All smokes are not an indisputable proof of fire. It is thus so with Tiger Horse. With all their exotic coat and spots of a tiger or leopard they are very docile and easy to tame and train. Definitely not very tiger like.
The Tiger Horses are much like the Appaloosa Horse and are well gaited, spotted trial horse and are used for a variety of purpose including circuses and show business. They are of calm disposition, intelligent and very versatile with people. The gait of the Tiger Horse is sometimes called the Indian Shuffle.
The Tiger Horse is an ancestor of Appaloosa Horse, the Krabstrapperand the Narikar Horse. The Iberian breeders then bred horses selecting from the Northern climates, the Orient and North Africa. These were cross bred over time and produced a horse that was smooth gaited and strode along with a gentle pride. Undoubtedly, it soon became popular and favorite among the elite class and the royalty. During King Ferdinand’s rule in Spain it was ordered that all gentlemen should ride horses. Since many gentlemen had no idea about riding one the best choice of a horse for this purpose fell on the Tiger Horse. The Spaniards later during their conquest of America bred many varieties of Tiger Horse there and their use in US cavalry was very notable.
The colors of the Tiger Horse are ranged and the most conspicuous part of the coloring is the natural spots. They come in bay spotted leopard color, chestnut with few spots, bay leopard with more common type of leopard spots, buck skin with white blanketed spots, bay with snowflake roan pattern and a host of others all spotted.
The Tiger Horse Association, a non profit Association with full voting rights for all its members was formed to look after the welfare of this breed.
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