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He has galloped through young girl's dreams, added richness to grown women's lives, and served men in war and strife - Toni Robinson
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The American Paint Horse
Descended from horses introduced by the Spanish
conquistadors,
American Paints became part of the herds of wild horses that
roamed the Western deserts and plains.
Once domesticated, because of their working ability and heart,
 cowboys
for cattle work cherished the Paint. Native Americans
revered the Paint, which they believed to possess magical powers.
By the early 1800s, the western plains were generously
populated
by free-ranging herds of horses, and those herds included the
peculiar spotted horse. Because of their color and performance,
flashy, spotted horses soon became a favorite mount of the
American Indian. The Comanche Indians, considered by many
authorities to be the finest horsemen on the Plains, favored
loud-colored horses and had many among their immense herds.
Evidence of this favoritism is exhibited by drawings of spotted
horses found on the painted buffalo robes that served as records
for the Comanches.
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100 Years of Experience
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The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the
rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire - Sharon Ralls Lemon |
Horse thou art truly a creature without equal, for thou fliest without wings and conquerest without sword - The Koran
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