I agree with this statement. I also agree that when you start with a horse that has the ingredients for little suspension, the training (and conditioning) are different than with a horse that has it naturally. A friend of mine improved her horses gaits tremendously by trotting around a huge hay field. The trot she schooled was round and big big big. Like he really wanted to canter but she would keep him in the trot. A summer of this and he moved like a different horse. Something to think about.
http://www.americanappendix.com/appendixbreed.html :In case anyone wants more information. And yeah, I’m back.
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Rugged Lark is technically an appendix quarter horse in the sense that his sire was a Thoroughbred and his dam was a Quarter Horse.[/QUOTE]
Very small nit: Rugged Lark did start out in the “appendix” of the AQHA registry, however, accumulated plenty of AQHA points at shows to move into the regular book and most likely had “regular” papers long before he died.
By horses moving from the appendix to the regular book is how we end up with “regular” quarter horses with a great deal of Thoroughbred blood.
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Ahhh.
And with Morgans and Arabians, too.[/QUOTE]
I don’t think so. I’ve been a lifetime AQHA member for many moons and I’m pretty sure that once the breed registry was established that only horses registered with the Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds) were accepted for outcrossing and those offspring were registered in the appendix (hence appendix quarter horses) until they had earned a sufficient number of AQHA show/race points which “proved” they met the AQHA standard for inclusion in the regular breed registry book.
Many have speculated about influence from Morgans and Arabians and they may have been in the mix somewhere along the line, but I don’t think ever “officially” and not for awhile.
I was riding an Impressive bred gelding on a trail ride, my husband was on my Joe Reed bred gelding when we passed a family hiking. The dad was very intent on instructing his family on different breeds of horses and pointed out correctly that Lonesome was a quarter horse. “And that”, he said pointing at Tardee, “is an Arabian”. He was quite insistent and refused to accept my polite correction that Tardee was in fact, another quarter horse. Hmmm, this horse had AQHA points, was the son of a World Champion halter horse, grandson of a World Champion halter horse. What did I know, I only owned the horse!!
Lyndsey Anderson with her mare Tigris reached GP and finished , I believe , 18th HOY in GP one year
while still a YR
Erin Jorgensen had a QH gelding she took to GP as well. Unfortunately my addled brain has forgotten his name.
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I don’t think so. I’ve been a lifetime AQHA member for many moons and I’m pretty sure that once the breed registry was established that only horses registered with the Jockey Club (Thoroughbreds) were accepted for outcrossing and those offspring were registered in the appendix (hence appendix quarter horses) until they had earned a sufficient number of AQHA show/race points which “proved” they met the AQHA standard for inclusion in the regular breed registry book.[/QUOTE]
I believe Morgans were used pre-establishment. However, I believe there was an Arabian stallion who was “given” a Quarter Horse name and listed very early in the established book. Some say he was the source for the “babydoll” heads that some Quarter Horses have.
I’ll do a little research and get back to you.
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I believe Morgans were used pre-establishment. However, I believe there was an Arabian stallion who was “given” a Quarter Horse name and listed very early in the established book. Some say he was the source for the “babydoll” heads that some Quarter Horses have.
I’ll do a little research and get back to you.[/QUOTE]
No need, as I said, maybe there’re some Morgans and Arabs in the mix somewhere BEFORE the registry rules. There are some folks that swear Doc Bar was an Arab :eek: they aren’t going to convince me any time soon.
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QHs blood truly adds versatility to a lot of other breeds.[/QUOTE]
I totally agree, and wonder why they aren’t crossed more often with things like WBs. I think that, for example, a QH/Trakehner cross would be awesome, but the only person I know doing this type of cross is Cherry Hill. I’d buy a QH/WB cross in a minute.
Saw one of the links posted to a picture of Patrick Marley and Honey Bright Dream. What an impressive pair!!! Very nice quarter horse!!!
