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Appaloosa
Newsletter
May 2005 - Issue #53
http://www.appaloosa.com/
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| Billings
Livestock Commission's "Appaloosa Catalog Sale" set for
Sunday, May 29
New Board proposals Recognize Distance Horses
and Riders
Hall of Famer George
Minic Passes
National
Show Meetings
Support
the Appaloosa Museum
Canadian
Reregistration Window Open
Mare DNA kits On Sale
ApHC Pedigrees
Immediate
Discontinuation Of Blood Typing!
Foundation Pedigree
Designation
CPO Clinics
2004
Yearbooks are On Sale
Now
New — Youth Lip
Sync Contest Announced
Appaloosa
Regional Youth Club of the Year Named
Appaloosa
Youth Association General Membership Meeting
Additional
Ribbons for Youths
Newsletter
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Billings Livestock
Commission's "Appaloosa Catalog Sale" event set for
Sunday, May 29.
 This
special session is dedicated to the appaloosa breed, offering ApHC
show horses, arena prospects, ranch and using horses, stallions,
mares, and young stock - including point earners and show ready
consignments!
Held in conjunction with Billings Livestock's annual "Cow Country
Classic Catalog" sale set for Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29,
the Appaloosa Session includes sons and daughters of Maids Dream,
Dream's Reward, The Secret, Always Dignified, The Covenant, Tardy
Impressive, and James Bond!
View the consignments at: www.billingslivestock.com/upcomingsales.html
AND - Great photos, too! http://www.billingslivestock.com/horsephotos.html
Catalogs for the May 28 - 29 sale event will be on-line Thursday,
May 19. Click on this link to go directly to the catalog! www.billingslivestock.com/PDFs/horsecatalog.pdf
with all color photos in hip number order!!!
Hard-copy catalogs will be mailed first-class from Billings, Montana
on Friday, May 20. Email us at info@billingslivestock.com
to request your catalog! Billings Livestock
Commission Horse Sales is the nation's largest monthly catalog sale
event selling over 8,000 head of horses in 2004. As a Federally
licensed and bonded facility, catalog sales are held the 4th Saturday
of each month.
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New Board
proposals Recognize Distance Horses and Riders
Submitted by Sheryl Levin
The following motions were passed by each committee unanimously
at the Board of Directors meeting held in March – April 2005. These
proposals will be voted on again in July, so please contact your
director and say “yes” to help promote the Appaloosa distance horse.
1. A National Championship Endurance
Ride will be approved starting in 2006. The Championship Endurance
Ride may be held in conjunction with an existing approved
ride. The ApHC will provide a
championship trophy and the horse will be titled a National
Champion.
2. An Appaloosa enrolled in the distance program may earn
a register of merit by completing 250 miles of approved open
endurance, open limited distance and open competitive trail
rides, separate or
combined, consisting of 25 miles or longer in distance. The
horse must be at least 5 years old to be eligible. At least
one owner must be a member of the ApHC and miles cannot be
retroactive.
3. Saddle Log rule 451.C. will be amended to read “Awards
will be given for successful completion of 100, 200, 500,
1000 and each 1000-hour plateau thereafter, for hours ridden.
4. An annual high-point award in the form of a jacket will
be given to an ApHC distance-enrolled member at the American
Endurance Ride Conference banquet held yearly, with the first
to be awarded in 2006.
5. Rule 450 — should be revised by deleting “Inactive records
will be kept a maximum of five years” and replaced with “All
distance records will be maintained in the horse’s permanent
performance record. All saddle log hours will be maintained
in the customer file for each enrolled member starting in
2006.
6. Also approved was the APEX (Appaloosa Excellence)
program that awards $10,000 to the winner of eight of the
top events in the world. One of the events listed is the Hagen
Cup, which is awarded at the Western States Trail Ride — popularly
called the Tevis Cup Ride, which is the oldest modern day
endurance ride, having been held annually since 1955. This
ride has been the inspiration and model for the most challenging
endurance rides worldwide. The Hagen Cup is awarded to the
rider whose horse is in the “most superior physical condition”
of the first 10 horses to cross the finish line. An Appaloosa
named of Ruff Spot’s Banner won this event in 1959. |
Distance Appaloosas have been gracing the distance
trails for more than 45 years. In 1972 the ApHC Board of Directors
wanted to recognized these horses and riders and voted that horses
could earn medallions starting in January 1973 in distance riding;
the same year racing was included in the medallion program. The
following year, January 1974, performance and halter were included
in the medallion program. ApHC records show that we have 623 bronze
medallion winners, 15 silver medallion winners and 12 gold medallion
winners in distance riding since 1973. Because of the perseverance
of their owners/riders and the outstanding ability of the Appaloosa
distance horse, these longtime distance-riding enthusiasts saw a
future and persevered. I personally would like to thank the board
for acknowledging our dedication to not only the outstanding Appaloosa
distance horse but to the sport that we enjoy with our Appaloosa
partners. These proposals to the board of directors will only help
continue to make the dream of a “Future in the Long Run” possible
for all of us.
The Appaloosa Distance Program is picking up speed! Please join
us in this exciting, challenging and special sport. These horses
and riders deserve this recognition for their ability to cover outstanding
distances, compete against other outstanding performers and excel
against all other breeds in distance riding. Please contact Trail
Ride/Rides Coordinator Jackie Hartman T (208) 882-5578 ext. 221
or trailrides@appaloosa.com
if you’d like any information on these programs, or visit these
Web sites:
Appaloosa
Horse Club Official Website
www.appaloosa.com
Appaloosa Distance Ride Association
www.angelfire.com/wi2/apdra/index.html
American Endurance Ride Conference
www.aerc.org
Upper Midwest Endurance and Competitive Ride Association
www.umecra.com
North American Trail Ride Conference
www.natrc.com
Eastern Competitive Trail Ride Association www.ectra.org
Endurance
Net: The leading online resource of distance riding
www.endurance.net
Appaloosa Distance Horses "A Future In the Long Run"
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Hall
of Famer George Minic Passes
An Appaloosa legend and 2004 Hall of Fame inductee, George Minic,
passed away on May 6, 2005. For more information on this Appaloosa
icon, see the July issue of Appaloosa Journal. |
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National Show Meetings
The board of directors will meet in committees on June 29 and
30; the entire board of directors will meet on July 1 at the Biltmore
Hotel Oklahoma, 401 S Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City. The membership
meeting will be held on Saturday, July 2, at 11 a.m. at the
Carriage Hall at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, 333 Gordon Cooper
Blvd., Oklahoma City.
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Support
the Appaloosa Museum
Support the Appaloosa Museum and expand
your collection of vintage Western Horseman magazines. During the
month of May the Appaloosa Museum will be offering surplus
volumes from its collection of Western Horseman on ebay.
Full of timeless information and classic ads, these issues
from the 1950s are ready for your collection in their leather-look
binders with gold lettering. So look for our auction in the Western
Horseman listings on
www.ebay.com and bid high and bid often! |
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Canadian
Reregistration Window Open
The ApHC Board of Directors reopened the window for Canadian reregistration.
For more information, contact the registration department at (208)
882-5578 ext. 300 or registration@appaloosa.com.
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Mare
DNA Kits On Sale
The ApHC is now offering mare
DNA kits at the special rate of $35. The board of directors implemented
mandatory DNA testing for breeding mares beginning January 1, 2004.
All mares born in 1995 and after must have their DNA on file before
said mare’s produce, born in 2004 or after, will be registered. Mares
born before 1995 producing foals in 2004 and beyond must have their
DNA on file according to the schedule below:
| Foal’s birth year/Mare’s
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mare’s DNA on file) |
2004/1995
2005/1994
2006/1993
2007/1992
2008/1991
2009/1990 and prior years |
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Stallion and gelding DNA kits are still $50. If you have any questions
or would like to order a DNA kit, please contact the registration
department at (208) 882-5578 ext. 300.
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ApHC Pedigrees
The ApHC offers four kinds
of Appaloosa pedigrees to further promote and preserve the breed.
These may include your horse’s parentage, show history, color and
coat pattern:
- Five-generation pedigree
includes horses’ names and numbers, $15.
- Four-generation color
pedigree includes horses’ names, numbers, foaling years,
Appaloosa base colors and coat patterns, $20.
- Four-generation show/race
pedigree includes horses’ names, numbers, foaling years,
Appaloosa show and race histories, $25.
- Three-generation color
show/race pedigree includes horses’ names, numbers,
foaling years, Appaloosa base colors, coat patterns
and show/race histories, $25.
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Immediate
Discontinuation Of Blood Typing!
Due to limited
access to blood-type processing as a means of parentage verification,
it has become necessary for the ApHC to immediately discontinue sales
of blood-typing kits as a means of parentage verification. As of April
4, 2005, should you need to have a foal parentage-verified, it must
be done via DNA typing instead of blood typing. The ApHC will no longer
allow breeding stallions or mares to file blood types.
All stallions by submission of their stallion breeding report for
any breeding year must be DNA tested and the result must be filed
with the ApHC.
If you own an Appaloosa whose blood type was filed after 1995, that
blood may be converted to DNA. If it’s necessary that you pull a hair
sample for DNA typing, the cost of the kit is $35 for mares and $50
for stallions and geldings. It’s imperative that you contact the ApHC
at (208)882-5578 ext. 300 with your horses’ names and registration
numbers so a customer service representative can verify the necessity
for you to complete DNA typing.
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Foundation
Pedigree Designation
Enrolling
in the Foundation Pedigree Designation is a great way to show
pride in your Appaloosa’s heritage and ensure its eligibility
in regional show FPD classes. The FPD classification on your
horse’s certificate of registration will provide proof of
Appaloosa bloodlines and important clues to breeding potential.
By taking notice of valuable foundation bloodlines, breeders
have been able to select desired qualities such as conformation,
soundness, athletic ability and Appaloosa characteristics.
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Visit
the ApHC Web site at www.appaloosa.com/downloadableforms.shtm
for enrollment forms, or apply when registering or transferring
horses. If you have questions or would like a free printout
of horses that may be eligible, contact the registration department
at (208) 882-5578 ext. 300 or registration@appaloosa.com.
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CPO Clinics
June
4, 2005
OGDEN, UTAH
Contact: Shelley Holley
(801) 732-1953
(Hugh Williams) |
June 12, 2005
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
Contact: Gail Collier
(910) 483-8070
apps73@aol.com
(Richard Gahimer) |
June
12, 2005
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Contact: John Harkins
(410) 838-5669
(Butch McGlothlin)
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August
28, 2005
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
Contact: Rachel Marx
(217) 728-7244
(217) 254-8016 (cell)
(Tom Keeling) |
September
3, 2005
MARYSVILLE, OHIO
Contact: Karen Wyss
(330) 683-7478
(Butch McGlothlin)
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2004
Yearbooks are on sale now
For just $12.50,
you can reserve your copy of the 2004 Yearbook. Yearbooks
will be mailed out 2-4 weeks after the 58th National Appaloosa
Show. For more information or to purchase your Yearbook,
contact the ApHC Awards Coordinator at (208) 882-5578, ext. 264.
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New
— Youth Lip Sync Contest Announced
The Appaloosa Youth Association will be holding its first-ever lip
sync contest during the youth exhibitor’s party and we’d like to see
all talented youth join in the fun and compete for prizes and awards!
The youth exhibitor’s party will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
on Saturday, July 2, 2005, in Carriage Hall on the Oklahoma State
Fairgrounds in conclusion of the World Championship Appaloosa Youth
Show week. For more information or to register as a “sync-er,” contact
the ApHC Youth Coordinator at (208) 882-5578 ext. 264 or e-mail
youth@appaloosa.com. Join in the fun and “sync” your way to awards
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Appaloosa
Regional Youth Club of the Year Named
The New York State Appaloosa Youth Association was named
“2004 Appaloosa Regional Youth Club of the Year.” This youth association
is comprised of four regional clubs in New York: the Empire Appaloosa
Association, the Western New York Appaloosa Association, the Lake
Champlain Appaloosa Club and the Northeastern Appaloosa Association.
With the help of their advisor, Elyn Ring, this youth club completed
a scrapbook depicting their activities and involvement in the Appaloosa
industry throughout the year, earning them first place. In recognition
of their achievement, the club will receive a trophy plaque and their
scrapbook will be on display year-round in the Appaloosa museum and
at the 2005 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show and 58th National
Appaloosa Show. The ApHC will also sponsor a team party to celebrate
and recognize their contest win.
This club participated in many social events and put on fundraisers
for their club’s activities. The youth club was active in attending
monthly meetings, attending various ApHC shows and events, participating
in trail rides, attending clinics, and hosting a year-end awards banquet.
Most notable, the youth club sold apples and candy and held various
other fundraisers to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Hospital for
the second year in a row. The club raised $3,000 for the hospital.
Many of the youth club members traveled to Oklahoma City for the 2003
World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show and participated in many activities
there. Throughout the year many of the youth entered the Speech, Photography,
Essay, Art, Stall Decorating, or Little Buckaroo Dummy Roping contests.
The youth club’s scrapbook depicted their yearlong activities with
photos, newsletters, horse quotes, membership lists and trivia information.
For more information on this contest, please contact the ApHC Youth
Director at (208) 882-5578 ext. 264. Participation is free and the
deadline is March 1 for the previous year’s activities. Look for more
upcoming information on this program in future issues of Appaloosa
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Attention
shutterbugs!
The ApHC Show Department is always on the lookout for good quality
candid photos of youths and non-pros and their Appaloosas in various
disciplines and environments. We need new pictures for promotional
use on brochures, display boards and the ApHC Web site. If you have
photos that you think the ApHC can use, please send them to the ApHC,
attention Mandi Knapp. Submitted photos should be of the highest quality.
Prints can be no smaller than 5x7 inches, although 8x10-inch is preferred.
Photographer’s signed release and other pertinent information must
accompany the image. All photos submitted will become the sole property
of the Appaloosa Horse Club unless a self-addressed envelope and appropriate
return postage is included.
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New Hap P. Loosa Coloring and Activity Book On
Sale Now!
For only $3.95 plus shipping and handling, you can order your
Hap P. Loosa Coloring and Activity Book today! This
32-page book is designed to entertain young Appaloosa enthusiasts
for a year full of fun.
Hap P. Loosa and his bunny friend are busy each
month with different horse activities and fun projects including
word searches, word scrambles, mazes and much more.
Orders yours by contacting Appaloosa Youth Coordinator Mandi
Knapp at (208) 882-5578 ext. 264 or e-mailing youth@appaloosa.com.
Don’t miss your chance to delight a young horse enthusiast
with this special gift today! |
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Appaloosa
Youth Association General Membership Meeting
The meeting for all interested youth members will take place on the
Barn 3 Concourse at 10 a.m. on Sunday June 26, 2005. Come enjoy free
ice cream, learn more about what’s going on in the Appaloosa Youth
Association and meet your Youth Directors!
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Additional
Ribbons for Youths
In
an effort to foster growth and encourage participation of youths
in the ApHC, all youths placing in 2005 World Championship Appaloosa
Youth Show classes will be recognized through the presentation of
ribbons for their place ranked by each individual judge. The many
gracious sponsors who contributed to the purchase of these additional
ribbons are to be commended for their generosity. As of April 15,
2005, the following sponsors contributed to this valuable project:
Ray
and Connie Burchett
Maureen Tucci
Eddie Buchanan
Heart of Illinois Spring Get Out Show (In memory of Louis Busch)
You Are Unique
North View Farm, Inc.
Thank
you to all of these generous sponsors for their support of our Appaloosa
youths! |
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