Appaloosa News Spot

Appaloosa News Spot 

Vol 11 No 61 

April 2013 

Horse of the Year 2013 

Supreme Champion Male 

Kondos Foveros 

owned by Corlia Boshoff 

Machado Appaloosa Stud 

Supreme Champion Female 

Kiowa Sahara 

owned by Ros Nightingale 

shown by Candice Nightingale 

Nightingale Appaloosa Stud 

Western Champion Male 

Hesa Cool Star (USA) 

owned by J.Smit

Hi Everyone, 

Editor’s Note 

It is so nice to see lots of new names and faces in this newsletter, it just shows how 

our talented, beautiful horses continue to win hearts ! 

I have just returned from a big family party in Sweden where I was joined by all my 

children, and a week in London. Strangely enough it was just as cold in June in the 

UK as it is here, freaky weather patterns all over. Sweden was a blissful 23' 

C.....nearer the North Pole...go figure. 

Talking of colder weather, I was distressed to hear that members still lost horses to 

the dreaded AHS up until a few weeks ago. I really hope the rest of those affected 

make a quick recovery. 

This issue has lots of show results, a delightful stud visit as well as lots of interesting 

info. 

All our Regional Representatives are introduced by means of a quick synopsis and a 

photo. We welcome them and hope they enjoy their task. 

We look forward the culmination of the endurance season...the 200 km Fauresmith 

Ride . If I finish it will be be my 30th Completion.....very scary. Look forward to seeing 

you all soon. 

Greetings, Claire 

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Contents 

2 Editor’s Note 

4 President’s Report 

5 Blanket Cover 

6 PSSM Update 

6-8 Equine Genetics & 

Potential Liability 

9-10 Farewell to Wap’s 

Pajamas 

11-16 Regional Representatives 

20-21 Conformation pull-out 

22-34 Horse of the Year 2013 

The News Spot 

The official quarterly publication of the 

Appaloosa Horse Breeders Society of 

South Africa dedicated to the promotion 

and enjoyment of the Appaloosa horse. 

Any opinions expressed in the articles, 

contributions and newsletter pages are not 

necessarily those of the Council or members 

of the AHBSSA. The editor reserve 

the right to edit any contribution. 

Please send all your news and input to 

our Editor Claire Amm at 

alpha@intekom.co.za, fax 051 9242567 

or our Sub-Editor Mercia Smith at 

mercia@xubeshonge.co.za 

Deadlines: 

35-37 Youth 

38 New Arrivals 

Nov 15th 

Feb 15th 

January issue 

April issue 

Important dates 

Appaloosa Championships 

25-27 Oct 2013 

AGM & Awards Dinner 

16 November 2013 

May 15th July issue 

Aug 15th October issue 

Any late contributions will be held over 

until the next issue. 

Don’t forget to visit our 

Website 

Go to www.ahbssa.co.za . 

Remember all the latest show 

results as well as all the advertisements 

from the latest News 

Spot will appear on this site. 

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President’s report 

Dear AHBSSA members /AHBSSA lede 

The secretariat is proving to be less productive than we 

anticipated and getting things done promptly and efficiently 

is quite a challenge and we are still relying on 

our faithful work horse, Alet. Hopefully we will be able 

to sort this out in the near future. We are also finding 

that a large percentage of members are not paying their 

accounts on time and this puts a further burden on the 

society 

PSSM is an ongoing matter and the more we look into it the more complex it 

becomes. Fortunately it does not seem to be affecting positive horses in a severe 

manner in South Africa and I am unaware of any positive horses that have 

shown any physical symptoms of the disorder. It also appears to be wide 

spread in a number of breeds throughout the world. We will continue to investigate 

the effects on our breeding herd and will endeavour to deal with it in a 

responsible rather than a reactive manner. 

This season has been one of the worst for African Horse Sickness and we have 

lost many valuable horses young and old to this disease. My condolences go 

out to all of you that have been affected by AHS, hopefully we have learnt 

more about this and can put better control measures in place to prevent it going 

forward. 

I attended the Horse of the Year Show and was pleased to see a lot of new 

faces as well as the familiar ones. The standard of our Appaloosas is improving 

all the time and it was good to see an Appaloosa presence in the main arena on 

Sunday. 

Selling horses is very challenging at the moment as demand and pricing has 

dropped dramatically. Perhaps we should look at pooling our resources and 

holding an annual Appaloosa Blanket sale or a dedicated Cover website for selling Appaloosas. 

Regards. 

Craig Vacy-Lyle 

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News of and from Members. 

The first quarter of 2013 has seen a number of tragic events. One of our Regional Representatives, 

Gaylen Bettiol, sadly lost her husband Leon after a long struggle (he) 

bravely fought against cancer. Our thoughts are with Gaylen and her family. 

Many of our members, from different parts of South Africa, lost horses to African 

Horse Sickness which seems to have been even more virulent in 2013. Some of our 

most promising horses succumbed to this terrible disease. 

The postal strike in Gauteng has meant that many of us are still waiting for post from 

this Region, and although it is now over, it is still frustrating and annoying to be waiting 

for mail. 

On a more cheerful note: 

We are delighted to welcome more new members, 

As breeders we welcome: 

David Reed from Derdepoort, Pretoria 

Tylucas Equine Stud from Rustenburg 

We welcome back as breeders HP and Karen Roos and Mandy Clark, former Breeder 

members. 

As non breeders we welcome: 

Lyn King 

Blanche Nel 

Annie Austin 

Ilanzi Zietman 

Elfreda Alberts 

Nina da Silva, a junior member 

(Anyone I missed out, having joined between January 1 and April 1, I apologise and 

will endeavour to correct errors in the next edition of News Spot). 

We have welcomed Melanie Walker as our new Secretary at the Secretariat (at Stud 

Book). Melanie is there to help with any questions you may have. It is a real bonus to 

have someone available to help us during office hours. Our thanks go to Liezel who 

served us so well during the second part of 2012, as our first Secretariat secretary. 

With the council members being entirely volunteers we were unable to give this kind of 

service but we continue to help members and to act in the best interests of the society. 

As you will read elsewhere the first quarter Shows have been quite well attended and 

have been much enjoyed by the participants. Well done to all who show and take great 

care to ensure that their horses are turned out looking their very best. The Show Committee 

is already planning the Shows which take place later this year. Check out the 

AHBSSA web-site for dates of Shows. (www.studbook.co.za/Society/Appaloosa) 

Regional representatives are an important conduit for suggestions to your Council, and 

also are in place to help you the members in any way they can. The contact details are 

given elsewhere in this News Spot. 

Let us hope that the rest of 2013 is a better year for us all 

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Blanket Cover April 2013

PSSM Update 

It has come to our attention that we have some PSSM positive horses within our breeding 

herd. We have been testing suspected lines since last year and have had a number of 

positive results. This is a genetically transmitted disorder which is not desirable in our 

breed so we suggest that breeders acquaint them selves with the effects and consequences 

prior to the next breeding season. 

Council have formulated a set of rules to assist to control the spreading of the disease 

with an aim to eventually eliminate it from our lines. We are continuing to do testing and 

research into PSSM and a plan of action will need to be approved by our members at the 

next AGM. 

DNA testing for PSSM is being run by our Vice President Don Cropper and members 

are welcome to contact him or myself if they require any information regarding the testing. 

We want to assure our members that we will continue to investigate the effects of PSSM 

on our herd and are working towards a solution to this problem which is common to Appaloosas 

and other breeds around the world. 

Yours Sincerely. 

Craig Vacy-Lyle 

President. 

AHBSSA. 

Equine Genetics and Potential Liability 

By Rachel Kosmal McCart 

There has recently been a concern expressed 

by people worried about purchasing 

genetically defective horses. 

What are the liabilities for someone 

selling an untested horse, or lying about 

a positive test? AND is it legal for a 

potential buyer to pull hair to get it tested? 

What an interesting and timely question! 

Here’s my analysis. 

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Equine Genetics and Potential Liability ( continued) 

Disclosure of Genetically Linked Conditions 

Just as with other types of equine health issues, if a horse seller has information 

that might be material to the buyer’s purchase decision, the horse seller is legally obligated 

to disclose this information to the buyer. But with genetically linked conditions 

and traits, the to-disclose-or-not-to-disclose questions can be tricky. Here are some 

common factual scenarios. 

1) The sale horse has tested positive for a genetically linked condition that could 

affect the horse’s health, such as HYPP or HERDA. 

a. Does the seller know about the positive test? 

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to disclose. 

No? Move on to question 1(b) 

b. Does the seller have any reason to know about the positive test, such as the fact the 

test results are stamped on the horse’s papers, or that the now-seller had access to the 

horse’s vet records containing the positive test results? 

 

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to disclose. 

No? Only if the seller truly has no reason at all to know about the positive test would 

the seller avoid liability for failing to disclose the positive test. Example: When the 

now-seller purchased the horse, the horse’s previous owner did not disclose the positive 

test results, and nothing since the purchase has put the now-seller on notice of the 

positive test results. 

2) The sale horse carries a genetically linked problem, such as OLWS, that won’t 

affect the sale horse’s health, but could affect the health of its offspring. 

a. Is the sale horse a gelding or spayed mare? 

Yes? The seller has no obligation to disclose, because the genetically linked problem 

will not affect the sale horse’s health, and it’s impossible for the sale horse to pass 

on the genetically linked problem to its offspring. Therefore, the genetically linked 

problem should have no effect on the sale horse’s market value. 

No? See questions 1(a) and 1(b) above. Note that even if the prospective buyer has 

no plans to breed the sale horse, the seller still has an obligation to disclose the sale 

horse’s carrier status, because this could have a material impact on the horse’s market 

value at the time of sale 

3) The sale horse hasn’t been tested for any genetically linked conditions, but the 

sale horse has exhibited symptoms that might indicate the sale horse has a genetically 

linked condition, such as severe skin issues typical of HERDA. 

a. Does the seller know about the symptoms? 

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to disclose the symptoms to the buyer. The 

burden then shifts to the buyer to determine whether the symptoms (and any genetic 

condition they might indicate) are important to the buyer’s purchase decision. 

No? Move on to question 3(b). 

b. Does the seller have any reason to know about the symptoms? Examples: The 

now-seller has copies of vet records describing the symptoms, or the seller’s current 

trainer knows about the symptoms.

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to disclose the symptoms to the buyer, even 

if the seller has no actual knowledge of the symptoms. 

No. Only if the seller truly has no reason at all to know about the symptoms would the 

seller avoid liability for failing to disclose the symptoms. Example: The horse exhibited 

the symptoms prior to the now-seller’s purchase, the symptoms were never disclosed 

to the now-seller by the previous owner, and the horse has not exhibited any 

symptoms during the time the now-seller has owned the horse. 

4) The horse buyer is clearly under the impression that the sale horse carries a desirable 

genetic trait, such as being homozygous for a certain color gene, but the horse isn’t 

actually a carrier. 

a. Does the seller know the horse isn’t a carrier? 

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to correct the buyer’s false impression. 

No? Move on to question 4(b). 

b. Does the seller have reason to know the horse isn’t a carrier? 

Yes? The seller has a clear obligation to correct the buyer’s impression if the seller 

knows it is probably (or certainly) false. Example: The buyer thinks the sale horse is 

homozygous for the black gene. However, the seller is aware that the sale horse has 

produced chestnut offspring. 

No? Only if the seller truly has no reason at all to know that the buyer’s impression is 

false would the seller avoid liability for failing to correct the buyer’s false impression. 

Advertising a Horse’s Genetic Status 

A horse seller must be truthful in advertising a sale horse, and must have a reasonable 

factual basis for making any claims about a horse’s attributes. These duties 

extend to advertising a horse’s genetic status. Here are common factual scenarios likely 

to lead to horse seller liability: 

 

Seller advertises sale horse as “homozygous” for a particular genetic trait. Horse 

turns out to be heterozygous for the trait (or not carry it at all). 

 

Equine Genetics and Potential Liability ( continued) 

Seller advertises sale horse as not carrying a particular gene. Horse does in fact 

carry the particular gene. 

 

Horse breeder advertises horse as being the product of Stallion A and Mare 

B. Buyer purchases horse and sends in registration application with DNA sample. 

Registry refuses to register horse because DNA tests show horse is the 

product of Mare B, but not Stallion A. 

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Farewell to Wap’s Pajamas 

Farewell to our lovely PJ 

Wap’s Pajamas 

When I first started 

breeding Appaloosas in 

1974, I sent a letter to 

the American Appaloosa 

News telling my story 

and I ended up pen 

friends with two girls. I 

have visited them three 

times since and Donna 

actually sent her daughter 

to make a video of the 

two horses I was interested 

in importing in 1999. 

Mid winter in a freezing 

Pennsylvania , it had 

been snowing outside so 

Wap's Pajamas and the 

filly Kaleidoquilt were 

chased up and down for 

me in the passage between the stables ! 

It was love at first sight, and the two youngsters arrived mid summer in SA sporting 

their woolly winter coats. For the next 12 years, PJ was to give us the most amazing 

foals, gentle, big, perfect conformation and solid bone. Most had his lovely small head, 

a generous graceful neck and lots of colour. 

Alpha Wap’s Abilene 

Alpha Wap’s Alabama 

He fulfilled all our expectations of him and so much more. 

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Farewell to Wap’s Pajamas ( continued) 

In February I checked all the horses one 

Saturday morning and he was 

standing cheerfully munching his food. He 

looked a little tucked up but I put it down to 

some chasing up and down the fence I had 

seen. 

Some hours later as my groom was about to 

leave, he called me to look at PJ who he said 

was ' lame'. He was staggering and I called 

the vet at once. Palpating his colon on one 

side he plunged forward and never got up 

again ! 

Alpha Wap’s Rollercoaster 

Alpha Wap’s Uptown Girl 

We treated him for impaction colic but nothing 

helped. He had no fever, continued to eat and 

drink well, but could not get up. He got weaker 

and weaker and we finally decided to put him 

down three days later. It broke my heart. 

He tested positive for West Nile Fever and I was 

very puzzled. He had shown non of the symptoms 

of trembling and fever described on the Internet. 

The only thing that was out of the ordinary, was 

that when we did the CEM tests in November he 

was very touchy. I thought he had just had an 

insect bite in that area. 

PJ won Supreme Champion Stallion 

at the Horse of the Year Show, an 

award won by his son Alpha Wap's 

Alabama a few years earlier. He was 

a super riding horse, very calm and 

gentle, a characteristic shared by 

many of his offspring. We are currently 

riding five of his youngsters in 

endurance as well as one of the 

daughters of his sister Kaleidoquilt. 

Luckily we have kept 20 of his lovely 

daughters, and four sons that will be 

able to continue his legacy. 

Alpha Wap’s Vibrant 

He will be sadly missed by us all at Alpha. 

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Regional Representatives 

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the past efforts to several 

of the Regional Representatives who due to various work and other constraints, can no 

longer be involved. Hentie Prinsloo, Pieter Hamman, Cobus Smit, Damian Dreyer - 

your input and help has been greatly appreciated and we hope that you will keep in 

touch and be available to share some of your knowledge with the new Reg Reps.. 

Welcome to the new AHBSSA Regional Representatives who have recently come on 

board in the various regions around South Africa and also Namibia. 

We are looking forward to lots of exciting news from them about local happenings/ 

shows/new breeders/new owners/children’s achievements/new foals/etc. Please contact 

your Regional Representative if you have an event at your stud, local show, a 

lovely photograph of your new foal……… we hope to include some of this information 

in the News Spot. 

Your Regional Representative will also let you know if there are local shows in your 

region and also if these shows could have dedicated Appaloosa classes – not always 

possible as it depends on the number of horses entered for a class. 

Our Reg Reps are available to assist members (breeders and owners) in those areas 

with general queries, updated forms, links to AHBSSA and SA Stud Book, etc. and 

will be in touch with each member during the course of the next month or so to introduce 

themselves and find out what’s happening at your stud or with your horse, help to 

enlist new members if you have sold a horse to someone, etc. 

The table and Map below shows which Regional Representative is responsible for 

which area: 

Area / Region Representative Contact No Email Address 

Limpopo Gaylen Bettiol 076 566 6400 utagacreek@gmail.com 

North West Marco Smit 083 452 4053 marcosmit@ymail.com 

Gauteng Pretoria : Natalie Marler 082 340 1419 xxx0kaz0xxx@gmail.com 

North : To be confirmed 

Central : To be Confirmed 

East Rand : Belinda Du Plessis 

West Rand : To be Confirmed 

084 500 0472 fabel@absamail.co.za 

Mpumalanga Gaylen Bettiol 076 566 6400 utagacreek@gmail.com 

+264 

Namibia Gielie Vermeulen 

081 128 3171 ceb6@mweb.com.na 

KwaZulu Natal Sally Miller 084 657 4093 brettmiller@vodamail.co.za 

Free State Gert Oosthuizen 082 510 2810 gertmoosthuizen@afgri.co.za

Regional Representatives ( continued) 

Area / Region Representative Contact No Email Address 

Northern Cape(1) 

Northern Cape (2) Marco Smit 

Eastern Cape (1) 

Eastern Cape (2) Nadine Flanegan 

Western Cape (1) Marna Smith-Stofberg 

Western Cape (2) Mandy Serdyn 

083 452 4053 marcosmit@ymail.com 

083 651 4070 metalm@mweb.co.za 

083 232 7637 marna@Appaloosastud.co.za 

082 398 5400 mandy@clubelani.co.za 

In the case of Reps not being in your exact area (ie Gauteng), please contact your 

nearest Rep – they will be happy to help or direct you to the correct contact person. 

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Gert Oosthuizen Free State 

Gert Oosthuizen was born in Bloemfontein in 1985. Gert 

started riding and working with the Appaloosa from childhood 

and developed a great love for these animals and realised 

through time the huge ability they have to perform in different 

disciplines. 

As regional representative, he is looking forward to contribute 

to the progress of the breed 

Gaylen Bettiol Mpumalanga/Limpopo 

I have been involved with horses since I 

was 14. We moved to Wakkerstroom ten 

years ago, where we began breeding Appaloosas 

and are passionate about breed 

preservation. 

Those in Limpopo and Mpumalanga must 

feel free to contact me at any time on 

0765666400 or utagacreek@gmail.com. I 

will do my utmost to help 

Belinda du Plessis East Gauteng 

Belinda du Plessis het vanaf n jong ouderdom belang 

stelling getoon in perde. Vir Belinda is die fokus die 

oorspronklike Appaloosa met die lang soepel spiere, 

korrekte bene en perd wat gemaklik oor lang afstande 

kan beweeg. 

Die temperament van die Appaloosa maak die ras ook 

ideaal vir n gesins lewe, en n perd waarmee jy maklik 

kan werk al het jy nie werkers nie of al is jy ouer. 

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Natalie Marler Pretoria 

Natalie has been riding since the age of 8 

and started competing in jumping early in 

her riding career. She also part took in 

schools league during high school years, 

competing in all disciplines. 

Introduced to the Appaloosa breed a number 

of years ago, she was impressed with 

their lovely natures and is committed to a 

good breed and preservation of the breed 

Marco Smit North West and Northern Cape 

Ek is ‘n 20 jarige Appaloosa liefhebbende vanaf 

Schweizer-Reneke wat jare terug verlief geraak 

het op hierdie ras. 

In 2009 het ek die voorreg gehad om aan die 

Appaloosa JeugWereld-Kampioenskappe te 

Jackson, Mississipi deel te neem. In 2010 het 

ons weer die skou in Jackson besoek en as 

toekouer baie geleer van die Appaloosa ras in 

die VSA. Ek het vir ‘n jaar aan “Plettenberg 

Equestrian Academy” studeer waar ek my 

SANEF module 1-4 en my “Horsemastership en 

Stud Management” kursus voltooi het.. Ek 

droom om eendag met ‘n Appaloosa op die 

hoogstevlak in dresseer en spring te kompeteer. 

Perde is my passie en ek hoop om ‘n aanwins vir die genootskap te wees. Soos hulle 

se :” It’s not a hobby, it’s a lifestyle” 

Marna Smith-Stofberg Western Cape (1) 

I have been involved with horses since the age of 

5 years old. I then became the proud owner of an 

Appaloosa colt in 1999. We are based in the 

Van der Stell pass valley near Botriver in the 

Western Cape. I pursued studies in the animal 

breeding direction with the main focus on Quantitative 

genetics and have a Masters degree - 

University of Stellenbosch and am currently 

busy completing a PhD in animal breeding with 

a combination of quantitative genetics and reproductive 

physiology lecturing part time at the 

University of Stellenbosch. I like to be personally involved with my horses and not to 

only breed, but to ride as well with personal preference to dressage


Mandy Serdyn Western Cape (2 ) 

I started riding from 7 years old and my father 

was a farrier in the horse racing industry as 

well as amateur jockey at the Club Hunt & 

Polo Club. 

I competed successfully in show-jumping and 

3 phase eventing and worked with race horse 

trainers in South Africa such as Geoff Woodruff, 

(son in law of Champion Trainer, Mr. 

Terrance Milliard), and also for Eric Sands. 

I bought several Appaloosas a few years ago 

and haven’t looked back since then. They say, 

once that spotted bug bites, there is simply no way of stopping it. 

Nadine Flanegan Eastern Cape (1) & (2) 

I am really pleased to be regional rep for the 

Eastern Cape. 

I have lived in East London my whole life and 

grew up and still live on a farm, I would really 

love to promote the Appaloosa as a breed, and 

see more children and adults riding/showing Appaloosas 

in the Eastern Cape. 

I fell in love with the Appaloosa breed when I 

bought 3 Appaloosas a few years back. Their 

gentle nature, hardiness, versatility in all equestrian 

sports and absolute uniqueness stole my 

Giele Vermeulen Namibia 

I only started breeding Appaloosa horses in 

2009. I am a part time farmer between Kalkrand 

and Maltahohe in Namibia. It is quite rocky in 

that part of Namibia and I was looking for a 

breed that is versatile and tough to cope with 

our circumstances. 

I did some research on various breeds and 

decided on the Appaloosa and never looked 

back. I have a Brangus stud, farming with exotic 

game and started with Die Rante Appaloosa 

Stud in 2010. 

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Sally Miller KwaZulu Natal 

I have been involved in riding and competing 

horses since the age of 5, primarily showing, 

eventing and show-jumping. A few years 

ago, I swopped a thoroughbred for a "pony" 

which turned out to be an Appaloosa mare, 

and the bug bit. We are fairly new to the 

Appaloosa breeding scene, importing our 

first horse in 2010, another two in 2011 and 

"the absolute last", in foal, at the end of last 

year. In April last year, we hosted the first 

KZN Appaloosa Regional Championships at 

the Karkloof Club and had an excellent turnout, 

meeting a lot of KZN Appaloosa breeders 

and their gorgeous horses, as well as being 

fortunate to have up-country entrants 

make the trip to join us. We will be hosting the show again this year, and hope the entries 

increase as we all had a lot of fun at the last show. We are based in Howick, KZN. 

Warm regards 

Ros 

AHBSSA Council 

Regional Representative Portfolio 

Our sincere apologies to Brightwater Locksmiths — a valued sponsor who was 

omitted in our acknowledgements in the previous News Spot 

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MEADOWLARK APPALOOSA STUD 

HORSES FOR SALE 

Val Cropper 082 742 6420 / meadowlark@vodamail.co.za 

Alpha Toby’s Ultra Violet 16hh few 

spot mare by Alpha Toby's Oklahoma 

(National Champion 2001) and Alpha 

Toby's Frontierland. Full sister to Alpha 

Toby's Vertigo (National Champion 

2000/2002 .Well schooled and jumping 

80cm. Dam to Sport Horse Champion 

Meadowlark Figaro 

Alpha Toby’s Ocilla , marble 

roan,14,3-15hh well schooled 

suitable for experienced rider 

Meadowlark Moonraker-6 

year old gelding 

Meadowlark Apollo 15mth old near 

leopard colt by Meadowlark Mooonraker 

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A special THANK YOU to all 

the helpers at the shows: 

Organisers, gate stewards, secretary, 

announcers, others, etc. 

Your help is invaluable and appreciated. 

Anyone else who would like to offer to 

help at the shows, please contact any of the 

showing committee members. 

UPCOMING SHOW DATES 

Spring Festival Pretoria 

Western 31Aug, English disc 1Sept 2013 

Championships Parys 25-27 Oct 2013 

SHOWS 

We would like to run our shows at the 

best level - please let us have feedback 

or suggestions if you feel we could make 

show time easier for you and your horses. 

We will try to accommodate all suggestions, 

and will address any issues at our 

following showing committee meeting 

Our committee members are as follows: 

Don 082 464 3508 (Chairman) 

Val 082 742 6420 (Convenor) 

Ros 082 598 8377 (Secretary 

Mercia 074 429 8461 

Pauline 082 670 1121 


Class Description Owner Rider/Handler 

WESTERN HALTER CLASSES 

Potential Western Breeding Stock—Colt/ Stallions over 2 years 

AUTOMATIC CHAMPION 

1&Champ Hesa Cool Star (USA) J Smit Marco Smit 

Potential Western Riding Horse In-Hand – stallions over 2 years 

1 Hesa Cool Star (USA) J Smit Marco Smit 

Tack & Turnout 

2 Teachers Command (USA) J Smit A vd Merwe 

Western Pleasure Horse Open 


Western Show Riding Horse Open 


CHAMPION WESTERN SHOW RIDING HORSE 

Champion Teachers Command (USA) J Smit A vd Merwe 

Trail Horse – Open 

1&Champ Teachers Command (USA) J Smit A vd Merwe 

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Horse of The Year 2013 (continued) 

Arrayed in Silver ( USA) 

Hesa Cool Star (USA) 

Teacher’s Command (USA) 

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ENGLISH DISCIPLINE 

Appaloosa Pony Filly/ Mares and Stallions 

1&Champ Kondos Andraki Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

2 Les Chevaux Lady Godiva Lucia Retief Owner 

3 Les Chevaux Dawn Isabella Venter Owner 

Appaloosa Sport horse Colt/Stallions 

1&Champ Meadowlark Figaro M Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

2 Africa's Wap Rika Van Vuuren Jaqui VD Schyff 

3 Kondos Ayamemnon Rika Van Vuuren Anneri Henning 

Appaloosa Sport horse Mares 

1&Champ Top Spot Cinderella Andries Fourie A Fourie 

SUPREME CHAMPION APPALOOSA SPORT HORSE 

Champion Top Spot Cinderella Andries Fourie A Fourie 

Reserve Meadowlark Figaro M Rika Van Vuuren Owner

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Combined Appaloosa Foal at foot – up to 6mths accompanied by own Dam 

(ONLY foal to be judged) 


Champion Two Moons Luking Quality Jacobus Smit Johannes 

2 Kondos Haroula George Contos Philamon 

3 Kondos Georgie Girl George Contos John 

Appaloosa Colt 6mths – 2 Years 

1 Kondos Give Me A Break George Contos John 

2 Two Moons Real Freedom Jacobus Smit Johannes 

3 Kondos Navarhos Jaqui VD Schyf Owner 

Appaloosa Colt 2 Years under 4 Years 

1 Kondos Foveros Corlia Boshoff Corlia Boshoff 

2 Two Moons Josh Freedom Jacobus Smit Johannes 

3 Kondos Tumelo Jennifer Sinclair Jennifer Sinclair 

JUNIOR CHAMPION COLT 

Champion Kondos Foveros Corlia Boshoff Corlia Boshoff 

Reserve Kondos Give Me A Break George Contos John 

Appaloosa Stallion over 4 years and under 12 years 


Champion Belloosa Gunshot Pauline Huff Michael 

Reserve Storm Runner (USA) Jacobus Smit Johannes 

3 Financial Freedom (USA) Jacobus Smit Jaco Theron 

SUPREME CHAMPION MALE 

Champion Kondos Foveros Corlia Boshoff Corlia Boshoff 

Reserve Belloosa Gunshot Pauline Huff Michael 

Appaloosa Filly 1-4 years 


Champion Belloosa Talulah Pauline Huff Michael 

Reserve Two Moons Silver Lace Jacobus Smit Elizabeth Kuhn 

3 Two Moons Dandy’s Quality Jacobus Smit Johannes 

4 Painted Rock Affair Hayley A Smith Hayley A Smith 

Champion Kiowa Sahara 

Appaloosa Mare 4 years under 12 years 


Candice Nightingale Owner 

Reserve Belloosa Astral Pauline Huff Michael 

Alpha Toby's Ultra Violet Val Cropper Paige Godwin 

Jaydee African Dream Christy Duvenage Owner 

Champion Kiowa Sahara 

Reserve 

Belloosa Astral 

SUPREME CHAMPION FEMALE 

Candice Nightingale Owner 

Pauline Huff 

Michael



Junior Gelding under 4 years 

1 Nightingales Okavango Natalie Marler Natalie Marler 

2 Moonwalker Lee Hawkins Owner 

3 Two Moons Dirty Harry Jacobus Smit Johannes 

Senior Gelding 4 years and over 

1 Kondos Hellenic Pride Tiffany Preston Owner 

2 Kondos Molleloa R Van Vuuren Owner 

3 Les Chevaux Chevalier Lee Hawkins Owner 

4 Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King T Varrell 

Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys D Bedeaux 

Kondos Braveheart Lucia Burger L Retief 

Sharad Perfect Storm S Van Onselen Owner 

SUPREME CHAMPION GELDING 

Champion Nightingale’s Okavango Natalie Marler Natalie Marler 

Reserve Kondos Hellenic Pride Tiffany Preston Owner 

NOVELTY CLASSES 

Development Class In hand 

1 Meadowlark Toby's Double O Seven Val Cropper Charles 

2 Kondos Tumelo Jennifer Sinclair Highton 

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Most Colourful Appaloosa 

1 Kondos Molleloa Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

2 Nightingales Okavango Natalie Marler Natalie Marler 

3 Kondos Navarhos Jaqui VD Schyf Owner 

4 Two Moons Storms Silver Lace Jacobus Smit Elizabeth Kuhn 

Kondos Ayamemnon Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

Africa's Wap Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

Meadowlark Figaro M Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

Best Child Handler under 14 years (assistance may be provided) 


2 Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King Trentin Varrall 



5 Jaydee African Dream Christy Duvenage Owner 

6 Meadowlark Toby's Double O Seven Val Cropper Abbygail Gaunt 

RIDDEN CLASSES 

Show Riding Pony—Lead rein under 8 years 

1 Kondos Mathata Danielle V Vuuren Danielle V Vuuren 

Utility Pony Lead rein under 8 years 


1 Kondos Mathata Danielle V Vuuren Danielle V Vuuren

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Show Riding Pony First Pony—under 8 years 


2 Kondos Elinias Kyla Van Vuuren Kyla Van Vuuren 

Utility Pony rider under 8 years 



2 Kondos Elinias Kyla Van Vuuren Kyla Van Vuuren 

Best Turned out Pony and Rider combined with lead rein and first pony 

1 Kondos Mathata George Contos Danielle V Vuuren 

2 Kondos Elinias George Contos Kyla Van Vuuren 

3 Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King Trenton Varrell 


Show Riding Pony Children—under 14 years 



3 Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King Trenton Varrell 


Show Hunter Pony Children - under 14 years 



Utility Pony Children under 14 years 





4 Meadowlark Toby’s Double O Seven Abbygail Gaunt Val Cropper 

Child Working Hunter – jumps not to exceed 35cm 




CHAMPION CHILD SHOW PONY 

Champion Les Chevaux Lady Godiva Lucia Retief Owner 

Reserve Les Chevaux Chevalier Lee Hawkins Owner 

Best Turned out Horse and Rider - Juniors 14-18 years 


2 Kondos Braveheart Lucia Burger Lucia Retief

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Junior Show Riding Horse 

1 Big Sky Utah Nina Da Silva Nina Da Silva 

2 Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Daniella Bedeaux 

3 Kondos Hellenic Pride Tiffany Preston Tiffany Preston 


5 Kondos Braveheart Lucia Burger Lucia Retief 

Junior Show Hunter 

1 Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Daniella Bedeaux 

2 Big Sky Utah Nina Da Silva Nina Da Silva 

3 Kondos Hellenic Pride Tiffany Preston Tiffany Preston 

Junior Working Hunter—jumps not to exceed 45cm 


1 Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Danielle Bedeaux 

Elim Kondos Hellenic Pride Tiffany Preston Owner 

CHAMPION JUNIOR SHOW HORSE 

Champion Big Sky Utah Nina Da Silva Nina Da Silva 

Reserve Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Danielle Bedeaux 

Best Turned out Horse and Rider Adults 

1 Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King Zoe Crossman 

2 Storm Runner (USA) Jacobus Smit Marco Smit 

3 Kondos Andraki Rika Van Vuuren Jaqui VDer Schyf 



Adult Show Riding Horse Novice 

1 Kondos My Boy Gavin Heale Ryno Van Reenen 

2 Africa's Miss Galaxy Kerryn Maher Kerryn Maher 

3 Sharad Perfect Storm Shannon V Onselen Owner 

4 Africas Wap Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

5 Kondos Andraki Rika Van Vuuren Jaqui V Der Schyf 

Les Chevaux Rappongi Lyn King Zoe Crossman 

Adult Show Riding Horse Open 

1 Storm Runner (USA) Jacobus Smit Jean Van Deventer 


3 Meadowlark Toby's Callahan Kaleigh Rabie Owner 

4 Perdeberg Eagles Warlord Carin Gouws L Kotze 

Adult Show Hack Novice/Open 

1 Kondos My Boy Gavin Heale Ryno Van Reenen 


3 Sharad Perfect Storm Shannon V Onselen Owner 

4 Africa's Wap Rika Van Vuuren Owner

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Class Description Rider/Handler Owner 

Adult Show Hunter Novice 


2 Africa's Wap Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

3 Kondos Andraki Rika Van Vuuren Jaqui Van Der Schyf 

4 Alpha Toby's Ultra Violet Val Cropper Paige Godwin 

Adult Show Hunter Open 


2 Meadowlark Toby's Callahan Kaleigh Rabie Owner 


Junior/Adult Utility Horse Novice/Open 


1 Storm Runner (USA) Jacobus Smit Marco Smit 


3JR Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Danielle Bedeaux 

Adult Working Hunter—jumps not to exceed 55cm 


2 Alpha Toby's Ultra Violet Val Cropper Paige Godwin 

3 Meadowlark Toby's Double O 

Seven Val Cropper Paige Godwin 

Adult Working Hunter—jumps not to exceed 60cm 


2 Africa's Wap Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

CHAMPION Adult Working Hunter 

Champion Kondos Molleloa Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

Reserve Perdeberg Eagle’s Warlord Carin Gouws L Kotze 

CHAMPION Adult Show Horse 

Champion Storm Runner (USA) Jacobus Smit Marco Smit 

Reserve Kondos My Boy Gavin Heale Ryno Van Reenen 

SUPREME CHAMPION 

APPALOOSA ENGLISH DISCIPLINE SHOW HORSE UNDER SADDLE 


Reserve Kondos My Boy Gavin Heale Ryno Van Reenen 


APPALOOSA UTILITY HORSE / PONY 


Reserve Les Chevaux Chevalier Lee Hawkins Owner 


APPALOOSA WORKING HUNTER HORSE / PONY 

Champion Kondos Molleloa Rika Van Vuuren Owner 

Reserve Dasan Kiowa Cindy Keys Danielle Bedeaux


Africa’s Miss Galaxy 

Africa's Wap 

Alpha Toby’s Ultra Violet 

Belloosa Astral 

Belloosa Gunshot 

Belloosa Talulah 

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Big Sky Utah 

Dasan Kiowa


Financial Freedom (USA) 

Jaydee Africa Dream 

Kiowa Sahara 

Kondos Andraki 

Kondos Ayamemnon 

Kondos Braveheart 

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Kondos Elinias 

Kondos Foveros


Kondos Georgie's Girl 

Kondos Gimme A Break 

Kondos Haroula 

Kondos Hellenic Pride 

Kondos Mathata 

Kondos Molleloa 

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Kondos My Boy 

Kondos Navarhos


Kondos Tumelo 

Les Chevaux Chevalier 

Les Chevaux Dawn 

Les Chevaux Lady Godiva 

Les Chevaux Rappongi 

Meadowlark Figaro M 

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Meadowlark Toby's Callahan 

Meadowlark Toby's Double 0 Seven


Moonraker 

Moonraker 

Nightingale's Okavango 

Painted Rock Affair 

Perdeberg Eagle’sWarlord 

Sharad Perfect Storm 

Storm Runner (USA) 

Top Spot Cinderella 

Two Moons Dandy’s Quality 

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Two Moons Josh Freedom 

Two Moons Luke's Quality 

Two Moons Real Freedom 

Two Moons Silver Lace 

Well done to Kondos Molleloa Owned and ridden by Rika Van 

Vuuren was placed 5th in the Supreme Championships 

Well done to Storm Runner (USA) ridden and owned by Marco 

Smit placed 5th in the Supreme Working Riding. 

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We apologise for any incorrect pictures/names. Please let us know and we will 

gladly correct in the following edition - mercia@xubeshonge.co.za 

Thank you to our judges and photographer on the day 

Judges—Western Discipline Philip Matthee 

English Discipline - Heleen Botha 

Photography by H2 Photography

Jeug / Youth 

This section is dedicated to our young people and we would appreciate contributions 

from all our young Appaloosa lovers / riders from all over the country. 

Please share your interest , achievements and daily interaction with your horses with 


Danielle van Vuuren won the lead rein 

classes Show riding and Utility 

Isabella Venter and Les Chevaux Dawn 

won First Pony Show Riding 

Kyla v Vuuren and Kondos Elinias 

won First Pony Utility 

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Jeug / Youth (continued) 

We need every young Appaloosa rider to participate in our shows. 

Please feel free to contact me if you need assistance 

Lee Hawkins best child handler with Les 

Chevaux Chevalier. They also won show 

hunter and Utility pony for children as 

well as Reserve Champion Show pony 

Lucia Retief and Les Chevaux Lady 

Godiva won Champion Show Pony 

and Working hunter Pony for Children 

Danielle Bedeaux and Dasan 

Kiowa won Reserve Champion 

Show Horse 

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Nina Da Silva and Big Skye Utah 

won Champion Junior Show

Jeug / Youth (continued) 

My visit to Utaga Creek to meet 

Sparky: 

By Calista Schutte. 

"Whilst some might think travelling 

from Johannesburg to Volksrust 

is quick and easy, for me the 

trip seemed to last a life time. 

Why, you might ask. °? was visiting 

an Appaloosa stud for the 

first time, and from a kids perspective, 

the trip was long and 

tiring. However, soon enough we 

were there, greeted at the gate by 

Gabi and Dom. We were finally at Utaga Creek Appaloosa Stud! 

What an awesome opportunity for a city girl like me, I got to see super Appaloosa's, 

fed them all, including the hundreds of varieties of chickens. Wow, what a menagerie! 

Was put in charge of doing water for the day. Don't think everyone appreciates 

the responsibility, and I certainly took it seriously! If a chicken so much as glanced at 

their water, I filled it. 

But the horses were what intrigued me the most being pony mad, with their unbelievable 

patterns and colors! I got to enjoy the foals at Utaga, and they certainly are very 

very friendly and inquisitive, tugging on my hair and following me around when we 

hiked out up the berg! What a dream come true to be surrounded by horses and ponies! 

I got to meet a super Appaloosa called Utaga Creek Electric Avenue, and the most 

exciting part was when I was told he would be mine! All mine! Wow, this could surely 

be a fairy tale. My Sparky! And he has the most amazing 'paw-print' on his hindquarters! 

I can see hours of fun ahead! 

The cottage we stayed in at the stud was amazing, and the view was fantastic! Waking 

up every morning to misted mountains and lazy Appaloosa's! And host, Gaylen 

was awesome. I listened intently to the 

story on the chicken incubator, and the 

highlight of our stay at the Stud was the 

chickens hatching before we left! I have 

never seen anything like it before! A number 

of chick's had hatched successfully by 

the time we had to leave. The trip back 

was filled with starry-eyed thoughts on 

Utaga Creek Stud, and the fabulous stay 

we had. Thank you Gaylen!" 

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New Arrivals 

Xube Halona 

Eagle’s Destiny 

Hi Velocity 

Hi Steroids 

Xube Cheveyo 

Youngstock 

Desert Star 

Bonfire 

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Craig Vacy-Lyle President / HOY / General Treasurer 083 6252993 

Don Cropper 

Youngstock 

Vice-President 082 4643508 

Danie Louw Website 082 8534664 

Maggie Riley Secretary 072 1771087 

Claire Amm News Spot Editor 083 2280223 

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More Champions Horse of the Year 2013 

Supreme Ridden Champion 

Stormrunner (USA) 

Owned by J Smit 

Supreme Champion Sport Horse 

Top Spot Cinderella 

owned and shown by A. Fourie 

Supreme Champion Pony 

Kondos Andraki 

Owned by Rika v Vuuren 

Supreme Champion Gelding 

Nightingales Okavango 

owned by Natalie Marler 

Supreme Champion Western 

Horse under Saddle 

owned by J Smit 

Ridden by Armand vd Merwe 

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