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« This book and the exhibition which accompanies its publication are the product of a highly improbable collaboration between an art museum and a horse breeders’ association. […]
Dr. Haines has done more than any individual to track down information on the ancestry of the spotted horse. He brought into focus the story of the Nez Perce horse and he made possible a better understanding of the historical advance of the horse in American Indian Culture from Mexico northward. Francis Haines first recognized the widespread artistic evidence which has been the basis for the research in this volume. The Museum staff and our many professional colleagues in this country and abroad have provided the multiple eyes and hands necessary to broaden the search. […]
Content : Introduction -- The Appaloosa horse in early times -- Spotted horses in Africa and Asia -- Spotted horses in Europe -- Spotted horses in North America -- The Appaloosa horse in recent times. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1963)

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