[BuddyPalAmiga]

And how do you know if your horse is one?

We have a registered Quarter Horse filly that is so NOT built like our other QHs. After reading some stuff about appendix, I wondered if she might be in that line? I don't quite understand all the breeding stuff, but I had to wonder. She is a coming 3 year old about 14 hh and about 800 lbs. We got her and her sister as long yearlings last year. We sold her sister as she was a KICKER so I really don't have anything to compare her to, but they were the same size and weight when we got them. Missy is more slender, but well put together, just smaller than my others. I'll put up a few pix and maybe you guys can give me a better idea about her Thank you. This is her on the left, the one getting the shot is my QH yearling

[countryacres]

Appendix QHs are usually tall and narrow. They are registered QH with TB blood in them. I am not sure how much TB blood or even if there is a certain % .

[BuckinAround]

Hi. We have a registered Appendix. She is 7 years old. TB mother and QH sire. Both registered in their own breed. Usually bred for racing although our mare has never been raced.

Here is a pic of our mare.........She looks very much TB, is very muscular like a QH, high withers and our mare is of a taller, larger size compared to a full QH. Our mare here is also not in shape at this time, so imagine what they can look like.



PS....your mare does look as if she is Appendix. Such beautiful animals.

[Chester]

Originally Posted by BuddyPalAmiga

May I just offer a suggestion or 2 from what I see in this pic?

The t posts are far safer to horses if they have caps on top. You could get them at the same place that the posts and wire came from. I have seen injuries from where horses have come down onto T posts and they are not pretty.

I see there is a needling happening. It is safer if the horse handler is on the same side as the person working with it, eg farrier or person sticking needle in, as if the horse reacts you can turn the horse away from the person.

As I see the horse is trying to walk forward perhaps next time apply a skin twitch. Just grab a chunk of skin and twist it tightly. It will not harm the horse at all.

If you feel my unasked for advice is out of line please feel free to ignore it.

[accphotography]

Too small to be 50%+ Thoroughbred.

What do her papers say? If she is appendix it says that. If you give us her registered name we can find out.

ACC

[BuddyPalAmiga]

Originally Posted by chester

May I just offer a suggestion or 2 from what I see in this pic?

The t posts are far safer to horses if they have caps on top. You could get them at the same place that the posts and wire came from. I have seen injuries from where horses have come down onto T posts and they are not pretty.

I see there is a needling happening. It is safer if the horse handler is on the same side as the person working with it, eg farrier or person sticking needle in, as if the horse reacts you can turn the horse away from the person.

As I see the horse is trying to walk forward perhaps next time apply a skin twitch. Just grab a chunk of skin and twist it tightly. It will not harm the horse at all.

If you feel my unasked for advice is out of line please feel free to ignore it.

Ches,
I figured I'd get some comments out of that pic It looks like alot of activity but really not The wind was blowing and all the other horses were trying to 'help' I was standing on the opposite side during the 'needling' because it was too crowded the other way. My daughter and I have this down to a science now. BTW, she had just done the skin twitch too
We had one of those nasty injuries you talked about so I spent the big money to buy and put Caps on the tposts. The horses love to pull them off and play with them and toss them around in the field

I appreciated you taking the time to critique my pic and I certainly didn't take offense - like I said - I almost expected it from someone. I was just one of the few good pictures I have of Missy Thank you!!

[BuddyPalAmiga]

Originally Posted by accphotography

Too small to be 50%+ Thoroughbred.

What do her papers say? If she is appendix it says that. If you give us her registered name we can find out.

ACC

ACC - her reg name is Saras Suddenly Dry. I have her on allbreedpedigree and when I was looking, I see some of her ancestors like Doc Bar are 14.2 so that is where the height (or lack thereof) comes from. Now to find out where the slender comes from But what she lacks in bulk, she makes up for in personality

[morablogan]

http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/saras+suddenly+dry no appendix quarter horse here.

[Cool Time 84]

Originally Posted by BuddyPalAmiga

ACC - her reg name is Saras Suddenly Dry. I have her on allbreedpedigree and when I was looking, I see some of her ancestors like Doc Bar are 14.2 so that is where the height (or lack thereof) comes from. Now to find out where the slender comes from But what she lacks in bulk, she makes up for in personality

Height has nothing to do with appendix blood either way you look at it really...

We have 2 Appendix QH's a neither are really tall... One mare at 2 isnt even 13hh and the other at age 7 is barely 15hh

here are pictures and their bloodlines... also an appendix registered horse will have an X in front of their registration # and unless AQHA has changed recently the appendix papered horses receive papers that are yellow instead of white.


http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/watch+sweet+di


http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/sas+driftwoods+dream


Also here is a picture of one of our other mares who is actually appendix bred, however received full papers due to the majority of her appendix ancestors having received their Register Of Merit awards also known as ROM awards. she is a mere 15hh as well, although her babies have proved to through on the Thoroughbreds height of 16hh +


http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/sonnys+vegasshowgirl

once an appendix QH has received a ROM award they are allowed to received FULL QH papers and then when they are bred to full QH stallions (either than have been Appendix and ROM'd or are full QH within so many generations) their foals will receive full QH papers and will not carry an X in front of their #.

[JBandRio]

Height really has nothing to do with the viability of being Appendix (which is 50% TB blood).

Since chester already brought up the safety issues, I'll just add a few more - I hope you don't mind I would not have had a loose horse there to "help" when giving shots, no matter how well behaved each might be. I too am greatly concerned about the very exposed t-posts, especially when in such close proximity to 1) a horse being given a shot, and 2) another horse "helping" - horses are too unpredictable to have that situation in a safe place, much less right next to an exposed t-post. It would take one "Hey, let's PLAY!" move from the loose horse to get one of them light on the front end and coming down on that t-post. I know it's a personal choice to use t-posts, but I strongly urge anyone who has to use them to put caps AND sleeves on. Caps are fine and good to prevent impalement injuries, but given that a horse still has 4' of exposed, sharp edges to slide into, a lot can happen - personal experience with a severed tendon.