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Nez Perce Horse Registry
Meriwether Lewis of the famous Lewis & Clark Expedition to the American West noted
of the grand horses of the Nez Perce in a February 15, 1806 journal entry.
"Their horses appear to be of an excellent race: they are lofty, elegantly formed, active and durable:
in short many of them look like fine English horses and would make a figure in any country".
The Nez Perce is striving to regain that fine horse through their Appaloosa - Akahl-Teke cross.
The Nez Perce Horse, administered by the Nez Perce Young Horsemen Project will re-establish
the Nez Perce as the leaders in horsemanship. The Young Horsemen Project is dedicated
to recruiting Nez Perce youth, ages 14-21, to learn the art of good horsemanship, horse
management practices and the economic opportunities via horses. |