Equine Breeds
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The AraAppaloosa
by Donna Doud
The AraAppaloosa is a horse of Appaloosa and Arabian breeding. They can
be 1/2 Appaloosa and 1/2 Arabian or just have a smaller or larger percentage
of Arabian from their ancestors. They are more finely built than the Quarter
stock type Appaloosa. They are built like the Arabian.
The AraAppaloosa comes in almost as wide variety of colors and
patterns
as the Appaloosas. They can be solid or have the color of the Appaloosas,
with the Appaloosa characteristics, such as striped hooves, sclera around
the eyes, and skin mottling. They also have the combined stamina ,
soundness and intelligence of 2 breeds developed individually specifically
for those qualities . They are also family oriented, spirited, and also have
the Appaloosa disposition. They are a joy to be around with, and a joy to
work with. Arabians were the chosen breed ( by Claude ) to try to bring the
Appaloosa back to the body type that the Appaloosa Club's founder,, Claude
Thompson remembered seeing as a youth. Arabians are generally recognized as
being the oldest pure breed in the world .
As a matter of record, several Appaloosas that were registered at the start
of the Appaloosa Horse Club were 1/2 Arabians so if you own an Appaloosa you
may in fact already own an AraAppaloosa and not even know it. One of these
foundation Appaloosas was Painter III F 8, the sire of Painter's Marvel F
47 who was the dam to Red Eagle F 209 . Red Eagle himself was sired by an
Arabian, which made Red Eagle 3/4 Arabian, or an AraAppaloosa.
Thought of today as a new breed by many, the AraAppaloosa could very well be
as old as the Arabian itself as cave paintings and old Chinese art work show
pictures of spotted horses.
The registry for the AraAppaloosa is AraAppaloosa Foundation &
Breeders'
International (AAFBI). They can tell you how much Arabian blood is needed to
qualify for their registry. The AraAppaloosa can usually also be registered
with the Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc. (ApHC) provided it meets their
requirements, and International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA) as long as
one parent is registered with the Arabian Horse Registry of America. The
IAHA is for half Arabians.
Quick on their feet, sound of mind with hearts of gold, the AraAppaloosa is
used for Endurance Competitive trail rides, games horses, such as barrels,
poles, etc. as well as sensible family pets. They also do well as cattle and
reining horses. They can be shown in Arabian shows in the IAHA classes. Some
of their sweepstakes are awesome !!!!
Jennifer Willison, Maureen Sullivan, and I moderate the AraAppaloosa
egroup. Our group is just a little over a year old; we have grown a lot
since we have started it. Our group now has 62 members and it's the only
online AraAppaloosa group we know of. We didn't realize how much interest
there was in the AraAppaloosa till we started this.
I want to thank Lisa Banks, Pam Graham, Connie Hunter, and Janet Spears
for helping me put this article together.
Lisa Banks, Pam Graham, Connie Hunter, and Janet Spears have pictures
of
their horses below, with info beside each one of them.
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Braveheart
a.k.a Chipper currently
owned by Lisa Banks of Indian Oaks Farm, is
an 1999 Gelding, stands 15 hh at 17 months. Lightly shown and usually places well against
mature horses, in in-hand classes. He’s very well mannered, unafraid of anything, and
an pleasure to be around. His movement is superior and he has the athleticism to go
anywhere, but will specially excel in dressage, eventing, or over fences. He has good
clean bone, solid feet, and wonderful balance. For more information on Lisa’s horses,
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Katie
(Registration name pending with the ApHC
(Rory’s Kalidah Azar), is owned by Janet Spears. She is an Red Roan, white spots over
the hips filly. Her sire is Chief Choncho’s Rory (ApHC and AAFBI registered). Her
sire is a red roan few spotted leopard. Her Dam is Zea Gask (AHRA), she’s an gray
mare, who is an Granddaughter of *Bask, and a Great Granddaughter of Ga’Zi and
*Raffles. She gets her trot from *Bask, a nice Western Pleasure frame from Ga’Zi, and
a lot of cow from her sire. This filly has great presence, balance, and wonderful people
loving nature. She is an wonderful example of the modern AraAppaloosa. She is eligible for
registration with the following organizations: ApHC/AApA/AAFBI/AIHR/CRHA/IAHA/SBC For more
information on Janet’s horses, you can check out her web page |
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Rein Dancer is owned by Connie Hunter. Reiny is an black
stallion with blanket and spots. He’s double registered, ApHC and IAHA (Half
Appaloosa and Half Arabian). Reiny is big and beautiful, with lots of type. He has a quiet
attitude, but loud color. His pedigree combines the Polish athletic ability and the
Crabbet elegance with the speed of stakes winning Thoroughbred Tahitian King, an grandson
of Polynesian, who was the sire of Native Dancer. For more info on Reiny, check out Connie
Hunter’s web page. |
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May
1999 Filly This darling little gal is
out of our chestnut and leopard Appaloosa mare, Flag’s Comet by Flag’s Brite
Finale and out of Moka’s Zebra Dott,
and sired by an Black Arabian stallion, DH Fahiim by MHR Wein and out of RF Fantasy Fire.
This filly is owned by Pam Graham. For more info on Pam’s horses, check out her web
page. AraAppaloosa
Web Sites
Pam Graham: www.angelfire.com/wa/hanson
Connie Hunter: www.telusplanet.net/public/sunsetmo/ssh
Janet Spears: http://communities.msn.com/FireWindAppaloosaHorses/index.html
Indian
Oaks Farm (Lisa Banks): http://indianoakes.com/ |
Article by Donna Doud of Sedalia, MO
Pictures by Donna Doud, Sandy Dean of Brandywine, MD and Pam Grahm of Vancouver, WA
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