Well the spots themselves are called spots. But there are different patterns including; Blanket ( with or without spots) Leopard, Snowflake, Marbled, Frosted, Few true spots, and several other recognized patterns.
Blanket Appaloosa
Actualy, an Appaloosa is a breed of horse. You can always tell if a horse is an Appaloosa or not, because Appaloosa's always have spots of some sort on their body. However, there are different coats for Appaloosa's. Like a Spotted Blanket and an Appaloosa few spots, to name a few. Hope that helps!
It's called a Snowflake appaloosa.
A horse with spots. Like the Appaloosa
Mainly, there are two specific breeds of horses with spots. The pinto and appaloosa. The pinto has fewer, larger spots, and comes in fewer variations, where the appaloosa has many , smaller spots, and comes in more variations, such as blanket and leopard appaloosa. But keep in mind, that paints and pintos are different, pinto is a breed, paint is a color. There are actually more than that - Knabstrupper and the English spotted pony are two others.
An appaloosa is a breed of hors with spots, not a movie. If so, you should be much more specific with your question.
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The scientific name for the appaloosa is Equus ferus caballus
If the white spots are confined mainly to the back and rump, it's a blanket. If they are scattered all over it, it's a snowflake.
it matters on the horses, some could have as little as five and others can have hundreds
Holy Smoke, I believe. Loved that movie!
Appaloosas are usually spotty horses. They can have white spots on brown. Black spots on white. Blanket pattern. Leopard spots... There are a huge amount more but these are the only ones i know. Hope this helps.