• Blanket
• Blanket with Spots
• Leopard
• Roan
• Roan Blanket with Spots

They also have many characteristics specific to the breed:

Mottled or freckled skin around the eyes, muzzle, and genetalia
Stripped Hooves
Eyes that have visible *sclera vs. breeds that have no visible sclera around the eye.

*Sclera is the white of the eye.

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Breed Characteristics:

"Imagine Many Aces"  http://locoloosafarm.tripod.com/
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Blanket:
A blanket is a solid white area normally over the hip area on a horse with a contrasting base color

"ZMI  Partly Cloudy" www.appaloosa.org
Copyright © 2005 Saddlebrook Appaloosas

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Blanket with spots:
A blanket with spots is a white area normally over the hips with dark spots located within the white. The spots are usually the same color as the base color of the horse. However, a horse may also have more than one color of spots.

 

"Zip Me Impressive"-  www.appaloosa.org
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Leopard:
a white horse having dark spots over the entire body.

"Ace" -www.hiddenwappy.com
Copyright © 2005 Hidden Waters Appaloosas

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Roan:
 An Appaloosa roan pattern is a mixture of white and dark hairs.

"Executive Girl"-  www.appaloosa.org
Copyright © 2005 Saddlebrook Appaloosas

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Roan Blanket with Spots:
 a mixture of white and dark hairs over a portion of the body with
white/dark spots.

 
"Pok-A-Sons Last"-www.justappaloosas.com
Copyright © 2005 Just Appaloosas

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