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Apr 4 08 9:49 AM
See N Spots wrote: vixen of doom wrote: I don't think they are breeding it out. My apps are a lot tougher than my quarters - but they are crosses. Typically it is a once time cross to get some refinement, then you go back and breed to apps until you start loosing it. It is not that breeders are diluting the breed by constantly crossing them. But it is good to breed them in such a way that they can be marketable and sustainable. There is not a large demand for the old scruggy foundation type app. Not breeding out Appy Characteristics? Then tell me what about this horse makes it distinct from a Quarter Horse without mentioning anything to do with coloring. I'm not a fan of the scraggly foundation type either, which is why I talked about different breeds I think have traits that would better compliment Appaloosa type. I would love to see a few generations of Appaloosas are beautiful without losing the toughness, endurance, stayer-build (as opposed to a sprinter-build), and other qualities that should define an App. I'm not 100% on the complimenting breeds either, but I think the ones I mentioned would be a step in the right direction. . They only allow crosses with TB, QH and arab lol, I'm talking about back when the ApHC books were first created. By then, most of the foundation of Appaloosa blood was a mangle of different breeds with spots. They'd accept just about anything so long as it had the right coloring. So a lot of 'foundation-bred' Appys don't necessarily have a lot of old Appaloosa blood in them.
vixen of doom wrote: I don't think they are breeding it out. My apps are a lot tougher than my quarters - but they are crosses. Typically it is a once time cross to get some refinement, then you go back and breed to apps until you start loosing it. It is not that breeders are diluting the breed by constantly crossing them. But it is good to breed them in such a way that they can be marketable and sustainable. There is not a large demand for the old scruggy foundation type app. Not breeding out Appy Characteristics? Then tell me what about this horse makes it distinct from a Quarter Horse without mentioning anything to do with coloring. I'm not a fan of the scraggly foundation type either, which is why I talked about different breeds I think have traits that would better compliment Appaloosa type. I would love to see a few generations of Appaloosas are beautiful without losing the toughness, endurance, stayer-build (as opposed to a sprinter-build), and other qualities that should define an App. I'm not 100% on the complimenting breeds either, but I think the ones I mentioned would be a step in the right direction. . They only allow crosses with TB, QH and arab lol, I'm talking about back when the ApHC books were first created. By then, most of the foundation of Appaloosa blood was a mangle of different breeds with spots. They'd accept just about anything so long as it had the right coloring. So a lot of 'foundation-bred' Appys don't necessarily have a lot of old Appaloosa blood in them.
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