Caption
The Appaloosa is by nature a quiet and gentle animal and these characteristics (essential for ranch work) are preserved by a carefully supervised breaking-in process. Above, close-up of special snaffle training bit which never hurts the horse's mouth.
Release Date
August 12, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lund, ChrisCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
The Appaloosa was the famous spotted war horse of the Nez Perce Indians -- one of the few tribes to practise selective breeding. The strain received its name from the tiny Palouse river which flowed through their territory near the Idaho mountains. Jim Wyatt, above, rides one of his Appaloosa mares during round-up on his ranch at High River, Alberta.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81963
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176617
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Appaloosas are characterized by their distinctive and colourful markings. A versatile animal, he is equally at home on the range or in the stiff competition of the rodeo. Jim Wyatt above with his champion stallion (foreground) three Appaloosa mares (left) and their colts.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81969
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176618
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Since 1954, when the Appaloosa Horse Club was established in Alberta, Canadian horse breeders have given official recognition to what is believed to be the oldest breed of horse in the world: the colourful Appaloosa -- drawings of which appeared in caves of Cro-Magnon man and in early Chinese and Persian art. Brought to the new world by Spanish conquerors in the 16th century their wild descendents were prized by North American Indians.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81974
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176619
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The Appaloosa was the famous spotted war horse of the Nez Perce Indians -- one of the few tribes to practise selective breeding. The strain received its name from the tiny Palouse river which flowed through their territory near the Idaho mountains. Jim Wyatt, above, rides one of his Appaloosa mares during round-up on his ranch at High River, Alberta.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81981
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176620
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Although fast becoming a favourite of horse lovers in all walks of life, the Appaloosa's most frequent rider is the cowboy. A long, sloping shoulder gives the horse a longer stride and absorbs more shock, making for an easier ride. An ideal saddle horse, he is unsurpassed on the trail.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81987
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176621
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Jim Wyatt, President of the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada since its inception, describes the Appaloosa as the most widely and uniquely endowed horse of all time, combining intelligence with a quiet disposition and unusual hardiness with endurance and speed.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB81990
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176622
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #170: Canadian Ranchers Salute the Appaloosa: 20,000-Year-Old Wonder Horse
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
August 12, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
The Appaloosa is by nature a quiet and gentle animal and these characteristics (essential for ranch work) are preserved by a carefully supervised breaking-in process. Above, close-up of special snaffle training bit which never hurts the horse's mouth.
