Appendix vs. Quarter Horse
August 1, 2011
The difference in the AQHA Appendix and Quarter Horse registries.
AQHA Customer Service Rep Kayla Randall
In my previous post, Thoroughbred Recording, I gave you all a little information about listing a Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbred on AQHA records for breeding purposes. But what happens once the foal is born? Since AQHA is a breed registry, how does a horse that is not completely Quarter Horse get registered and differentiated from full-blooded Quarter Horses?
AQHA has created a special registry and numbering system for these Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred crosses. These horses are considered Quarter Horses, but are named for the registry system created for them — Appendix. They are denoted by a registration certificate that is white with a gold border (or completely gold if you have an older-style certificate) instead of blue. Their registration numbers also begin with an X. AQHA has registered more than 600,000 Appendix horses to date.
While Appendix horses are eligible to compete in all AQHA competitions with no stipulations, there are breeding restrictions. An Appendix horse can only be bred back to a permanent, or regular numbered Quarter Horse. An Appendix cannot be bred to a Thoroughbred or another Appendix horse and still be registered with AQHA. But, as is true everywhere, there are exceptions to every rule.
Part of AQHA’s Mission Statement is to uphold the integrity of the Quarter Horse breed. If an Appendix horse can prove itself as versatile and worthy of being a Quarter Horse, AQHA will advance the Appendix horse, and that horse can now be bred to a Thoroughbred, Appendix or Quarter Horse, with the resulting foal being eligible for registration with AQHA. The requirements for advancement are an 80 or better Speed Index on a race track or a Register of Merit in the open division at AQHA-approved shows. (Amateur and youth ROMs do not qualify for advancement.)
Once your Appendix horse has proven itself and can be advanced, submit the following to AQHA:
- The Appendix certificate
- $25 for a gelding, $50 for a mare or $100 for a stallion. The recorded owner of the horse also has to be a current member.
- If the horse is a stallion, a statement from a vet is required verifing that that horse is not a cryptorchid and does not have parrot mouth. (This and ineligibility for halter exhibition are the only stipulations AQHA places on cryptorchid stallions.)
- The horse cannot have excessive white markings.
- If the Horse is a descendent of Impressive, the horse must have N/N hyperkalemic perodic paralysis (HYPP) results on file with AQHA. N/H and H/H horses cannot be advanced.
If your Appendix mare or stallion advances, their foals are also automatically eligible to be advanced. The foals that are already registered must be submitted for advancement as specified above. Any future foals will automatically be registered as applicable. If an advanced Appendix horse is bred back to another Appendix or a Thoroughbred, the foal reverts back to Appendix status. AQHA sends a letter to the recorded owners of all Appendix horses eligible for advancement.
All that said, Appendix horses are not considered beneath Quarter Horses. As a matter of fact, they are still considered Quarter Horses. They are a valuable part of AQHA, and their breeding helps the American Quarter Horse be the best it can be.
This topic is widely talked about, and I have spoken to many people who have questions about the AQHA Appendix registry. Leave a comment if you have one you need answered!
As Always, At Your Service…
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
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July 17th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Thanks for the explanation. I disagree with the concept of a quarter horse being half Thoroughbred. Whatever happened to a good foundation type quarter horse? They are very athletic, intelligent and built to last. The taller, thinner boned quarter horses are flighty and hotter, and break down quicker. Why couldnt the quarter horse evolve as a slightly taller animal but with the same substance and look of the original quarter horse? There are so many types of quarter horses now. We have the Appendix, pleasure, HUS, halter and performance. Quarter horses look like thoroughbreds now and that is not a good thing in my opinion. What was once an all-around do-it all breed, is now a bred for a specific use breed of horse. Bring back the good ole foundation type, they can do anything!
Thanks, Mary Lynne Zylstra
July 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Almost 5 years ago I rescued an appendix quarter horse. His owner was sick and unable to care for him. I was told at the time that he was registered, but was never given the papers or his complete name. I do have the name and address of the owner. Is there anyway to get some history on my horse? I am a member of AQHA and have another horse registered with you.
Thanks,
Tish Ryan
July 21st, 2009 at 7:21 am
Thank you for your comment! AQHA does not currently have a system in place to identify a horse based on DNA type, color, markings or brand alone. AQHA records can be searched if the identity of the horse’s sire and or dam is known. A get or produce record can be ordered and the horse’s identity devised frm that info.
If you need further assistance, or would like to hear more about AQHA records, please contact Customer Service Monday-Friday 8-5CST at 806-376-4811.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
July 25th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Hi, I just registered my horse with the Appendix Quarter Horse Registry, so I can compete at all levels of AQHA shows? My trainer want me to show at the AQHA Region 7 Experience.
August 5th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
How do I go about registering appendix?
August 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am
[...] long as both the sire and dam are registered with AQHA (or if the horse is eligible for Appendix papers), you have a starting point. Leave a comment or contact Customer Service with any [...]
August 13th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Diana,
AQHA will register the horse appropriately based upon the application received. If one parent is a Thoroughbred or Appendix registered horse, the resulting foal will automatically be placed in the Appendix registry.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
August 20th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Hello
I had purchased a very well bred stud colt and is currently a yearling. I would love to keep him a stud since his conformation and disposition is awesome and breed him to my mares in a couple of years but he is appendix, he only has one TB on his papers which is in his 3rd generation and it’s on his dams side but since she was apendix that makes him even thou his sire is all cow with lots of nice aqha cutting bloodlines and his dam has mostly quarter horse on her papers versus TB. The TB that she does have is in her 3rd generation and i think there is 2 or 3 Tb that’s all. I wish there was a easier way to make him not appendix besides showing him, is there? And i have a mare which is appendix so would her babies be grade if i were to bred her to him?
Thanks for your time.
Jen
August 20th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Jen,
An AQHA registered Appendix horse cannot be bred to a Thoroughbred or another Appendix registered horse and the foal still be eligable to be registered with AQHA. The only advancement methods are the ones listed above, ROM in racing or Open Division.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I have a 3 yr old, that is registered, but his name is STUPID!!! The man who owned him put his last name and then our state abbreviation….you get the picture. I was told I could change my colts registered name. If so, how much would it cost, and how would I go about doing this? Thanks so much.
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:15 am
Patty,
A horse’s name may be changed upon receipt of an acceptable name choice, the registration certificate and remittance of appropriate fee as per rule 222, so long as it has not:
(a) competed in an AQHA show or special event;
(b) started in a recognized race;
(c) earned a special achievement recognition award as per rule 440;
(d) earned any money or award with an AQHA affiliate as shown on AQHA records;
(e) appeared on any breeding document submitted to AQHA.
A name change form is not available. Please submit a written statement with the above required documents requesting the change along with the $50 fee for a member or $90 for a non-member to:
AQHA
P.O. Box 200
Amarillo, Texas 79168
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
September 10th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
We recently purchased a quarter horse and was told he is registered, but the previous owner had no papers. The gelding has a lip tatoo, 4 numbers followed by a letter: 3362C
How do we go about finding if indeed this horse is registered? We would love to have a bit of history and an accurate age.
Thanks so much!
Laurie St. Denis
September 11th, 2009 at 8:13 am
I have had quarter horses now for years simply because I’ve loved this particular breed. After watching quarter horse shows over the years I got involved with the breed I do not like the way the breed has changed in conformation. I see them at the Congress and to me they’re nothing but a muscled up thorough bred. Further more if your association (AQHA} wants this style of horse and call it a Quarter Horse, then you should update your horse logo on the members card, because most of our quarter horses today do not resemble the picture.
I agree with the first comment, lets get the breed back to where it suites its name.
We should be breeding to the good old true foundation pure quarter
horses.
Just a last input! How many of these 17 or 18 hand horses deserve to be called a true quarter horse when your member picture goes way back into foundation bred.
Truely yours
Deanne
ter horses
September 24th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Laurie,
Thank you for your comment! In reviewing AQHA records, I do not find a gleding that matches the lip tattoo you specified. I have researched several possible ending letters. Utilizing a black light in a dark stall can help pull the tattoo ink togehther, allowing the tattoo to be read more easily. If the tattoo is different, please contact AQHA Customer Service and a records representative will be happy to assist you.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
September 26th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I HAVE A 10 YR OLD SOLID PALOMINO PAINT..HE CANT GET AQHA PAPERS BECQUSE HIS DAM WAS A CROP OUT PAINT AND DIDNT GET AQHA REGISTER BEFORE THE TIME ALLOTMENT HAS EXPIRED NOT FAIR.. BECAUSE HER PARENTS DECEASED..THUS MY GELDING WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET AQHA PAPERS BECAUSE OF HIS DAM NOT HAVING AQHA PAPERS AND CANT BE PARENT VERIFIED BECAUSE ALL HORSE DECEASED..SHE DID GET PAINT PAPERS AND MY GELDING HAS BREEDING STOCK PAPERS ..I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULDN’T GET DAM REGISTER APPENDIX (I’M SURE THERE IS TB ON BLOODLINE)THEREFOR MY GELDING COULD GET APPENDIX REGISTRY..ALL WE WANT IS ELLIGBLITY TO SHOW AQHA..MY 9 YR OLD WANTS TO SHOW THE REGION 9 EXPERIENCE..
September 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I just purchased a mare with blue edge on her papers, does this mean she is a blue papered mare? I hope to breed her to an appendix.
Thank You,
Jennifer
September 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Jennifer,
Thank you for your comment! A registered American Quarter Horse with a blue border on its papers is a permanent numbered Quarter Horse. Another way to determine the difference is to look at the registration number. An ‘X’ at the beginning of the number denotes an Appendix Quarter Horse, and a seven digit number with no letters denotes a permanent numbered American Quarter Horse. AQHA will register a foal with one Appendix parent and one Quarter Horse parent.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
October 11th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
kayla
i have the opportunity to get a blue papered quarter mare and i know nothing of quarter horses so could please define this term more clearly for me
thanks for your time
October 13th, 2009 at 11:45 am
[...] of another American Quarter Horse need to be placed on your report. Only American Quarter Horse (Appendix and permanent numbered) and Thoroughbred mares need to be placed on the report. To avoid late fees, [...]
November 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Being new to the Organization (we just purchased a AQH this weekend) we are going to be sending in his papers. I was questioned why the papers have blue trim, not solid white. Just wondering the difference? He does not have an X, just a number. I have seen solid yellow papers before, but I do not know the difference between blue trim or any other color paper (other than yellow)
Thanks for your reply.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Teresa,
Thank you for your comment! In the past, AQHA designated appendix or Quarter Horse certificates with either a blue or gold border. Appendix certificates also used to be completely gold. This week, AQHA has introduced a new certificate that has no color difference for Appendix or Quarter Horse. The best way to determine whether a horse is part of the Appendix registry is to check the registration number. Appendix registered Quarter Horses have an X at the beginning of their number.
Kayla Randall
AQHA Customer Service
November 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am
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November 20th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Hi Kayla~
I am considering breeding my Thoroughbred mare to the AQHA stallion Signature in Smoke. Previously, the mare has always been bred to TB stallions and the foals registered with the Jockey Club.
In order for her to be verified, do I need to send copies of her JC papers and photos showing that she does not have excessive white?
Does any further DNA testing need to be done since UC Davis has done DNA results from her previous foals registered with the JC?
Thanks
November 20th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Hi Kayla,
I am trying to help identify a Bay QH gelding that is on a broker lot in Pennsylvania and to help him find a home quickly. Would you be able to check your records and see if you have the following?
Bay gelding tattoo’d looks like 2653 and last number is 5 or a 6? No letter possibly racing QH?
Sincerely,
Liz Stefanik
December 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
in the rule book it states that an appendix horse must prove itself or pass a conformation inspection. who do we call to get a conformation inspection so we can get regular AQHA papers?
February 9th, 2010 at 11:53 am
[...] There is no longer a color differential for the Appendix and Quarter Horse registries. “Appendix Registered” will appear at the top of the certificate in blue for horses listed in the Appendix registry. [...]
February 17th, 2010 at 11:19 am
Hi, Kayla, I’ve had Quarter horses and love them. I rescued an Appendix and he was such a good boy, and mannered. He would do any-thing. But a Quarter horse is just that, a Quarter horse. My Appendix was suitable for hunt seat, as that is how he was shown. I have fond memories of all my horses. My daughter rides hunt seat and the Appendex was perfect for her. He would never be suitable for a cutting horse or barrell racer. Sincerely, Judy e.
March 14th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I have a quarter horse gelding with the tattoo number 4513X. Does anyone know if you can tell by looking at it the age? Just like you would with the TBs?
Thanks,
Katie
May 17th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Hi !
I leave in South Pacific, New Caledonia (near Australia). Here we have only an official association which managing Equine Studbooks and American ones named “UPRA”. All of my quarter horses are registered there like QH or Appendix (we adopted Australian AQHA Studbook rules for appendix.) They have too our “local mares” (Foundation or imported)registered case by case since 12 years.
Some of these mares are issued from registerd stallions but many years ago, the breeders didn’t pay IBF when they imported some stallions. THIS is the First problem
The second problem is some of our local mares, appendix ones have been issued by Caledonian Thoroughbred (real ones but no registered at Jockey club). This is the second problem.
The fact is that many breeders have at this time some good mares registered here as QH but who can’t be registering with AQHA. The fact is also that products with AQHA registered sires are not eligible to register and some are really good and pure breed.
What could be the soluce ? Have we to sell All of this horses ?
Some are (Caledonian) Halter, Cutting, WP, Trail or Reining Champions or reserve. Will we have really to loose the blood ? (and for the small breeds, the “breed”)…
Can you tell if it can be a soluce for all these horses ? I can understand that locals mares with X origines can’t be registered but for the m which are pure or real appendix, i’m really despite…. I don’t talk about one horse but about a country which is maybe some late in this breed (starting in 1970 with the first imported stallion) Please, I would know what to do and will transmit to friends…….
May 17th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Sorry I forgot to tell that the shows are judging by accredited judges (New Zealand and Australia). I think this can be important to know even if we have no Affiliate AQHA here, only members……
May 26th, 2010 at 8:04 am
Is there also an Apendix Association?
If so, can the horse be doubled registered in the Appendix Association and the Quarter Horse Association (as an appendix)..
Also I have a colt whos Sire is Apendix, registered as a QH, and the Dam is registered TB. We are registering him as quarter horse, but that means he is 3/4 TB and 1/4 QH. As long as he runs a 80 or more SI, he can be registered completely as QH not Appendix?
And can be be doubled registered as TB aslo?
August 18th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
I purchased a horse whom I was told was an Appendix QH last year. He was a consignment sale, and the owner of the stable said he didn’t have papers. I don’t really have a way of finding out his bloodlines as there was little information given on him, but his confirmation/coloring looks like he is Appendix. Is there a DNA test that can be done so he can have a chance to be registered?
Thanks
August 20th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
I recently rescued a mare who has a lip tattoo. I can read D202, and then there appear to be 2 asterisks, one atop the other. The Jockey Club said that she is not a thoroughbred. Could she be an Appendix Quarter Horse? Do you have any other suggestions on where we could continue our search? Just curious. Thanks!
September 14th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I have a 20 year old Quarter Horse mare that was never registered. Both her sire and dam are regular registered Quarter Horses, but are deceased. My mare also has no living siblings. Is there a way to register her, appendix maybe or otherwise. Thank You!
September 21st, 2010 at 4:59 pm
I have to agree and disagree with the comments about the changing of the QH horse look and how they all resemble a thoroughbred. I grew up showing the AQHA circuits on very stocky traditional QHs, and I was quite succesful. I took a break and started showing hunters on a paint mare and when I bought my latest QH who is a little leaner but not by much I thought he would be a perfect compromise. After investing a lot of time and money I entered him in his first AQHA show and didn’t get so much as one blink of an eye from the judge. Now mind you this gelding was four, and was built exceptionally well and was a flashy black point buckskin, with the movement to complete the package. So now I have a TB mare I showed hunters on and I’m considering the Appendix route because they seem so well rounded with jumping and western pleasure and because the look is in. Dont get me wrong though I much prefer my stocky DOC Bar foundation geldings to any of the QHs I see!!!
October 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 am
We recently bought a registered solid paint (4 years old) and are hopeful we can register him as a quarter horse could you tell me if this is possible. His Sire is Zippos sensation sorrel/overo 255,564(sire zippo pine bar qh 617,456 and dame satin n lace sorrel/overo 50,896) and Dam is a sensational asset qh 4,125,021(sire beaver sensation, qh3,142,660 and dame ms reynolds asset qh 3,360,347). our horses name is a sensational beaver, solid bay, 902,353. please help I’m getting all sorts of conflicting information.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
I rescued an Artful Move baby last year (he’s 11 now) and I was wondering how he was able to be registered even as an Appendix? he’s mostly TB, as Artful Move is an Appendix as well, my horse, Art Treasure is basically 7/8 TB and barely QH, everybody that sees him thinks he’s either a Warmblood of some sort, or a TB. I was wondering where AQHA cuts off, or puts a limit on the amount of TB in a horse before it cannot be registered anymore? Don’t get me wrong, I love to be able to say my horse is a QH, as I do like the breed, but it seems like kind of a cheat. He’s really an all English horse, he couldn’t do western if he tried because he’s just built more like a TB.
December 1st, 2010 at 6:38 pm
I am considering breeding my Thoroughbred mare to the AQHA stallion. Previously, the mare has always been bred to TB stallions and the foals registered with the Jockey Club.
In order for her to be verified, do I need to send copies of her JC papers and photos showing that she does not have excessive white?
Does any further DNA testing need to be done?
Thanks
December 21st, 2010 at 10:48 am
Hello i bought a colt froom the breeder and she sent the paperwork in and pictures for the reg but we have not recieved them this was done int he first year and Micheele Papp was the breed we called him Free Movign Art but have not phiccally recieved the papers what do we do i contacted her as she is a friend and she looked and had made a note that she had not physically recieved the papers but had called and they said they had been prcessed what do i have to do to get the papers again sent to us
519-927-5500
December 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Hello,
I am looking at buying a filly whos sire was an appendix, Do You Have A Minute. The Dam is a Quarter Horse. What does this make the filly? How does it work if you are showing the AQHA Circuit?
January 13th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
Okay I have the oppertunity to but a mare that is appendix quarter horse. But I need to show at AQHA shows. Can I show an appendix mare at an AQHA show??
May 30th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I recently purchased a 5 year old gelding. The previous owners also had the dam. They gave me a copy of the dam’s and sire’s AQHA registration papers but told me since they never transfered ownership of the mare’s papers the gelding I purchased couldn’t be registered. Is there any way I can register him with AQHA or AAHA (his dam’s papers say there is TB in her).
Thanks,
Dani
June 23rd, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Hi Kayla,
I too am trying to get a little info on an appendix mare I bought. Her tattoo is 6209 or 620Q. Thats all we could make out. I will try a black light, but if you could troubleshoot maybe. The vet said she is about 20yrs old. She is sorrel (red) and no white markings at all. Please let me know if you find anything on her.
Thank you,
H. C.
July 10th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
I recently have been told that my unregistered QH gelding might be Appendix and I was just wondering how I could know for sure. He is 15.2 and he is black with brown background and a star on his forehead and what I think from the previous owner is saddle soars on both sides of his withers.He is more slender than a regular QH and has great speed.Please let me know if you think he’s a Appendix. Thank you.
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Quarter horses came from Thoroughbreds so I don’t see the problem with there being an Appendix on their papers. I thought there always was an acknowledgement of Appendix Quarter Horses. Did that change and is now being brought back? I guess I have been out of the loop to long.
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:23 pm
GOOD DAY MY NAME IS TRENNA BROWN I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF COOLIGRAPHY A APPENDIX MARE THAT I GOT WHEN I WAS 8 YRS OLD I HAVE SHOWN COOLIGRAPHY FOR THE PAST FEW YRS AND WON BUCKLES AND CHAIRS AND BLANKETS HALTERS BAGS I CANT TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS INCREDIBLE MARE HAS WON FOR ME BUT I CAN ASK HOW DO I GET HER REG PAPERS AS I HAVE GOT HER ROM IN YOUTH OPEN AND MY NANNY THAT COMES TO SUPPORT ME HAS WON HER ROM IN AMATUER I HAVE DECIDED TO BREED AND WOULD LOVE FOR MY MARE TO HAVE HER AQHA PAPERS AND NO X BUT WE LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND THERE ARE NO VETS IN TOWN IT IS A THREE HOUR HAUL TO A VET WOULD HE HAVE THE PAPER WORK IF I HAULED TO HIM OR WOULD YOU SEND ME THE PAPER WORK TO ME THANKS TRENNA BROWN
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Hi
i recently aqiured 7 AQH stud colts they were all very skinny and neglected i actually had 8 but one was so far gone he passed. they are not registered but could be i have been told that two are appendix bred. these colts are all 2,3,and 4 years old and not broke but learn incredibly fast they are all doc bar bred and some also have skippers and scotch bar i think they have excellent conformation and have some great colors like bay roan, choco palimino, palimino,cremmelo,sorrel,bay and dun. the choco palimino and bay roan are the appendix bred colts i plan on having all cut. the bay roan you can definently tell the throughbred in him hes taller and more slender with a longer head and hes very hot headed but i wonder if its also part of being a stud hes only two but takes on the older bigger horses and wins. hes what i want to keep i know after the complaining but if you saw him youd understand. the choco palimino is tall and but muscular like old time aqh horses but the shocker is these two are half brothers ive never seen the mare who is both there mothers but have seen both studs im just wondering would it be a waste of time and money to get the appendix horses regesterd i want to barrel off the bay roan and sell the rest.
August 3rd, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Hi
i recently aqiured 7 AQH stud colts they were all very skinny and neglected i actually had 8 but one was so far gone he passed. they are not registered but could be i have been told that two are appendix bred. these colts are all 2,3,and 4 years old and not broke but learn incredibly fast they are all doc bar bred and some also have skippers and scotch bar i think they have excellent conformation and have some great colors like bay roan, choco palimino, palimino,cremmelo,sorrel,bay and dun. the choco palimino and bay roan are the appendix bred colts i plan on having all cut. the bay roan you can definently tell the throughbred in him hes taller and more slender with a longer head and hes very hot headed but i wonder if its also part of being a stud hes only two but takes on the older bigger horses and wins. hes what i want to keep i know after the complaining but if you saw him youd understand. the choco palimino is tall and but muscular like old time aqh horses but the shocker is these two are half brothers ive never seen the mare who is both there mothers but have seen both studs im just wondering would it be a waste of time and money to get the appendix horses regesterd i want to barrel off the bay roan and sell the rest. also bay roan is only 2 so im hoping he will really muscular out. the choco palimio is 4
August 3rd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I agree with the last post. Quarter Horses did come from TB’s. (And Draft if you really look back.) I have seen a LOT of TB’s who look just like tall QH’s. In any breed there are taller, shorter, bulkier, leaner…it’s all in the gamble we call genetics. But I do also agree that there are too many ’specialty’ QH’s. Just look at the double muscled monsters flooding the halter pens (though I’m just glad they are breeding the legs and feet back into them). Most of these ‘fads’ will eventually burn out and they will go back to an all-around type horse. Then all we will have to worry about the obsession over color. In my area if it is cremello or perlino it is automatically put in the breeding pen to produce buckskins and palominos, forget about correctness and usablility. I love the famous saying “There is no bad color for a good horse”.
I have an Appendix Stallion that I am gearing up to show so I can try to get his permanent blue papers. He’s a 3rd Generation Appendix (the only TB ON his papers was his great granddam on his dam’s side, though he is also Easy Jet bred. Who’s dam was also TB) but he is the classic QH with speed and agility not to mention good looks
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And anyone asking if they can show their Appendix in AQHA shows…the answer is a huge YES! It takes 17 points (unless the rule has changed) to achieve an ROM (Register of Merit) in a class. Then you can get their ‘blue’ papers.
August 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Both of my quarter horses cert of reg papers are gold but they are NOT appendix bred so is that statement a mix up?
August 3rd, 2011 at 4:05 pm
There was a comment above stating that the newer, leaner, appendix horses are flighty, hot and more prone to breaking down!!! I find this highly offensive. We have had 3 and I would have dared you to find more mentally and physically stable animals! In fact our one mare, who was 17.2 hands was TOO calm for my taste. He preferred gait was a slow western pleasure jog! I think to label these horses as those things is completely unfair and not justified. Maybe you had contact with badly bred or handled ones but I really wish you would take the time to go and see some GOOD ones before making this kind of comment
August 3rd, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I have 3 appendix. One a NuBar G.daughter. I always think of the throughbred stallion Three Bars as having the most influence on the Quarter HOrse via appendix offspring.
August 3rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
I have a 22 year old Appendix mare. She is very smart, athletic, and versatile. She has been ridden in parades, shown at halter, raced barrels, jumped, and even participated in cow penning. She rides English and Western. I started teaching my kids how to ride on her when they were four. She has had three beautiful babies, but is pretty much retired now. She is a descendant of Native Dancer, an amazing race horse.
August 4th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
I have a few questions about the OLD appendix QH’s that are listed in the database with A in front of their number.
August 15th, 2011 at 11:41 am
i purchased an 8yr old stallion. He is not registered as a QH but i was informed that his Dam and Sire wre registered AQHA. Can i still register him eventhough both dam and sire are deceased but i do know both the owners? i bred my stallion with my thouroughbred mare and will foal soon. i would like to register the foal but i know i wont be able because of my stallion. what can i do?
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:29 pm
I have owned a pure thoroughbred and am now a very proud owner of an Appendix mare out of Iron Enterprise, her mother was a pure thoroughbred. Neither my first horse or the mare I own now are “hot”. My tb was a go anywhere, do anything kind of horse. I showed her at open shows and even placed well in western pleasure classes. My appendix is only 6 and she without question has the same laidback attitude that my tb had and both are easily more calm then some qh’s I’ve seen. My appendix has Somethingroyal on her papers (Secretariat’s dam), she’s a descendant of some of the great tb’s like Seattle Slew, Man O’War, War Admiral and I could continue. She is VERY smart, willing and tries hard to learn new things. I think the two separate registries are fine as AQHA is still keeping the pure QH and the appendix separate. But I disagree 100% when an appendix is labeled as “hot” and less versatile. I wouldn’t trade my appendix mare for anything.
And to stand up for the thoroughbreds… many people generalize the breed because they see the racehorses or even the off the track horses that have not yet been retrained and YES they are hot. But if all I saw was the racing quarter horses I’d probably generalize the entire qh breed as hot too. There is a lot more that goes into a horse’s personality other than what breed it is.
On a final note, I do agree that the pure quarter horses have changed in build. I think the super skinny necks mixed with their HUGE muscled bodies makes their heads look ity bity and it’s just silly. They look completely un-proportioned!
September 29th, 2011 at 8:55 am
I am only going to say, why can’t a quarter horse be a quarter horse and not mixed up with all the color breeds? Paints should be paints and apps should be apps. Now they HAVE to be half quarter, when they started as a color breed. Nothing wrong with a REAL quarter horse that is ALL quarter horse and not half of something else. Gimme that FOUNDATION horse
November 18th, 2011 at 9:13 am
Thank you for the info. My mare is appendix but is 14.2 hh and stocky. She definitely took after her quarter side. My girl is anything but hot. She’d rather go slow on down the trail.
November 28th, 2011 at 4:11 pm
I know this is off topic but I really need some info I have a mare that has halter breeding in her I want to breed her to a race bred horse do I have a good chance of her producing a race horse since the are both QH? ?? In info please
February 24th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Hi, I have a horse that when I purchased was told he was a “warmblood”. I few weeks after I purchased him I noticed a lip tattoo.I have no idea what breed he is. Ive read about the letter before the number for a thoroughbred and a letter after the number with a quarter horse. He has NO letter, only numbers. Is there anyway you can help?
May 19th, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Just curious, what is the age limit on a horse for entering the race? I have one heck of an Appendix!….Father was 100% qh, mother was 100% thorough bred. I have had her since she was 9mos old. Her reg. name is “Simply Iris”, born April 15,1998.