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#1 ·
Was a long weekend. Yesterday I went and picked up a new mare for my daughter. 8 hours on the road and then chores when I got home, I'm still tired. She belonged to a family I gave lessons to all 3 of their girls until they grew up and went off to college. Some life changes have landed her at my place.

Will get better pics soon, promise!

Meet EZ, 17 yr old QH mare. She's done a bit of everything and done it well. Has been successful in the show pen in WP, Trail, HMS, SMS, low level reining, Western Riding, barrels, poles, flags and also goes english but it isn't her strong suit. She will be my daughter's 4-H/starter horse and I will probably use her for lessons a bit as well. Need to put a few lbs on her and get her legged up. Can't wait to see the kiddo showing her this summer :)

She's surprisingly lazy for a predominantly speed bred horse. She's one that can be contested and turn right around and work a pleasure class. She'll be great for M to use in versatility. While we all know his offspring didn't amount to much, my kiddo thinks it's pretty cool that Secretariat is on her AQHA papers. She's obsessed with the movie so saying she is excited is a bit of an understatement :lol:

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In the pen a few years ago
Horse Bridle Mammal Vertebrate Halter


Last Christmas
Horse Mammal Vertebrate Bridle Halter


Horse Mammal Mane Stallion Mare


Checking out the new digs
Horse Stable Mare Mane Stallion
 
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Thanks guys. I've no doubt M appreciates her, she is on cloud 9. She's stacked for next year's 4-H season, with the new mare for her over 56" horse and Stubby for her under 56" pony she should do pretty well. I'm very much looking forward to being the show mom :D
 
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TB's I know and have owned a few. I just sold a TB gelding with Secretariat not that far back in his line. In TB people this is just not a big deal and not all that impressive. He seems to be in almost all of their lines! LOL He was amazing....his get...not so much. What I'm new to is Reg. QH's. I just bought my first a few weeks ago. So let me rephrase my question a bit and direct it toward a person who has own Reg. QH's.

What I saw when I clicked on the link that the OP posted of this mare's pedigree was that 1) she is listed as QH (not Apendix) and 2) that the mare's grandsire on her dams side is TB(pure). and 3) has many PURE TB's not far back in her line. So here is my question again. What year did they (AQHA) close the Registry on horse other than Pure QH being bred to a PURE QH to have a foal that was able to be Reg. as a PURE QH.

I know that the reg. never closes as in no more reg. of horses. What I meant was...like in breeding of dogs....as a certain point the reg. is closed off to anything other than the breeding of a pure (say collie) to a pure collie to make more pure collie pups. At that point the standard for the breed is set and anything after that is a cross breed (mutt) so to speak. As in a Collie bred with a lab is not Registered as a Collie...it is a mutt.

So what I was asking is at what point did it stop that you could bred a pure TB (such as Secretariat) to a QH and still reg. the foal as a QH.
 
#17 ·
Thanks all. I'm looking forward to show pics to share. M is 7 and this will be her first 'big girl' year, going to do everything but contest. She's not quite ready for the speed either of the 2 she's showing have. It would be a lie to say that I hadn't thought of running her myself at a couple open shows if they have added money :wink:

Letting her settle in for a couple days, will probably ride her Wednesday and test the buttons. Will let you all know how she goes.
 
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Thanks guys. The questions about the appendix stuff someone else will have to answer. I've never owned one and don't know enough to answer. Here's a link to an article about it. Appendix vs. Quarter Horse


It was killing the kiddo to wait to ride her so I gave in tonight. I rode her first, she did very well. Has all the buttons in the right places. Here's a quick, not so great cell pic of M on her new mare.
Wood Horse supplies Halter Bridle Horse
 
#27 ·
Thanks guys. Casey, funny you mention that, sorrel is my least favorite color but my favorite horse (my old retired reining mare Jana) is sorrel. Think the new red head is growing on me too ;)
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