It's been a while, but as ever my work tends to have a life of its own. This piece has been a long, long time in the making. Way, way back when I was a little boy eagerly awaiting my 'weekly comic book',

I came across a storyline about the adventures of a Native American tribe that also took great pride in breeding their own type of horse. Through many struggles with the 'US Cavalry' that horse became so famous in battle that the US authorities ordered all of the breed to be killed at the time. Such was born the legend of the 'Appaloosa'. It grabbed my imagination and has never left me. Now my 'Appaloosa' is being reborn!