Meet Tattoo, The Stunning Appaloosa Horse With A Unique 'Leopard Spotted' Coat (10 Pics & Video)

Have you ever met an animal that looks unique yet beautiful in the most amazing way? I think all horses are beautiful. But I will agree that there are some horses out there that really catch our eye and take our breath away. For an Appaloosa horse appropriately named Tattoo, he's proof of just how amazing some horses can look. Tattoo is a leopard Appaloosa, and his dazzling and unique coat is surely a sight to be seen.

Only 3 months later, Christmas morning, I sat with my family around the tree, and the last box was given to me. It was from "all of them" and when I opened it up it was a picture of Tattoo, a tiny model horse with spots. I cried so hard, knowing that I had said goodbye and that I would remember him. Then my parents urged me to look under the paper at the bottom, and there was the words "Transfer Ownership" in bold letters. Then, the Appaloosa Horse Club words glittered at me with Tattoo's show name written in black (Shining Royse). My parents had bought Tattoo over six months before! I had no idea. Owning a young horse was terrifying, because I felt I wasn't good enough as a trainer since I had never done it, and I was in college! But, my parents and my sister believed in me, and to say we all cried is in understatement. I cried for weeks! Even when I went to the barn as his owner that Christmas Day, I cried and hugged him so many times! I admit I still do to this day. He is my dream come true and I have experienced many "firsts" with him at big shows I never dreamed of competing at with my own trained horse.