Is it true the Appalooosa horse club is looking the other way re: HYPP?

Question

They encourage testing of horses with IMPRESSIVE in the pedigree but do not deny registration of H/H horses?

Answer 1

I think because HYPP is a well known 'disorder'...

then it should be buyer AND/OR breeder beware.

I also think ethical breeders should geld HYPP stallions and not breed HYPP mares.

Just my opinion...

Answer 2

While they do encourage the testing of Impressive-bred horses, and allow HYPP-positive horses to be registered, they do not allow them to be registered for breeding purposes. (geldings or non-breeding mares only.)

Answer 3

NO HYPP+ horse (H/H.or N/H) should be bred from.  Leaving that call to the owner's 'ethics' has flooded the market with thousands of affected horses, QH, Paint and Appaloosa.

The speed with which ethics goes out the window is in direct proportion to the amount of $ unwisely spent on said affected horse.

As to Halter horse deprivation, that group did just fine BEFORE Impressive (with his tiny little feet and NO chance for a performance record)  The life-size fiberglas horses would do as well.

Answer 4

There's no reason to deny registration, it's up to the owner to be ethical and intelligent regarding the breeding of horses with HYPP.

Answer 5

If your horse tested HYPP N/N = Normal and DOES NOT POSSESS the gene. There are MANY AQHA WORLD CHAMPIONS out of the 'IMPRESSIVE" line.

Just check out the AQHA web site.

I however find it hard to believe that a horse tested positive H/H or N/H as it is severely affected with the disease and in order to register the horse it has to be tested.

Check with your vet and the AQHA.

Answer 6

it sounds a bit stupid for them to be doing that, here is something interesting i found on the net about HYPP with breeding though.

1.  Those in which the genotype is “H/N” or “H/H” (where “H” signifies the HYPP gene variant and “N” normal).  This genotype will be affected by HYPP.

When horses with the “H/N” genotype are mated together, up to 75% of their progeny will have at least one copy of the “H” gene and be affected by HYPP.  In these matings up to 25% will be “N/N” and will not be affected by HYPP.

2.  Those in which the genotype is “N/N” (that is have two copies of the normal gene) and are therefore unaffected by HYPP.

Answer 7

If they denied registration of H/H horses they would be denying some great animals from the show ring.  HYPP is a terrible disease but not all H/H horses exhibit it or are affected by the disorder.  And some are treatable. The only way to stop HYPP is for breeders to stop breeding two horses carrying  the gene, and for breeders and buyers to educate themselves about HYPP before they breed or buy. I dropped my ApHC membership this year so I don't know if they mark the registration papers of any horse with Impressive bloodlines and make the owners test for the disease.  Since you have to have a DNA test done on all breeding horses in order to register the resulting babies, I would expect they addressed the problem that way.  Consult the ApHC for that information, but I would expect them to have the papers marked in some way so breeders and buyers would know what they are getting.  This is the way the AQHA addressed the problem.

Answer 8

Yes it is true. AND the ApHC also changed their Drug rules so that HYPP horses could compete while being drugged in order  to be stable enough to compete.

Answer 9

been away to long.  haven't heard any of this.