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Otherwise, the Chocklate Confetti horses are awesome. I sill own a palomino granddaughter. Unfortunately, I unwittingly sold her mother to a hoarder in Palm Beach, FL. If anyone ever sees a big, 16.3 liver chestnut leopard daughter of Chocklate Confetti for sale down there, named Angel Confetti, buy her! She is worth the effort. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e110/KPWebb/Horses/Angel.jpg)"][IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e110/KPWebb/Horses/Angel.jpg)
The owner is James Marinakis: http://www.wpbf.com/news/21913228/detail.html :mad:[/QUOTE]
I think that the “old line” bred appaloosas can be a wealth of conformation and movement for dressage enthusiasts who are looking for something other than warmbloods, though sometimes they do come in a smaller, baroque package…:lol:
My first RDF Ti Kha Atta Rain baby was born this June… Eira Gwen, aka “Baby Girl”, is a black based, fewspot filly out of a Wap’s Reflection mare… To date, I believe she is the best appaloosa I have produced for the sporthorse disciplines, though, clearly, only time will tell… She won the ApSHA IBC class at DAD this year :yes:, and though “non-traditional” horses often receive lower scores in breed classes, and often deservedly so… (I think she got something like in the high 60s for both the open weanling filly class, as well as the ApSHA IBC class), I got TONS of complements on her from a variety of folks… Even the well respected judge, Ludwig Christmann, seemed surprised when he asked me about her breeding and I told him that she was “full” appaloosa… Trully, most people think she is a warmblood/appy cross… :lol:
Here’s a link to the DAD photo where she won the ApSHA IBC class:
http://www.hoofprintimages.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?action=viewphotos&size=fullsize&pagenum=15&id=3639621&eventid=37848&imagename=DAD(9-29-11)Class1530015t.jpg
And, clearly, one cannot think about appaloosas in the sporthorse disciplines without thinking about those that originate from the breeding program of the late Ginnie Hood, which she began with the stallion, Wap’s Spot 2, though clearly her passion and interest was primarily the open hunter/jumper venue… :yes:
And, of course, similarly, one cannot ignore the contributions made by the now deceased Chocklate Confetti… Currently, I have a 6 yo stallion offspring of CC, out of a foundation bred mare… Quite on a whim, I picked him up about a year ago… not much had ever been done with him, so we’ve just been starting him under saddle this year… I have HUGE plans for this boy… If he goes as well as I think, he may eventually be a sought after appaloosa stallion for dressage breeding, but for now he has to go out and prove himself in competion, or else no breeding of mares… :lol: Again, time will tell! :eek:
I’m so in love… can’t wait til he gets home!!!
