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1961 Appaloosa News
While looking through some old Appaloosa News recently, I came across this Question and Answer segment that really caught my attention. So much of what was printed over 4 decades ago still applies to today's world.
It should be noted that while George Hatley was the editor at the time this appeared and was normally the person who responded to questions,
I can find nowhere where the actual respondent is identified.
Christy E.
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June 1961 Appaloosa News As it originally appeared in the June 1961 Appaloosa News
QUESTION:
ANSWER: Regarding the term purebred, all breeds had to start at some time with what was available at that time. From 1938 until 1949 the Appaloosa Horse Club accepted horses for registry as Foundation Stock. In 1949 the open registration of Foundation Stock was discontinued and a Tentative Book was set up to record Appaloosas which were not from registered sire and dam. Horses registered in Foundation Stock after this date either have Foundation registered sire and dam or else they have earned their way into Foundation Stock by meeting the production requirement and passing inspection.
As years progressed the pedigrees become longer and there are more Appaloosa with three or four generations of registered Appaloosa parents. I believe the Canadian National records consider an animal purebred when all animals in the first three generations are registered. Since we have records on some animals and a lack of records on others, anyone wishing to breed Appaloosas with long Appaloosa pedigrees are free to do so. likewise, a person who feels that something can be gained from some outside blood is free to introduce some outside blood. The modern school in animal breeding puts considerable value on heterozygosity. If only to compose the breed and no outside blood can be added, improvement in many cases is severally limited. The Thoroughbred people realized this and did not close their books for over 200 years.
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October 1961 Appaloosa News As it originally appeared in the October 1961 Appaloosa News
QUESTION:
ANSWER: The reason that some Appaloosas are regiastered which have breeding other Appaloosa is because the breed is very few in numbers and an attempt is being made to identify and bring into the registry all of the desirable animals which have Appaloosa breeding. All breeds has to start their regisrty system at some time. They ahd to select what animals they felt were fit for registration, register them, and breed them. For example, the Thoroughbred Stud book remained open to outside breeding for nearly 200 years. it remained open to outisde breeding until there was no doubt in the minds of Thoroughbred breeders that nothing could be gained outside. heterozygosity is important to light horses. This would be lost if only a small number were designated to be foundation animals for the breed.
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t should be noted that while George Hatley was the editor at the time this appeared and was normally the person who responded to questions,I can find nowhere where the actual respondent is identified.
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