To continue receiving the Appaloosa Journal uninterrupted, be sure to renew your ApHC membership by December 8th.
To be eligible for our prize drawing for all renewing members, the deadline is December 1st.

It’s a few days late, but thought we should still share this creative pumpkin carving for Halloween. In case you can’t tell, it’s a girl kissing a horse. Nothing frightening about that at all. Thanks to Dana Tallman of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, for sharing her work.

A quick note from the ApHC Performance Department — the 2009 World Show Pattern Book is now available online. Click on the home-page “show” button, then go to the World Show page.
Might be a good time to offer my/our appreciation to all the folks in the office. With World Show qualifying reports, invitations, entries and [...]

The almost-finished version of the 2009 World Sale catalog is now available on the appaloosa.com website. Click on the sale icon at the bottom of the home page and then the pdf file. The updated,final edition should be posted sometime Monday.
Don’t forget that we will again be offering the option of viewing and bidding via [...]

Word has spread quickly within and beyond the Appaloosa community that 2006 Medallion Performance Sire of the Year, The Miracle Chip, was lost in a barn fire this past Sunday. Michelle Cianflone, owner of “Tommy,” reports that three horses were rescued from the blaze, but the stallion could not be reached.
As explained on the Tumalo [...]

The 62nd National Appaloosa Show is underway. This scene is of exhibitors heading back to the barns after Non-Pro Most Colorful class. We can’t help mentioning that the temp reached 100 today, just one degree shy of the very old record. ApHC folks seem to be coping fairly well. Hydration is the buzzword for the [...]

Directors elected or re-elected to serve on the Appaloosa Horse Club Board of Directors for 2009-2012 include:
Territory 1, Zone b – Connie Taylor, Douglas, Wyoming
Territory 2, Zone b – Frank Larrabee, Corrales, New Mexico
Territory 3, Zone b – Bill Thiel, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Territory 4, Zone b – Sharon Marshall, Lexington, Oklahoma
Territory 5, Zone a – Monty [...]

The 12th annual Apalousey Trail Ride with Dutch oven dinner is set for August 7-9. It’s held at the Pony Club grounds on George Hatley’s ranch near Deary, Idaho. The facility includes one of the prettiest, privately owned, horse-oriented campgrounds you’ll ever see. Proceeds from the ride and dinner will benefit the Appaloosa Museum & [...]