Born 4/16/06

As part of the Ceremony, we prayed for the heritage to carry forward the Nez Perce Appaloosa Horse

Appy Trails Ranch began as a dream, to preserve the old blood of the Nez Perce Appaloosas. Our foundation stallion, Mamin Iskitpe Apache comes from the old line herds and while the ApHC does not consider him 100% Appaloosa, that is a paper decision, not a Blood issue. Apache is about as pure of appaloosa blood as can still be found. His breeders, The American Leopard Appaloosa Ranch, has traced his bloodlines to the 1840's. A continuation of Frank Scripters program, this solid black stallion carries the genes of many leopard x leopard geneations. Apache is part of the Appaloosa Project genetic reseach project currently establishing the location of the LP gene which along with the PATN gene, produces the appaloosa white patterns.



Each mare is selected for her confirmation, dispostion and pedigree, to carry forward as much of the appaloosa genetics that can be found today. We support a Purebred Appaloosa program that requires at least 51% blood traceback to the original 4932 F# horses in the ApHC registry. The new IPAA seems to be the direction for old line breeders, but we will wait to see how it works. Most of our horses qualify for multiple registry including Colorado Ranger, FAHR, Sundance 500 and ICAA.