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| I love mine. He has 1 line of QH on his papers. He's goofy, always on the go, but sweet as pie and loves attention. Wouldn't trade him for the world. He does have very good bone and excellent feet. He has a super short back for as long as his legs are, but that's just him, not an appendix trait. |
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Location: Northeast, KS | Nateracer - 2014-02-19 4:30 PM I love mine. He has 1 line of QH on his papers. He's goofy, always on the go, but sweet as pie and loves attention. Wouldn't trade him for the world. He does have very good bone and excellent feet. He has a super short back for as long as his legs are, but that's just him, not an appendix trait.
Mine sounds alot like that-including the short back and long legs. He is a coming 3 year old and has had quite the problem over-reaching. Is this something that gets better with time-or will he be destined to live in bell boots? I know every horse is different but thought you could share your experience with this sort of thing. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I have had/ridden three great Appendix horses and currently have one in training.
Pluses: They are a great mix between QH and TB in that they tend to have plenty of go and energy without being completely stupid. I did have one that was a bit hotter but he could be 'talked down' with a little bit of patience. None that I have ridden have been horses I would hand to a beginner until they were older but would be great for novice/advanced riders. They were all fun to ride and FAST. They tend to be built solid though not super thick. Most all of mine have been super sound. Long legs, short backs, adequate muscling (though not knock your socks off). None of them have been buckers though they might try to rear once or twice. They were easy to correct. They tend to be long strided too and hard to wear out--great endurance, even if not quite as fit. They also tended to get in shape quicker.
Minuses: All of mine have been harder keepers. They tend to have harder feet to trim and shoe. They are wide and thin walled--Thoroughbred feet. My farrier says he has said more prayers with my Appendix gelding than any other horse he has ever put shoes on. They tend to have high withers with that short back which makes them harder to fit saddle wise. I do like a nice wide horse so occasionally I wished the 'adequate' muscling was bunchier. They do tend to overreach because of their long strides. Haven't had one I could get on without using bell boots (even for trail riding). They tend not to be even close to kid horses until their late teens and early twenties when most of my QHs have been pretty good solid horses by the time they were 12 or 13. They learn pretty fast, they just tend to be A LOT of horse. They are powerful suckers even without being super muscle bound.
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http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/breezy+change
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Location: Desert Land | I have an awesome appendix daughter of Dash For Perks out of a multiple stakes producing/1D producing Disco Jerry daughter. Love her! Unfortunately, due being kicked in the hock by another horse, she is broodmare sound only. But she was the sweetest, so broke, so fun. Very heart breaking. My only problem would be if I wanted to breed her to a TB or appendix stallion not being able to register the baby...but I don't think that's going to be a problem for me. |
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Location: Great NW | no issues can be attributed to being an appendix. if you were to breed an appendix mare you would need to find an AQHA stallion. |
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| Blue Cowgirl - 2014-02-19 4:34 PM Nateracer - 2014-02-19 4:30 PM I love mine. He has 1 line of QH on his papers. He's goofy, always on the go, but sweet as pie and loves attention. Wouldn't trade him for the world. He does have very good bone and excellent feet. He has a super short back for as long as his legs are, but that's just him, not an appendix trait. Mine sounds alot like that-including the short back and long legs. He is a coming 3 year old and has had quite the problem over-reaching. Is this something that gets better with time-or will he be destined to live in bell boots? I know every horse is different but thought you could share your experience with this sort of thing.
Mine is 20! So no, he didn't grow out of it. But he doesn't live in bell boots either. He does run in bell boots, no questions asked! The thing about the over-reaching is that if you have a good shoer, it should help the problem. |
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| We have 2 appendix- no bad and no ugly!. One is retired because of injury, 1D barrel horse and low 20 second pole horse, sweet, sweet horse. Our other appendix is as sweet as he is good looking and also 1D with a 1D rider.
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| My appendix mare has been the best horse I have ever been around for disposition, www.allbreedpedigree.com/deucy+do. Top picture is of her at age 20 this past spring and bottom is during her running years. She is retired now.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | brlraceaddict - 2014-02-19 5:23 PM My appendix mare has been the best horse I have ever been around for dis position, www.allbreedpedigree.com/deucy+do. Top picture is of her at age 20 this past spring and bottom is during her running years. She is retired now.
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| oija - 2014-02-19 3:28 PM
brlraceaddict - 2014-02-19 5:23 PM My appendix mare has been the best horse I have ever been around for dis position, www.allbreedpedigree.com/deucy+do. Top picture is of her at age 20 this past spring and bottom is during her running years. She is retired now.
There are a few Kipadeucy bred horses in the NW, I think they are a hidden treasure. My mare is the sweetest horse - and the best disposition. |
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| Love them! They take a little extra feed usually but other than that, they are great. The ones I have worked with or around have had the best of both TB and QH traits. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | Blue Cowgirl - 2014-02-19 5:34 PM
Nateracer - 2014-02-19 4:30 PM I love mine. He has 1 line of QH on his papers. He's goofy, always on the go, but sweet as pie and loves attention. Wouldn't trade him for the world. He does have very good bone and excellent feet. He has a super short back for as long as his legs are, but that's just him, not an appendix trait.
Mine sounds alot like that-including the short back and long legs. He is a coming 3 year old and has had quite the problem over-reaching. Is this something that gets better with time-or will he be destined to live in bell boots? I know every horse is different but thought you could share your experience with this sort of thing.
This explains mine EXACTLY! He was having a very hard time over reaching while he was growing. He is better now but I keep bells on him when he goes out and every time I ride. I love appendix horses. |
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| My girl is extremely muscular and lazy. Not typical appendix...impressive bred and beautiful but doesn't get in any hurry unless it's dinner time  |
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Location: Texas | This was one of my best broodmares:
www.allbreedpedigree.com/aunt+curly
I have two of her daughters here that we are riding, and they are talented.
Remember, Three Bars was a TB, and where would the Quarter Horse be without Three Bars?
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| Love them. I love a cowbred/race mix. Ran a Docs Prescription/Tb mare (forget how she was bred, high class racing mare though) that mare had the best of both worlds. Quick and agile but also extremely fast. She was a little sensitive on the mental side but held up great as long as you got with her. She got a little extra on the highside and a medium in between build compared to dam/sire. Good feed, strong legs and beautiful. She won a ton of money and sold for $55+.
My gelding is also a Appendix - nothing fancy in breeding but has that great mind, tb height with a qh shoulder and hip. Hes not a 1D horse but pretty solid 2D. Reliable and super quiet. Anyone can get on and ride him.
Most of my horses have been appendixes and loved them all dearly. Seem to just cross really well. Get the best of both worlds.
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Location: Somewhere else | I bought one from a stock contractor. Was an awesome bucking horse in the jr/hs ranks but then she got to being hit & miss so I got her for an awesome deal. And she rode....didn't really have to do any retraining. Has an awesome handle, was gonna make her my next barrel horse but found a finished one so I bought it and she became an awesome trail horse and the one baby she has had has an awesome build on her. But yep, her feet are just weird too. Since i don't really ride her anymore I just leave her barefoot and trimmed. And she is fine that way. |
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| I know you all are getting sick of seeing this picture of my little girl (well, yearling now), but since my camera took a dive into the stock tank, this is about all I have of her. Her daddy is Chasin Firewater and her mom is a race winning TB mare. She's the smartest filly we have on the place, and even hubby likes her enough to call her "a keeper". I can't wait to see how she turns out! http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/kb+secret+firewater
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Location: Oklahoma | I have one and I hate him. But I'm not going to try and attribute that to being appendix. I think he was just spoiled rotten when he was a baby and he knows that he can get away with it (even the guy who started him on barrels called him a womanizer). We bought him when he was five to make me a barrel horse (and he was my main mount for about 3-4 years) but I quit riding because of him. He reared up over top of me one day I walked away. He has my number and I still can't ride him (or even work him in a round pen to this day). I wouldn't use the terms "willing", "hard working ", or "honest" to describe him. He is smart though, very smart. He did love to run, but he hit more barrels than he left standing (partly my fault, of course). He had an awesome and beautiful stride to him when he really wanted to run 110% That is one attribute I'd love to have in any horse. I get a lot of compliments on his looks, but I don't see it. He has really longneck (hence my name!), high withers, short back and long legs. He could wear bell boots out like nobody's business.
On the plus side I will say that I have never in my life come across a more "in your pocket" type of horse. I can pull up in my truck and he will be there to greet me before I can open the door. He won't get out of your face when you're around him, but I think that's part of his human non respecting ways.
He is out of Hemp Meyers (son of Hempen, TB) and his other side is Doc Quixote (I can't remember if he is a grandson or great grandson). I'm not familiar with either of those lines so it could just be some traits of those horses, but as of right now I can tell you that it will a long time before I ever consider buying another one. |
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