[QUOTE=RegentLion;4103768]
Let me see if I understand…
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Some people like pintaloosas, some people don’t. It is OK for people to have their personal preferences. We all have our “dream color.”
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It seems to be an OK thing to breed a quality horse to a quality horse. Within reason-- a quality mini bred to a quality saddlebred might a little questionable, but two quality individuals of similar type seems to be what this board promotes generally. “Breed the best to the best and hope for the best.”
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Concerns with the Paint (or Pinto) x Appaloosa cross are:
–The quality of the registry. Some people feel that the registry is fine and others feel it is sketchy.
–Some people are afraid that others are breeding “fuglies” just to see what kind of color mishmash they are going to get. They aren’t breeding QUALITY to QUALITY but COLOR. By making the “breed” Pintaloosa popular, you get people trying to jump on the bandwagon and breeding their FUGLY Homozygous Tobi to their FUGLY Appaloosa to get the fashionable breed. These people don’t care or understand about movement, conformation, or ability.
–The fuglies that result from poor breedings (for color only) often don;t have a great chance at life. A newer/sort of sketch registry and little or no quality to keep them from the auction.
–There is concern over genes that can be hidden (not seen visibly) and can crop out later. Particularly the lethal white gene. If breeders of Pinto x App crosses aren’t really careful then they could end up with a baby with a genetic disorder.
Have I about covered it? Doesn’t seem like people are opposed to the PATTERN provided there was significant care /genetic mapping before the breeding took place to eliminate (or reduce) genetic disasters. Seems like people are worried about the FUTURE OF THE FOAL.
And I don’t think ANYONE of us is Ok with people breeding back yard horses of any color or breed. We don’t need any more craptastic horses in this world.[/QUOTE]
This is exactly what I was thinking. Regardless of the merits of the horse being well conformed and talented, is the big issue that it seems to be irresponsible to take the chance if it might result in an untalented, ugly horse? Whose chances have been made way worse with the advent of being an un-registerable mutt to add to the legions of other mix-bloods or unsuitable for work types? I mean, an ugly horse can be a great mover, but if he’s neither it’s just unfortunate for him. It’s already difficult enough to find homes for all the pure blood horses, whether it be paint, appy, QH, arabian, TB, etc. etc.
I love seeing a beautiful paint or appy, and their crosses can be excellent. But in this market, it’s difficult to justify going out of the way to breed a disadvantages horse.
But, hey, it’s a free country and I’m sure he/she will be loved and happy. 
