Thanks everybody! HotShot was a registered tri-colored Leopard Appaloosa with more personality than any horse should have. LOL Some thought he was the ugliest horse they had ever seen and some thought he was the prettiest. He had more endurance than 10 horses. He would go all day and still be going strong and not even be breathing hard when the others were lathered and standing under a tree to rest. The big bay in the picture was part Thoroughbred and he couldn’t keep up with HotShot in endurance.
I believe the story of why the U.S. Army slaughtered and almost caused Apps to become extinct during the Indian wars. The Appaloosa’s that the Native Americans rode could ride the Army’s horses in the ground and keep on going. Wonderful horses but not for everybody!