Help The Appaloosa Horse Club Offer Disaster Relief For
  Equine Victims of Hurricane Katrina!s

  Suspended mail service to Hurricane Katrina areas
  Help for equine hurricane victims
  Hurricane and disaster resources available on AAEP Web site
  Members Save 10% at the ApHC’s New Online Shopping Mall
  ApHC Hall of Fame Nominations Now Being Accepted
  Suspensions
  Stallion Report Reminder
  Sale on mare DNA kits ends December 31, 2005!
  Foundation Pedigree Designation
  ApHC Pedigrees
  Time’s running out for Canadian reregistration
  CPO Clinics
  World Sale — the sale of champions
  Judge Applicants
  Judge Updates
  Limited Halter Futurity
  International Top 10
  Cast your vote in the upcoming AYA election 
  Newsletter tools

   Suspended mail service to Hurricane Katrina areas


The publisher of Appaloosa Journal has been advised by the USPS that mail service has been suspended to many ZIP codes in Hurricane Katrina-affected areas. The ApHC will be removing those affected ZIP codes from subscription lists until post offices serving those areas are back in operation. 

The publisher will ship these undeliverable issues to the ApHC in Moscow, Idaho, where they will be held for mailing when service is resumed. We appreciate your patience as we work to be sure all subscribers receive their magazines in as timely a manner as possible.

 Our thoughts and prayers are with all the hurricane victims.

   Help for equine hurricane victims Details on www.usef.org

Hundreds of people in the southern states are opening their barns, their hearts, and in many cases their homes, to assist horses and their owners affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. To date, the response has been overwhelming, with more than 5,000 people willing to offer assistance nationwide. The next step in this massive effort is to spread the word to those in the equine world who have been hurt and stranded by this national tragedy.

A list of volunteer caregivers and farms can be found on www.usef.org, by clicking on the Hurricane Katrina link on the right side of the homepage, or by going directly to http://www.usef.org/documents/relief/HurricaneRelief.pdf. (Do not include a period after pdf) Volunteers are listed by city, state, and ability to provide veterinary care and a trailer for transportation. Because we have been inundated with volunteer requests and because we want to make relocation as easy as possible for these horses, we have limited our list to include Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee.

To access these items, visit the home page of www.aaep.org and click on the banner for hurricane and disaster preparedness resources. Information about the AAEP Foundation’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund also can be found on the home page of the site. For more information, contact the AAEP office at 859-233-0147.

Do you know an Appaloosa Horse Club member or horse that has favorably impacted the Appaloosa industry, earned regional and national distinction or rendered outstanding service to the Appaloosa Horse Club? If so, nominate them for the ApHC Hall of Fame. Nominations must be submitted to the ApHC on an official nomination form no later than October 31, 2005, and will be reviewed by the ApHC Board of Directors.
At the 2006 ApHC year-end awards banquet in Oklahoma City during the 59th National Appaloosa Horse Show, recipients will be honored with a slide show presentation and engraved plaque with a photo and biography. An identical plaque will be displayed at the Appaloosa Museum. Inductees also receive an honorary lifetime ApHC membership.
Official nomination forms can be downloaded from the ApHC Web site at
www.appaloosa.com. For more information, contact Merida McClanahan at (208) 882-5578 ext. 235 or mmcclanahan@appaloosa.com.

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.
  

   Foundation Pedigree Designation

Don’t miss finding your next champion Appaloosa at the World Sale, held November 2 and 3 in conjunction with the World Championship Appaloosa Show at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Henry and Teresa Blake of Wilkinson, Indiana, purchased their National champion, Arizonas Dream, at the World Sale in 2004 for $2,200. Tommy and Kitty McGregor of Norman, Oklahoma, consigned Arizonas Dream, a 2003 stallion by Arizona Justice out of Lil Miss Dreamfinder. Teresa entered him in most colorful at halter classes at several regional shows, and has already earned 42.5 points in the class. Her wins at the regional level gave her enough confidence to enter the non-pro most colorful at halter class at the National Show, where she won the first championship trophy of her show career. 

A Yearling Incentive Sale will be held November 2. Yearlings entered in this sale will be eligible the following year for futurities at the 2006 World Championship Appaloosa Show in 2-year-old halter, 2-year-old hunter under saddle, and 2-year-old western pleasure. Each futurity will have a guaranteed purse of $10,000.

The Select Sale will be held November 3, and will showcase quality breeding and showing prospects. Appaloosas in the sale have been selected based on their conformation, champion bloodlines and show histories. This sale is the perfect place for breeders to find their next stallion or addition to their broodmare band. Buyers can also find show horses for every level of rider and every discipline of riding.

For a free sale catalog or more information, please contact Jill Williams, sale coordinator, at (208) 882-5578 ext. 282 or marketing@appaloosa.com. A sale catalog will also be available for download at www.appaloosa.com by October 15.

The following individuals have applied for acceptance as ApHC-approved judges. Any ApHC member who wishes to comment on any of the applicants should do so by writing the ApHC Judges Department, 2720 W. Pullman Road, Moscow, ID 83843. Only written and signed comments will be reviewed. 

  Limited Halter Futurity

Eligible exhibitors may compete in the limited open weanling, non-pro yearling and most colorful at halter futurity classes and vie for a chance at various prizes and cash payout. The futurity entry fee is $75 in addition to the class fee. The top three futurity winners in each class and sex division will receive payback.  Winners in 2004 took home an average of $1,175.  In addition to donations received in the ApHC office by October 1, 2005, the ApHC will provide $5,000 in added money to the final limited halter futurity purse. For more information or to make a futurity donation, contact the ApHC Show Department at (208) 882-5578 ext. 264 or e-mail youth@appaloosa.com.

  International Top 10

If you live outside the United States and you own and show an ApHC-registered Appaloosa, you’re eligible to earn an international top 10 award! Classes eligible for awards include open, non-pro and youth halter; junior and senior reining, western pleasure and hunter under saddle; non-pro and youth reining, western pleasure and hunter under saddle. Points are awarded on the national point system as outlined in the 2005 **Official Handbook of the ApHC and standings are based on points earned at ApHC-approved shows outside of the United States from January 1 – December 20 of each year. Award winners must earn five points under three different judges in each class to be eligible and horses must be owned and shown by ApHC members who don’t reside in the United States. Top 10 standings are included in each monthly issue of **Appaloosa Journal and are also available on the ApHC web site at www.appaloosa.com/show/internationaltopten.asp.  Please contact the ApHC Show Department with questions at (208) 882-5578 ext. 400 or e-mail show@appaloosa.com.

   
  Cast your vote in the upcoming AYA election 
  
Don’t forget to renew your youth membership by November 1, 2005, to be eligible to receive the annual AYA newsletter and AYA Board of Directors election ballot.  For more information, please contact the ApHC Youth Coordinator at (208) 882-5578, ext. 264.