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Abington Hills Farm
Waverly PA
2010

The Appaloosa is renowned for its spectacular spotted coat and is recognized by equine enthusiasts everywhere. However, did you know that the Appaloosa horse isn’t the only breed that sports a spotted coat? Many other breeds also boast that distinctive spotted appearance.

Spotted Horse Breed History

Despite the fact that spotted horses may appear few and far between, they have been around for a long time. Early paintings in European caves show depictions of spotted horses. Additionally, some recorded breeding pedigrees date back centuries.

Recent DNA has concluded that spotted horses roamed Europe well before horses were imported and exported, and before studbooks existed. We also know that royalty held spotted horses and ponies in high regard. This was perhaps due to their mythical and magical perception. They elegant horses held great value value and were often sent as gifts to royalty.

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Welcome to Dressage Design ~ our Equestrian division of JAMART Photography. I have loved horses my whole life. I had a room full of Breyer statues and my Dad would take me trail riding whenever he could afford it. I grasped every opportunity to be around horses and when I couldn't, I would draw them. Throughout High School and College I worked at several barns cleaning stalls, grooming and tacking up horses, just to afford riding lessons. Marriage, family and a job transfer distracted me for about ten years. In 1996, my husband, Joe, brought horses into my life with the gift of riding lessons for my 30th birthday. Sometimes I think he dreads that gift, because it has been all about horses since then. Our two beautiful daughters...