The Foundation oriented breeds emerged as a way to register a QH with none of that big bad Impressive blood in it.
Then along came HERDA, which promptly blew that concern right out of the water.
I no longer own any QHs of any stripe. Or mottle 
http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/herda.php
Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) is a genetic skin disease predominantly found in the American Quarter Horse. Within the breed, the disease is prevalent in particular lines of cutting horses. HERDA is characterized by hyperextensible skin, scarring, and severe lesions along the back of affected horses. Affected foals rarely show symptoms at birth. The condition typically occurs by the age of two, most notably when the horse is first being broke to saddle. There is no cure, and the majority of diagnosed horses are euthanized because they are unable to be ridden and are inappropriate for future breeding. HERDA has an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and affects stallions and mares in equal proportions. Research carried out in Dr. Danika Bannasch’s laboratory at the University of California, Davis, has identified the gene and mutation associated with HERDA.
The diagnostic DNA test for HERDA that has been developed allows identification of horses that are affected or that carry the specific mutation. Other skin conditions can mimic the symptoms of HERDA. The DNA test will assist veterinarians to make the correct diagnosis. For horse breeders, identification of carriers is critical for the selection of mating pairs. Breedings of carrier horses have a 25% chance of producing an affected foal. Breedings between normal and carrier horses will not produce a HERDA foal although 50% of the foals are expected to be carriers.
euthanized… should have been the solution for Impressive bred horses.
All that said fine, don’t own a QH or ANY horse that has a genetic disease. Thats a great idea.
This thread is about Foundation QHs…
How many on here have the privledge of owning a Foundation QH?
Any pictures and/or pedigrees?
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The Foundation oriented breeds emerged as a way to register a QH with none of that big bad Impressive blood in it.
Then along came HERDA, which promptly blew that concern right out of the water.
I no longer own any QHs of any stripe. Or mottle :)[/QUOTE]
Not historically correct.
Foundation quarter horse registries started because some wanted to keep the old bulldog type look, thought there was too much TB influence.
Now, I wonder what they thought of so many old foundation lines that had plenty of TB in their background, as practically every AQHA horse has?
Or so many old lines in ranches, that were not the bulldog type?
The later foundation groups changed as their understanding of lines evolved.
I think foundation registries are an offshoot of the AQHA, catering to people that want to be a bit different and why not?
There are enough different interests to go around in the horse world for all.
If I remember right, one of those was assimilated by the AQHA some years ago.
I have had AQHA horses also registered with whatever regional foundation association was handy, as the previous owners wanted to have more shows to participate in and so more customers for their horses, as a way to expand their markets.
Bluey you may not recall the advertising and the propoganda around “no Impressive blood therefore no HYPP”…I recall that drying up, fast, when HERDA was traced to …Poco Bueno. NFQHA in particular boasted the No HYPP hype- which is fine- but it caught them with their pants down for HERDA to trace directly to PB.
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Bluey you may not recall the advertising and the propoganda around “no Impressive blood therefore no HYPP”…I recall that drying up, fast, when HERDA was traced to …Poco Bueno. NFQHA in particular boasted the No HYPP hype- which is fine- but it caught them with their pants down for HERDA to trace directly to PB.[/QUOTE]
Well, you may not recall all the talk of forming foundation registries way before anyone even realized there was a problem with Impressive.
That talk of HYPP came way later.
Each one of us has been breeding what we wanted as we saw best.
Our ranch was part of the ones starting the AQHA, supported with “donations” that were part of buying some of the first stock offering that started it.
There have been all kinds of discussions all along, quarter horses are really many types, although the start had to define some parameters, so the inspectors could give numbers.
In reality, if a horse was a very good horse in anyone’s eyes, short of too much white, it got a number, deservedly so.
There were plenty of “unknown breeding” small sprinter type TBs that got AQHA numbers.
So much is talk, breeders talk and wanting to be a bit different, some by breeding and registering in the AQHA, some by wanting to exclude what others breed by forming their own association with good or no reason.:yes:
At least quarter horses are not quite walking funny and getting big pads put on yet, as some other breeds are.:eek:
Although they too have their extremes, they still are what they are, for good or not so good, like some blubbery halter lines.
It’s ok, there is room for all in the horse world.
