sorrel, palmino, buckskin, gray, or roan.  Their coat patterns can be overo, tobiano, or tovero.  They also have a very distinctive stock-horse body type.

The Quarter Horse is a very common breed.  They can run at great speeds at one quarter of mile, that's where they got their name!  They were originally used as race horses, but their intelligent, fun, and friendly personality as well as their high spirit, makes them great pets, too.

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