native americans

The rare Nez Perce Horse has a unique history. Not many equestrians have heard of this breed. The Nez Perce Tribe, a group of people indigenous to North America, selectively raised horses for racing, endurance, and stamina. In the 1990s, a program was established to restore this traditional breed. Facts About the Nez Perce Horse...

A man-eating monster from the underworld is bearing down upon you mercilessly. The drumming of hooves pounds in your ears and you are momentarily blinded by what you believe to be lightning hurled from the horned creature’s red-rimmed eyes. As your corporeal enemy rides this beast toward you, testimonies of former victims hang swinging below...

Believed to have special powers, the Medicine Hat horse is a sight to be seen. These beautiful animals are noted for their markings. They have a white face with a colored patch covering their ears and head. This special color was prized in Native American tribes. Native American legends say that Medicine Hat horses were...

A massive Union Pacific steam engine, pulling more than a dozen cars, belched a cloud of black smoke into the air as it slowly approached the depot in Omaha, Nebraska.  A crowd of well-wishers waiting in an around the building waved colorful flag that read WELCOM BUFFALO BILL COFY AND THE CONGRESS OF THE ROUGH...

The Piute Indian Sarah Winnemucca listened intently as one of the tribe’s elders told the story of how the army soldiers killed a party of their people on a fishing expedition. Relations between the Piutes and white settlers had been strained since the discovery of silver in northern Nevada in 1859. An influx of prospectors...

No one knows where the Nez Perce people began their legendary relationship with horses. Both historians and anthropologists alike are unable to document exactly when the Pacific Northwest tribe actually acquired the horse. While it is generally accepted that the Spanish introduced the modern equine back into the Americas around 1730 (North America’s indigenous horses...

They’re unmistakable, the dark horses with white “blankets” on their rumps, often with black spots spilling out across their flanks; the white horses completely covered with black, brown or reddish polka-dots, appropriately called leopard Appaloosas; or the myriad of other colorful combinations that warrant a delicious double take. When one admires a spectacular Appaloosa standing...

The Western: An Epic in Art and Film is the first major exhibition to examine the Western genre and its evolution from the mid-1800s to the present through fine art, film, and popular culture. Featuring 160 works, the exhibition explores gender roles, race relations, and gun violence—offering a visual journey that is more than cowboys...