Stable Spotlight - Appaloosas
By Michelle Peck Williams

Welcome to Stable Spotlights, where we feature one special horse from a variety of IPABRA stables around the country. This month's breed is Appaloosas, and it looks like IPABRA members have some really good ones.

Our first horse is Kiwi, a 1976 bay blanket Appaloosa stallion sired by High Treason and out of Babydoll. Kiwi is a top live and photo shower. He has been an IPABRA Top Ten OF Appaloosa for the past three years and is a multi-champion in photo shows. His pedigree traces to greats such as *Alconbury Hill, Comeflywithme, and Little Navajo Joe. Kiwi is the sire of several champions including Cranberry Frostfire, LJ Zoot Suit Riot, Peach Sparkler, Shesa Dream, and the IPABRA 1998 #1 CM Appaloosa NTS Raspberry Flame! He is available for free for foals born in 1979+.
-Chris Wallbruch, 120 Fountainview Lane #3A, Lombard, IL 60148

Wildwing Model Horse Stables' premier Appaloosa show mare is Joe's Genieve, an OF SR Breezing Dixie. So far her show record includes Reserve Champion Overall Other Performance live and Champion Overall Gender photo, and she consistently places at both live and photo shows. She only has one foal so far and is open 1984-1996, 1998.
-Suzanne McAllister, 39491 Balboa Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Our next spotlight is on Starlight (*Hallam's Mr. Moody x The Starmaker), a 1988 dark bay blanket Appaloosa mare bred at Double Hart Ranch. She is a champion shower and traces to Double Sir II. Her paternal grandsire is an Australian Stock Horse. Starlight is open 1992, 1993, and 1995+ for 15c.
-Diane Peter, 730 Bond, Collinsville, IL 62234

Tristan (Dreamfinder -r x Skip To Invest) is a 1987 wildly patterned chestnut blanket stallion. He is a Breyer "Rocky" CM by Carol Howard and Amber Berdie. His sire was the first yearling to be named Grand Champion Stallion at the Appaloosa Nationals, went on to sire National and World Champions every breeding season and is the all-time leading sire of halter point earners and class winners. Tristan's dam (owned by Cindi Nakagawa) is the producer of numerous halter and performance champions and is the daughter of Skip Go Grand -r, a National Champion and Bronze Medallion. Tristan has only been lightly shown, but his pedigree promises stock horse versatility! He stands for 20c.
-Amber Berdie, 3717 Garfield Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55409

Bonnie Blue Diamond (Royal Diamond x Crystal Brook September Raindrops) is a 1992 blue roan leopard Appaloosa mare. She is a Breyer Stock Horse Mare CM by Kathleen Maestas, owned by Night Breeze Stables and Sheena Etzweiler and bred by Double Diamond Stable and Crystal Brook Farms. Bonnie does well in English and Western, although she draws more attention when she wears her flashy Western tack! Bonnie has won live show championships, and because of this, she got herself into the local newspaper! She has also won photo show championships and placed well at racemeets. Her fee is 10c.
-Sheena Etzweiler, 3020 Powells Valley Road, Halifax, PA 17032

Laura Prettyman's Golden Nicholas Farm features Bandit's Commitment (Bandit's Sonny Fox x Ima Dixie Dandy). She is a 1992 brown no spot blanket mare. She traces to Mighty Bright and has placed in race events. Her fee is free if "Bandit" or "Commitment" is featured in the foal's name.
-Laura Prettyman, 1770 CO Rd 123 SW, Brainerd, MN 56401

Chipnotized is a 1988 black semi-leopard mare and is a Breyer Lady Phase CM by Laurie Jo Jensen. She is a photo show multi Grand Champion and live show multi-champion in both halter and performance. She won a Top Ten in arena trail at the 1998 NAN. Her sire, Zip's Chocolate Chip -r, was an AQHA World Champion Jr. Western Pleasure Horse, is a World Champion Sire, and ranks among the leading sires of Longe Line, Western and English horses. Her dam, ZI Steelblue Fly, is one of the legends of IPABRA, holds both ROMs and LOMs and was the first IPABRA Silver Medallion Dam! Chipnotized is the dam of the halter champion filly Wapiti's Chocolate Chip and the multi-champion gelding Truckin Kinda Chip. She is available for foals after 1991 and photo approval is required.
-Cindi Nakagawa, 8523 Shawnee Avenue, Fair Okas, CA 95628

Heather Mays' favorite Appaloosa is Absolute Proof (Hard Core Crazy x Skip the Sequel), a 1991 grey grulla snowflake mare She is the Nandell/Williams Power Steering resin painted by Cindy Dalton and Laurie Jo Jensen. She was bred by Indigo Creek Stables and carries lines to Simcoe's Firedancer, Simcoe's Koosah, Storm Cloud F, Red Eagle, Go Man Go, Poco Bueno, and Impressive. She is the dam of the multi-champion gelding WBP Hustler Blues, and has proven herself tough to beat in cutting, roping, and speed games.
-Heather Mays, 921 A Hoffmaster Road, Knoxville, MD 21758

Our next horse is Kountry Zip (Rock the Casbah x Jet Wind -TB by Pewter Bowl), a 1985 brown blanket stallion. He is a live show winner in both halter and performance. Kountry Zip is the sire of Kalifornian Zip who is LS placed in halter, trail, working western, western pleasure, and stock breed huntseat.
-Johanna Dolch, 435 Wilshire Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302

Thunder Valley Farm features Miss Nadilia Thunder (Logan's Run x Miss Royal Gambit), who is a 1990 dark bay Appaloosa mare and a Breyer OF Breezin Dixie (with BOTH the tri-eyes and hand painted hooves!) She is a multi-live and photo show champion and has been winning championships in the show ring since 1987 in both halter and performance! She is model bred from Va Lu Rokka Stables tracing to Rocking Chair Revel and Royal Diamond. She is the dam of 3 foals including live show Reserve Champion Aristocrat (1995 Jamboree). She is available for 30c and a LSASE, and photo approval of all foals is required.
-Cynthia Forsythe, 17517 Cerise Avenue, Torrance, CA 90504-3407

That's it for those gorgeous Appaloosas! In the next issue, we will feature Part-Arabs. You can send your horse's information (limit one per stable) to Michelle Peck Willians, 1232 Speculator Court, Lexington, KY 40514 or via e-mail (preferred) to mpwill@gte.net Thanks and keep those submissions coming!

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