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  Appaloosa (2008)
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  Guide to Identifying an Appaloosa
Although Appaloosas are most commonly recognized by their colorful coat patterns, they also have other distinctive characteristics.
Readily visible white sclera is a distinctive Appaloosa characteristic provided it is not in combination with a large white face marking, such as a bald face.
Appaloosa patterns are highly variable and there are many which may not fit into specific categories easily.
www.appaloosa.com /registration/indentify.htm   (1392 words)

  
 Appaloosa
The seven common terms used to describe Appaloosa coat patterns are blanket, spots, blanket with spots, roan, roan blanket, roan blanket with spots, and solid.
The Appaloosa is an average sized light horse with most standing 14.2 to 15.2 hands at the withers and weighing about 1000 lbs.
Nothing was done to preserve the Appaloosa until 1938, when a group of dedicated horsemen formed the Appaloosa Horse Club for the preservation and improvement of the diminishing spotted horse.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/horses/Appaloosa.htm   (974 words)

  
 Appaloosa Horse Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
While the Nez Perce never called their spotted horses "Appaloosas," the breed’s name comes from either the Palouse River, which flows through the region of eastern Washington and north Idaho where the horses were known to be plentiful or from the Palouse Tribe, whose main village was situated on the Palouse River.
Appaloosa stallion, Flamingo Of AA to an unknown parentage mare, Powdered Sugar.
Appaloosa Horse Club is the breed registry serving an association of members dedicated to collecting, recording and preserving the history and integrity of the breed; improving, enhancing, and promoting the Appaloosa, and honoring the tradition, history and heritage of the breed.
www.imh.org /imh/bw/appa.html   (1440 words)

  
 breed   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Appaloosas share three characteristics: mottled or freckled skin, most noticeable around the muzzle, eyes and genitalia; hooves have clearly defined vertical light and dark stripes, a trait that gives them exceptionally durable hooves; and eyes have a white sclera encircling the iris much like that of the human eye.
Efforts to revive the Appaloosa horse to its former greatness were undertaken in both the United States and Canada.
The Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada was formed in 1954 through the efforts of James Wyatt, an Alberta rancher and Dr. Grant MacEwan.
www.appaloosa.ca /breed.htm   (734 words)

  
 THE APPALOOSA HORSE
It is possible for two solid appaloosa parents to have a colored appaloosa offspring, and it is equally possible for two colored appaloosa parents to have a solid appaloosa offspring.
Appaloosas are used in circuses, parades, and other show events.
Appaloosa horses do remarkably well in both western and English riding events, as well as appaloosa racing events.
www.qar.ca /appaloosa.html   (517 words)

  
 Breed Profile: Appaloosa
The survival of the breed depended on a few remaining horses and in 1938 the Appaloosa Horse Club was formed to preserve the breed, based on the descendants of those survivors.
The most distinctive characteristic of the Appaloosa is the coat color and their are five main coat patterns that are recognized in the Appaloosa.
The Appaloosa has become increasingly popular in the English disciplines of jumping and dressage and the Appaloosa Sport Horse has been developed using Appaloosas of the "English riding type" with conformation and movement suited to those disciplines.
equisearch.com /breeds/appaloosaprofile   (639 words)

  
 Cowboy Heaven
Nothing was done to preserve the Appaloosa until 1938, when a group of dedicated horsemen formed the Appaloosa Horse Club for the preservation and improvement of the spotted horse, whose numbers were diminishing.
Appaloosas are found in nearly every discipline - setting speed records on the race track, excelling at advanced levels of dressage, jumping, games, reining, roping, pleasure, and endurance and as gentle family horses.
In this case, Appaloosa parentage is verified through blood testing, making these horses eligible for participation in approved Appaloosa Horse Club events.
www.cowboyheaven.com /breeds/breed1.htm   (844 words)

  
 Appaloosas at Ehlers Crossing -- Purebred Appaloosa
This allowed the Appaloosa to be issued purebred papers, instead of the grade papers previously issued.
That means that all Appaloosas registered in the Foundation book were to be considered PUREBRED and all those Appaloosas registered in the Tentative book were to be considered GRADE.
Because of Appaloosa racing and tatooing, it became apparent that the ApHC's numbering system needed to be changed so all registrations would be numbered consecutively.
www.appaloosa-crossing.com /!Appaloosa_Purebred.htm   (1866 words)

  
 Equiworld - Equestrian Information - Appaloosa - horses and ponies on the internet
Although Appaloosas are readily recognized by their spotted coats, some "Appys" are solid in color.
The identifiable characteristics of the breed are: white sclera around the eye; striped hooves; sparse, short mane and tail; and, mottled skin around the nostrils and genitalia, a characteristic unique to Appaloosas.
The European Appaloosa resembles the warmblood breeds and has been bred to withstand the rigors of jumping and dressage.
www.equiworld.net /uk/horsecare/Breeds/appaloosa/index.htm   (431 words)

  
 Appaloosa Breed Standard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Appaloosa Breed was originally considered and evaluated as a horse with conformation and traits that were distinct and different than any other breed.
The Appaloosa horse Club was founded in 1938 to " preserve the blood of the once famous Appaloosa war and buffalo horses of the northwest".
The "Phippen Appaloosa" and the "Mixer Appaloosa" have been some of the most talked about "ideal Appaloosa" images, but they were not the only artist's images used by the ApHC to depict the Appaloosa....
www.usol.com /~lyoneastwest/eastowest_appaloosas_049.htm   (431 words)

  
 Characteristics of Appaloosa
According to the American Indian elders: the appaloosa ranged from 14 to over 16 hands, but the average was 14.2 to 15.2 hands.
Appaloosas with grace and elegance pick up their feet with smooth action that prepares them to cover any terrain changes or obstacles without hampering cadence or balance of any gait.
The appaloosa temperament is one that has been prized for generations by its owners.
students.ou.edu /L/Susannah.M.Lowell-1/appaloosa.html   (496 words)

  
 Appaloosa Breed Registry Appaloosa Horse Registry Appaloosa Membership Registry
The American Appaloosa Association, Inc. Worldwide (AApA) is an International Appaloosa Registry established for the purpose of providing permanent recognition of the characteristic Appaloosa horse and also to recognize the efforts of the breeders and owners of such horses.
The founders of this Association based their decision to begin the effort to establish such an organization on their firm belief that the turmoil which gripped the Appaloosa industry in late 1982 and early 1983 would ultimately be extremely detrimental to the very animal the industry has the responsibility to preserve and to promote.
It was felt, however, that to ask the Appaloosa to "wait in the wings" while a prolonged battle was waged to determine the breed's true basis of identity was likewise totally unreasonable.
www.amappaloosa.com /mainpage.htm   (870 words)

  
 About the Appaloosa - Appaloosa Horse Association of New Zealand: the official Appaloosa breed registry in New Zealand
It is perfectly possible to breed together 2 highly coloured Appaloosas and have the resulting foal born without a speck of white and for that plain coloured foal in turn to later produce a coloured foal of its own.
Because the Appaloosa is a dominant breed, it has often been crossed with other breeds to produce taller, or more muscular, or finer animals that retain the wonderful temperament and colour the breed is known for.
A registered Appaloosa has a traceable pedigree, is on record with the breed association and has an endorsed registration certificate to prove it.
www.appaloosaassn.co.nz /about.shtml   (1231 words)

  
 Appaloosa History and Information
The first Appaloosa horses obtained by the Nez Perce' tribe came from a Russian ship that had dropped anchor just off the shore of what is now Oregon.
Not only were the Appaloosas shot and trapped, but they were purposely crossed with draft animals, obliterating the centuries worth of careful breeding that had produced these superior animals.
In 1938, the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) was formed, with its aim to retain accurate records, collect historical information, promote interest in the Appaloosa breed, and register those horses that would be considered foundation stock.
www.geocities.com /alasar_farm/Info.html   (613 words)

  
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Appaloosa patterning is found in a number of breeds.
Appaloosas also often have vertically striped hooves, mottled pink-and-fl skin, and visible sclera on the eyes.
A varnish roan Appaloosa is similar to a regular roan (white hairs mixed in with a colored coat), except that the roaning occurs all over the body, except for the "bony areas" of the horse: The bones of the face, the hip, the stifle, the knees and hocks, and so on.
greenfield.fortunecity.com /dreams/799/hc/appaloosa.htm   (515 words)

  
 AppaloosaMusic.com - The Band   (Site not responding. Last check: )
APPALOOSA is a group of hand-picked professional musicians founded in early 2003 with a common goal...
APPALOOSA entertains a packed house 4 nights a week as the house band at the world famous The Saddle Rack in Fremont, CA.
The original recording project is soon to be released and is sure to bring about the same kind of excitement and energy provoked by the band nightly in their incredible stage show.
www.appaloosamusic.com /theband.htm   (186 words)

  
 Homozygous Appaloosa Coat Patterns
While many of the genetic rules governing inheritance of Appaloosa color may remain hidden forever or continue to be the subject of mere speculation by color geneticists, we believe we have found substantial real-world evidence for several of these rules.
The few spot is produced only from an Appaloosa to Appaloosa breeding where as at least one parent is a leopard.
Considering the Appaloosa-to Appaloosa parentage requirement, only three cases were found in which an N or CN stallion or mare, properly registered, produced a legitimate few spot or snowcap.
www.dailypost.com /~santee/appcoatpatterns.htm   (1665 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Appaloosa: Books: Robert B. Parker   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The chief one is Virgil Cole, new marshal of the mining/ranching town of Appaloosa (probably in Colorado); his deputy is Everett Hitch, and it's Hitch who tells the tale, playing Watson to Cole's Holmes.
Appaloosa is, by contrast, a completely fictional story, with characters who are made up.
APPALOOSA is his take on the traditional western, but given a spare, contemporary prose style.
www.amazon.com /Appaloosa-Robert-B-Parker/dp/0399152776   (2157 words)

  
 Appaloosa Breed Description
Coat pattern, white sclera of the eye, striped hooves and mottled skin are the characteristics of the Appaloosa.
The conformation of the Appaloosa is typical of the stock horse breeds.
Appaloosas are generally very gentle and are suitable for every level of rider.
www.equinepost.com /resources/breeds/showBreed.asp?ID=118   (495 words)

  
 Appaloosa Beans
Appaloosa beans absorb flavor well and have a slightly meaty taste.
The appaloosa bean takes its name from the appaloosa horse, because they have similar colored markings.
Sometimes these beans are called Red Appaloosa; however, other bean varieties have also been known to borrow the same title, like the New Mexican Appaloosa, which is actually a different variety of bean.
www.publix.com /wellness/notes/Display.do?id=Food_Guide&childId=Appaloosa_Beans   (363 words)

  
 British Appaloosa Society > Registration Information
The approved breed registries are the American Appaloosa Horse Club, Irish Appaloosa Association and the Appaloosa Horse Club of Canada.
The last register is the Part-bred register one grand parent must be a registered Appaloosa and the other parent may be of any other origin.Animals of no known breeding or unproven breeding and over 14.2 h.h that displays all the Appaloosa characteristics of the breed e.g.
One parent or grandparent must be a registered appaloosa or animals of unknown breeding or have known but unproven breeding may be eligible for registration under the hardship clause provided they are over 14.2 h.h.
www.appaloosa.org.uk /Registration/tabid/166/Default.aspx   (432 words)

  
 Appaloosa!
Appaloosas originated with the Nez Perce and Palouse Indian tribes in the Northwest, now known as Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Those that were kept were bred to draft horses in an effort to get rid of the wonderful traits of the Appaloosa which made it such a good Indian pony.
Here is yet another example of a snowflake pattern appaloosa, note the red splashs on her shoulder, neck, etc. Shown by Donna Wolk (Doudd) at the 1990 World Championship Appaloosa Horse show at Fort Worth, TX in Broodmares Halter.
www.kersur.net /~santa/appaloosa.html   (555 words)

  
 It Takes an Appaloosa to Produce an Appaloosa
The gene that determines the Appaloosa characteristics (Ap) is dominant.
If this horse were mated to another Appaloosa with like genetic make-up for the color-producing gene, there are then four possibilities as to the genetic make-up of their offspring.
Every foal this horse produces would be an Appaloosa no matter what breed it was bred to, it has ONLY the color producing gene to pass on to its offspring.
barnlot.tripod.com /takesanappy.html   (558 words)

  
 Appaloosa Reining & Cowhorses
Our focus is on breeding top appaloosa athletes capable of excelling in event associations and breed shows.
T.O.P. Appaloosas is home to GAY BARS SILVER, a young talented cutting stallion with the bloodlines to back him up.
We breed and raise quality Appaloosas for their speed, agility, brains, good temperament, all around beautiful coloring with fine bloodlines, some of the best reining/working and race horses, with the added bonus of color!
q.webring.com /hub?ring=appaloosareining   (319 words)

  
 The foundation Appaloosa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Phippen Appaloosa conformation model accentuates the short back; withers and hips at even height; spare mane and tail—a purposeful, utilitarian design.
Although opinions differ as to what exact shape, shade and visage a Foundation Appaloosa (FA) should be, what all FA breeders do agree on is function.
He uses the classic “blanket” color pattern but any Appaloosa pattern would be natural to this model, as the horse’s overall appearance is decisively foundation Appaloosa.
www.appaloosajournal.com /magazine/12_06/foundation.html   (243 words)

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