The British Appaloosa is in fact not directly related to the Appaloosa, but instead to the same ancestors. Spotted horses and ponies have existed in Europe for centuries before they landed in America. There are cave paintings, medieval paintings, paintings all the way up to the 1800's of spotted horses that still exist and of horses that are now no longer spotted. In the 1970's, it was suggested to change the name of the breed to the British Appaloosa because it sounded more elegant than the original British Spotted Horse. The British Spotted Horse and Pony society eventually split into its separate Horse and Pony societies creating the British Spotted Pony Society and the British Appaloosa Society. The Thoroughbred was eventually infused into the breed to become a sport horse.
The height ranges from 14.2hh-15.3hh. The colors include Black, Chestnut, and Bay base colors plus the Leopard Complex. Some are born solid one color that doesn't fade out and become a pattern later on in life. These horses are still accepted in the society because the breed isn't only defined by color.
Breyerfest 2020 Best Customs Contest Prize Cornwall, Sunday Raffle Fields of Heather, Special Run Thorn, Store Special Gale, and Single Day Ticket Stablemate Specials Skye and Jersey could all pass for a British Spotted Horse. Though, if anyone were to show Cornwall and Skye and wanted to keep them a British Spotted Horse - they would need to be crossbreeds due to body stature. Cornwall would need to be crossed with a stock breed because he has a stock body type. Fields of Heather would probably show better as a Nez Pierce Horse (which is an Appaloosa crossed with the Akhal-Teke to re-create the original body type of the Appaloosa). However, due to Fields of Heather's lengthiness, he could still pass as a purebred. Skye is on the new Morgan mold and would need to be crossed with a breed with a like body structure (though smaller, the Kerry Bog Pony is noted for their Morgan-like body type). Another solid colored horse, Jersey would pass as a purebred. I included both Skye and Jersey here because their solid coloring works for the occasional non-spotted horses that do occur. Thorn and Gale, so far, displays the typical stature and coloring for this breed.
References:
"International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds" by Bonnie Hendricks
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