Mountain Wind Appaloosa Ranch

Goals, Controversies and Registries

Important update

ApHC .. Two new drugs have been added to the list of  approved drugs for show. These drugs are Acet and Lasix. Mountain Wind says NO to the use of these drugs on our best show horses .

             Our goal at Mountain Wind is to produce Appaloosa to Appaloosa horses with as many of the first 4932 horses as possible and that can do any discipline of work we require of it. As we stated on our front page the versatility of the Appaloosa horse has been over shadowed by issues that have plagued the horse from its beginning. The goals the founders of the ApHC set have veered  off course. We believe what made the horse so appealing,  was the history, color patterns and its versatility. The problems do not stem from the regular Appaloosa but within the show ring. We have gone from a show ring full of color and ability to solid horses( the first stud book states horses must be recognizable as Appaloosas from 50 feet )  that resemble the Quarter Horse type and very few show in performance classes.

             We must set high standards for our horses and get them seen in the public eye as being correct in conformation , well trained, well groomed  horses that can do anything.  We believe its more important  to breed  horses that have consecutive generations and  many F numbered horses in their pedigrees than what percentage (%) of F#  horses are in it. Example Shawnee has over 130 F# horses (These horses are out of the first 4392) with 11 in her first 5 generations and the rest spread out in the next 5 generations. There are several different splinter registries some are generational registries with no tie to blood and others are blood and generational but who's numbers are higher for their base than the 4392 F# horses in ApHC. Some splinter groups also use said horse as first generation not the parents which allows for an extra generation. So a 4 generation horse in ApHC would be a 5 generation horse in these splinter groups.

         Some splinter groups are :

                                    FAHR: a generational registry who requires that 75% of the horses be Appaloosa in 5 generations ( they use the said horse as first generation and use the first 69,999 horses)

                                    ICAA :  based on how many entire generations are registered Appaloosas. Example F1, F2, F3, ECT.

                                     IPAA: A blood registry who has a generation requirement along with a 75% blood requirement. ( they use the said horse as first generation and the use 139,999 horses)

                                     Other Registries

                                      Colorado Ranger Horse :  A blood registry to the stallions Max and Patches  1 in 6 Appys trace to these horses.

                                     Sundance 500: Is dedicated to promoting the bloodlines of Appaloosa Hall of Fame stallion Sundance F-500

                                      Appaloosa Sport Horse Association:  This association promotes Appaloosas and Appaloosa crosses in "Sport Horse Events".

            I believe we have enough horses registered with ApHC now to close the books and open a half registry for those who want to outsource their breeding programs.

         ApHC was founded  to preserve the Appaloosa Horse  so lets keep it APPALOOSA TO APPALOOSA.

Questions? Email us at: mwappaloosaranch@yahoo.com

    Last updated 1/5/08