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 Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | It's sad there are so many close minded people out there. Some chick on fb was looking for a barrel prospect/started/finished horse, all her "wants" would have been good with my appaloosa I have for sale. I posted him and right away she said no apps sorry, I asked if she looked at his pedigree and she replied, no apps. Just boggles my mind that because he has a few spots and has app papers that he would be turned down just because of that. His whole bottom side is QH - Reckless Dash, Dash For Cash and the only "bad" thing I can say is Coosa is one off his papers, his whole top side is basically all TB and his sire is a hall of fame app, ran on the track, broke some track records and that app goes back to Spotted Bull. Just is so upsetting that people are still closed minded when it comes to breeds. Just wanted to rant. Agh. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | I completely understand. When I got my now retired Appy several of my friends thought I was nuts. "An Appaloosa!?"
I learned the phrase "The spots don't make em stupid"
Jackpot has been the best horse. He clocked well for his size (he's big), and never let me down. Great personality and the one I would ride when I didn't want to mess with any nonsense and wanted to be able to relax and have fun. And he was a star for me running with the drill team. He learned the patterns/routines before I did!
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The Advice Guru
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| It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is.
It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses
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  Playing the Waiting Game
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| cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses
Or someone like me that NO mares!!! Just don't like them... and it doesn't matter what color they are. |
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Location: Texas | My grandpa would fall over dead if I showed him an Appy I just bought. lol He is very particular when it comes to color. He wants them solid brown, no white feet... a small blaze is ok but too big and he thinks you just threw your money away lol. I told him once I was looking at a paint, he left me standing there mumbling something about "that **** kid." lol He is a tad bit cranky in is old age.
For me though, I would never look at an Appy. Only because they aren't pretty at all to me. Not saying they can't be great horses, I wouldn't know. I have to at least like what my horse looks like a little bit. I can be pretty forgiving when a horse is outside of what I think looks good color wise, but Apps just aren't for me.
*ETA: It isn't the breed for me, just the looks.
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 Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I prefer not to deal with apps either. I've been around enough to know that they just don't fit with me. You may have the greatest one alive, but I've already decided that most apps and I don't mesh......so, I'd have passed on her too. It has nothing to do with you or your mare. It would just be my preference. |
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 Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I grew up riding appy's but I won't buy one now. They are too hard to sell, doesn't matter the reasons as we know there are good and bad ones same as QH's etc. Really it is the same with paints. You can have a World Champion running APHA producing mare and get her bought for $10k or less and unless you have closer to $50k-$100k you won't touch an AQHA World Champ producer. A solid gelding and pull the papers if they are winning big and you might get what they are worth. I'm not saying I agree that this is right, but it is the truth. |
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses
You'd think if you were that against a breed you would say so in your ad, its not like it said qh only or whatever. This isnt the first time this has happened either, I've even messaged people and told them everything except the app part, and they are interested until they ask for pedigree and pictures. Im not butt hurt she doesnt want my horse, but just because its an app doesnt mean its a rat tailed jug headed pos. |
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Location: ND | People are narrow minded.......my brother refuses to like my paint gelding because "he has spots" but yet he rides & wins on my solid appi & likes my solid paint filly. He sticks to his theory that spotted horses are broncs.....I will never begin to understand how peoples minds work. If you even look at the pedigree of most paints & appi's they're mostly all QH anyway....but you can't make people open their minds. Which is why any horse I buy with intentions of selling it will be a registered QH. I will buy & raise an appi or paint for myself, but not with the intentions of selling it as I know I'll get less for them than I would a QH. |
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The Advice Guru
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| watchpeppydoc - 2015-03-12 12:03 PM
cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses
You'd think if you were that against a breed you would say so in your ad, its not like it said qh only or whatever. This isnt the first time this has happened either, I've even messaged people and told them everything except the app part, and they are interested until they ask for pedigree and pictures. Im not butt hurt she doesnt want my horse, but just because its an app doesnt mean its a rat tailed jug headed pos.
Who cares what is in the ad, you showed her what you had, she passed. Wanted ads help people weed through all the potentials and find their dream horse without searching all over the Internet
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:14 AM watchpeppydoc - 2015-03-12 12:03 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses You'd think if you were that against a breed you would say so in your ad, its not like it said qh only or whatever. This isnt the first time this has happened either, I've even messaged people and told them everything except the app part, and they are interested until they ask for pedigree and pictures. Im not butt hurt she doesnt want my horse, but just because its an app doesnt mean its a rat tailed jug headed pos. Who cares what is in the ad, you showed her what you had, she passed. Wanted ads help people weed through all the potentials and find their dream horse without searching all over the Internet
I am looking for a barrel prospect, lightly started ages 3-4, no sorrels and no geldings. $4000 max.
me me me , I have a 8 yr old ranched on gelding that is the prettiest color of sorrel you have ever seen. $8500
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-12 12:19 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:14 AM watchpeppydoc - 2015-03-12 12:03 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses You'd think if you were that against a breed you would say so in your ad, its not like it said qh only or whatever. This isnt the first time this has happened either, I've even messaged people and told them everything except the app part, and they are interested until they ask for pedigree and pictures. Im not butt hurt she doesnt want my horse, but just because its an app doesnt mean its a rat tailed jug headed pos. Who cares what is in the ad, you showed her what you had, she passed. Wanted ads help people weed through all the potentials and find their dream horse without searching all over the Internet
I am looking for a barrel prospect, lightly started ages 3-4, no sorrels and no geldings. $4000 max.
me me me, I have a 8 yr old ranched on gelding that is the prettiest color of sorrel you have ever seen. $8500
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Banjo and Baby
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Location: South of Canada and North of Mexico | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-03-12 12:19 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:14 AM watchpeppydoc - 2015-03-12 12:03 PM cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 11:50 AM It is the individuals prerogative, if she doesn't want an appy, you can't force her to buy her horse, don't know what the problem is. It is the same as someone saying no quarter horses You'd think if you were that against a breed you would say so in your ad, its not like it said qh only or whatever. This isnt the first time this has happened either, I've even messaged people and told them everything except the app part, and they are interested until they ask for pedigree and pictures. Im not butt hurt she doesnt want my horse, but just because its an app doesnt mean its a rat tailed jug headed pos. Who cares what is in the ad, you showed her what you had, she passed. Wanted ads help people weed through all the potentials and find their dream horse without searching all over the Internet
I am looking for a barrel prospect, lightly started ages 3-4, no sorrels and no geldings. $4000 max.
me me me, I have a 8 yr old ranched on gelding that is the prettiest color of sorrel you have ever seen. $8500
LOL Isnt that the truth!!! |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | Apps are harder to resell. I would defintely pass on one with any color, just personal preference. The ones that make it as true 1D/rodeo horses are few and far between, I like my odds (and resell value) better with a QH. It would be a dealbreaker for me. |
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 Unknown Drip
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | We all have our prejudices! My sister LOVES paints and I personally don't think I would ever be caught on one!
But I do one day want an appy...with a blanket! I have no idea what draws me to a blanket appy...I just think they look cool. That being said I haven't ever seen a top 1D appy....yet :) |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | I can sure understand why folks develop preferences...and it's their perrogative for sure. Heck...I only buy geldings...not that I don't think there are some fantastic awesome mares...I just prefer geldings. So...to each their own.
But...Thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my "ugly" Appy gelding....just because. 
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Elite Veteran
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| I learned the phrase "The spots don't make em stupid"
I beg to differ. I will never own another appaloosa anything, because I know my gelding didn't get his rank attitude from the paint side.
I've never rode an appaloosa that didn't have a loose screw. It could be a world champion and I won't look twice at it. Sorry, just my opinion. |
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| I wouldn't buy anything but a Quarter Horse. They fit my uses the. I feel like everyone is allowed to have a opinion and no use trying to change it. Sounds like maybe getting a little defensive over someone else's prerogative not to be interested in a horse cause of the breed. |
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Location: Kentucky | FlyingHigh1454 - 2015-03-12 2:26 PM I learned the phrase "The spots don't make em stupid" I beg to differ. I will never own another appaloosa anything, because I know my gelding didn't get his rank attitude from the paint side. I've never rode an appaloosa that didn't have a loose screw. It could be a world champion and I won't look twice at it. Sorry, just my opinion.
How do you know that? Just curious. |
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| Because his dam was a decent mannered, papered paint, a Judy's Lineage lined mare. I don't know his sire, but he didn't get it from his bottom side. |
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