Grade or Registered

Western*Cowgurl · 02-27-2005, 07:03 PM

i have a APHA reg filly,shes BS,<----- thats her on the pic as a 2 yo lol
but its not the papers that makes a good horses!

lol

dakota's_sable · 02-27-2005, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Western*Cowgurl

but its not the papers that makes a good horses!

lol

I agree with you totally on that one.

Apryle & Rayne · 02-27-2005, 07:45 PM

Totally agree w/ western*Cowgurl! lol. I bought my mare from her parents lol

*Psylocke* · 02-27-2005, 09:36 PM

Nopers! but I like to be able to show in the registry's shows myself, so as I said before, has to be reg'd (mine is)....also for breeding! But that is NOT sayin a reg'd horse is always better than an unreg'd one, goes back and forth for sure!!!

Psy

horse_luvr83 · 02-27-2005, 09:42 PM

i wouldn't mind having a registered horse with awesome blood lines, BUT, can't afford them, so i will stick to all 4 of my grade horses. they are all special in their own way!!

Sandra-A1 · 02-27-2005, 10:03 PM

horse luvr83, you would be surprised at how affordable a registered horse can be!

Just take your time keep looking...the right one will turn up.
I bought my first registered horse on the "so much down and so much a month" plan, waaaaaay back when paying a thousand dollars or more was an unheard of amount among my horse owning friends. They thought I was crazy when they heard what I was paying for the gelding I was buying!
Well, those that didn't think I was crazy thought that I was trying to become, or turning into, a ritzy, registered horse snob.
The gelding turned into a super show horse. I never regretted the purchase and in all honestly that registered horse opened a whole new aspect of the horse world to me! I met and talked to people I had only read about, learned and experienced so much more than I would have if I had not bought my first registered horse.
So don't think that you can't afford one and take it from this old woman...when it comes to horses...never say never!!!

Dancinglite · 02-28-2005, 03:48 AM

I was not going to say anything but I would like to point out two things the original poster missed.

Being registered does not equate to being purebred. Second since under the WBFSH you cannot be registered in more than 1 registry ( there are certain exceptions but not if the registry is a member of the WBFSH) the correct terminoligy is registered and approved.

In my case he is not purebred ( hannovarian/anglo-arab) but he is "registered" Canadian Sport Horse ( birth registry) but he is "approved" AWS.

SweetIron · 02-28-2005, 12:40 PM

Emily is not registered. By her appearances, I pegged her as a paint of QH type. Especially with her massive butt.

sonnysstar · 02-28-2005, 01:10 PM

i have an ApHC registered appy... but i have no problem owning a grade horse... For me it depends on the horse, not it's papers or lineage

SunBun · 02-28-2005, 01:15 PM

Red is a grade QH with some other type of breed in him--i've heard some people say Hanoverian??

Sunny is double registered Pinto Arabian

Linus is AQHA reg. ZPB lines!! Triple Chick, too whoo hooo lol

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02-27-2005, 09:36 PM	#44
Psylocke Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I.....AM....CANADIAN! Posts: 5,123 Images: 68 Blog Entries: 32	Nopers! but I like to be able to show in the registry's shows myself, so as I said before, has to be reg'd (mine is)....also for breeding! But that is NOT sayin a reg'd horse is always better than an unreg'd one, goes back and forth for sure!!! Psy __________________ You just have to consider the possibility that everyone else may be wrong -- Sean Penn

02-27-2005, 09:42 PM	#45
horse_luvr83 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntsville,Tx Posts: 4,813 Images: 218	i wouldn't mind having a registered horse with awesome blood lines, BUT, can't afford them, so i will stick to all 4 of my grade horses. they are all special in their own way!! __________________ "If my horse doesn't like you, what makes you think i will?" My video http://media.putfile.com/Toby_Crook

02-27-2005, 10:03 PM	#46
Sandra-A1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,513 Images: 234	horse luvr83, you would be surprised at how affordable a registered horse can be! Just take your time keep looking...the right one will turn up. I bought my first registered horse on the "so much down and so much a month" plan, waaaaaay back when paying a thousand dollars or more was an unheard of amount among my horse owning friends. They thought I was crazy when they heard what I was paying for the gelding I was buying! Well, those that didn't think I was crazy thought that I was trying to become, or turning into, a ritzy, registered horse snob. The gelding turned into a super show horse. I never regretted the purchase and in all honestly that registered horse opened a whole new aspect of the horse world to me! I met and talked to people I had only read about, learned and experienced so much more than I would have if I had not bought my first registered horse. So don't think that you can't afford one and take it from this old woman...when it comes to horses...never say never!!! __________________ "It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." ~Dumbledore

02-28-2005, 12:40 PM	#48
SweetIron Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ARCADE, NY Posts: 1,965 Images: 143	Emily is not registered. By her appearances, I pegged her as a paint of QH type. Especially with her massive butt. __________________ -Jen- and.. Cuesta 1999 solid APHA.. gotta register her.. a DocBar granddaughter.. Emma 1999 Tovero mare; as misunderstood as me..

02-27-2005, 07:03 PM	#41
Western*Cowgurl Full Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 250	i have a APHA reg filly,shes BS,<----- thats her on the pic as a 2 yo lol but its not the papers that makes a good horses! lol

02-27-2005, 07:45 PM	#43
Apryle & Rayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Ontario Posts: 902 Images: 96	Totally agree w/ western*Cowgurl! lol. I bought my mare from her parents lol

02-28-2005, 03:48 AM	#47
Dancinglite Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,972 Blog Entries: 13	I was not going to say anything but I would like to point out two things the original poster missed. Being registered does not equate to being purebred. Second since under the WBFSH you cannot be registered in more than 1 registry ( there are certain exceptions but not if the registry is a member of the WBFSH) the correct terminoligy is registered and approved. In my case he is not purebred ( hannovarian/anglo-arab) but he is "registered" Canadian Sport Horse ( birth registry) but he is "approved" AWS.

02-28-2005, 01:10 PM	#49
sonnysstar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 907 Images: 88	i have an ApHC registered appy... but i have no problem owning a grade horse... For me it depends on the horse, not it's papers or lineage __________________ Sonnys Star 1995 Appaloosa Mare

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