The present movement towards breeding Appaloosa
Sporthorses denotes an effort to return Appaloosas to their former
status as athletic and versatile horses, as opposed to the halter
“beauty queens” they have become over the years.  More than simply
a stock horse, in recent years Appaloosas have proven themselves in
the dressage arena and over fences in the showring and
cross-country.
	To be registered as an Appaloosa Sporthorse, a horse must
exhibit any of the following:

A. Regular colored characteristics
	(1) Mottled skin (around mouth or genitals or (2) Visible coat
pattern and/or sclera and/or striped feet.

B.  Regular non-characteristic solid color
	Solid color, non-characteristic horses must have at least one
parent registerable as colored if not registered with a model
Appaloosa horse registry.  Sire or dam should be a regular colored
characteristic Appaloosa (where possible).  The registration number
for non-characteristics will be followed by the abbreviation “NC”. 
Non-characteristics should be bred back to colored Appaloosas for
their foals to gain full registry status. (In some rare cases, these rules
may apply to Fewspot Appaloosas.)
	Roan without spots horses must have mottled skin or sclera
and/or striped feet to receive a regular colored registry.
	Non-characteristics must exhibit other Appaloosa traits, such as
mottled skin or sclera and/or striped feet.

Registry windows will be as follows:

Month	Window Begins	Window Ends
February	February 22 midnight EST	February 28th midnight EST
March	March 23rd midnight EST	March 29th midnight EST
April	SHOW ENTRY WINDOW	ONLY!
May	NO ENTRIES	ACCEPTED!
June	June 23rd midnight EST	June 29th midnight EST
July	SHOW ENTRY WINDOW	ONLY!
August	NO ENTRIES	ACCEPTED!
September	Sept. 23rd midnight EST	Sept. 29th midnight EST
October	NO ENTRIES	ACCEPTED!
November	SHOW ENTRY WINDOW	ONLY!
December	NO ENTRIES	ACCEPTED!

C.  Improvement stallion
	Non-Appaloosa stallions can apply for registry status as official
improvement stallions for the breed.  This will be done on the basis of
photo and pedigree approval of said stallion.  “IS” will be shown before
the registry number. (On rare occasions, those requesting “IS”
registration may be requested to provide showstring and production
records. Warmbloods favored.)

WE ARE LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT SIRES!!!!
Warmbloods*Trakheners*Hanoverians*Freisians*Shires*Thoroughbreds*Welsh Ponies*Connemara Ponies*Registered Irish Draughts*Irish Hunters

We will be closing both the Improvement Stallion and Improvement Mare books in 2003 at 20 horses each. There is a possibility that the books may reopen in future, as need develops. Such will be the sole decision of MApSHA’s President and Registrar.

ALL applications for Improvement Horse status MUST include a pre-written S/D listing for the MApSHA Improvement Horse webpages. If the applicant is unsure how to compose such a listing, they are urged to review the various pages of MApSHA which contain such listings and use those as an example of the format to employ to write their own.

D.  Newly approved outcrosses
	Draft/Appaloosa crosses (not less than 1/2 Appaloosa) and
Appaloosa marked ponies between 13 hands and 14 hands 2
(comparable to smaller Traditional-sized Arabians, such as the
Foundation Sire mold or Karma Gypsy [#948, 1996]).  Horses crossed
with white/grey Andalusians-Lippizans must be approved on an
individual basis.  Disapproved outcrosses:  Paints/Pintos.

	To register, please copy/paste the application into an email with
the subject line “MApSHA Registration”, completely fill out and attach
a clear photo of horse and email to:

mapsha1@winning.com

All registrations are subject to photo approval, in order to maintain quality stock registered with MApSHA, and in order to maintain a level of realism for our members insofar as color genetics, pedigree lines, etc.

At present, we will NOT register Grand Champions or other flocked or haired models UNLESS the model is a CM which has been rehaired. Nine times out of ten "factory hair" just won't cut it. :) We also will not register plush horses. If you feel you have a Grand Champion or other flocked or factory-haired horse that you think might make the cut, please feel free to send it in. We will review it and let you know within 24-48 hours (during the registration windows listed above) unless something drastic happens to prevent a quick response.

When submitting your registration, there MUST be a foaling date listed on ALL horses, even if they are non-aging. This does not mean tell me the AGE of your horse, this means you MUST give me a YEAR OF BIRTH. Also, you MUST include a model number if one is at all available. If it is an off-brand horse (or if it has been CMed by someone and you have NO idea what it was to begin with! LOL), we will develop a number from the given information, combined with the photo of the horse. All submitted photos must be no larger than 350 x 350 (all other photos will be immediately deleted without notice) and in .jpg or .gif format (other formats will be deleted without notice), and must not contain any spaces in the name of the file (ex. Doc Holiday should be DocHoliday; otherwise, the file will be deleted without notice).

All approved registrations receive their registration numbers and a link gif with code for your webpages. In addition, your horse will be elligible for all of the services provided by MApSHA: free link to your stable pages, free s/d listings through our MApSHA newsletter (published in January, April, July, and November), a photo show series, year end point awards, etc. Plus, you get free classified ad space at the MApSHA Ezine (published twice a year: a year-end issue, and a summer show season issue), the MApSHA newsletter, and any other special things we can think of along the way! Five registrations per email, please.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, stud listings of all registered MApSHA horses will no longer be made available online. A link to your stable pages (where applicable) will be provided, however, and you are more than welcome to submit horses at stud to the MApSHA Newsletter (submissions should be submitted at the 1st of January, April, July, and November) as soon as you become a member.

Foals bred by foundation stallions are automatically eligible for registration.

To be considered for foundation status, a horse must either have a)exemplary bloodlines, b)exemplary performance or bloodstock records, or c)exemplary color/conformation. The Foundation Stud/Dam books are now closed at 20 horses each.

For Those Registered with MApSHA:

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