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Walkaloosa Horses
The Walkaloosa Breed
There are a lot of things that you can say about the Walkaloosa horse.
However, the first thing that you are going to notice is, of course,
its very smooth gait. Pretty much, you could say that they are a gaited
horse that actually has an appaloosa pattern on it. This kind of horse
has said to be in a lot of documented history for almost thousands of
years. However, it was not until 1938 that the animals were brought
together to form a registry. This is now known as the Appaloosa Horse
Club. The Walkaloosas are horses that are thrown into the mix as well.
In order for your horse to be labeled as a Walkaloosa, it has to meet
these three criteria. If it misses out on just one of these criteria,
then the horse is not considered to be one of the Walkaloosa
horses.
The first criteria that has to be met is the fact the progeny of a
registered Walkaloosa stallion and a mare have to make up the horse.
Also, the horse has to show the appaloosas coloring on it, as well as
demonstrate its intermediate gait, not including the trot. Next, it
also has to be the product of verifiable appaloosa and gaited horse
blood. Although these may not make sense to a lot of people, the fact
remains that these are the things that have to be met. These horses are
allowed to be between 13 and 16 hands high. It is pretty important to
note, however, that most of the horses that fit into this category
of
horses actually stand about 15 hands high.
Overall, it is pretty easy to see that this is a horse that you can
grow to love. It is not most peoples' favorite horse, but that is
because a lot of people do not know about it. However, as soon as
people start paying more attention to this animal, it is easy to fall
in love with. They are also pretty easy to train, meaning that getting
them ready for shows should not be that hard. People spend a lot of
time with other horses, having to go over the same tricks over and over
again. That is not something that is going to have to happen when you
get one of these Walkaloosa horses.
It is also important to note that people from all over want these
horses after they learn more about them. Although they seem to be more
popular in places like the United States, other people from around the
world have started to take notice of these amazing horses. Trying to
locate one of these horses could be a different story. They are not
that easy to come by, and when you do find one, you may notice that it
is out of your price range. Some people feel that this horse is not
worth the money when you compare it to other horses in its price range.
Others say that it is a matter of taste. However, most people are going
to pick this horse over other ones based on their patterning. A lot of
people like the patterns on the Walkaloosas, and that is what makes
them stand out to most people .