Sportaloosa International

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2011 HIGH ACHIEVER AWARD

Closing date for Oct-Dec achievements to reach the Sportaloosa office: 15 Jan.  Find out more

Stallion showcase

A mouthwatering selection of the hottest stallions available in Australia, New Zealand & the world

Sportaloosas For Sale

Quality Appaloosas and Sportaloosas with great temperaments always available for sale

$1,000 Video Futurity

2012 judge: Ian Francis! Entry exclusively to registered Sportaloosa foals.  Find out all about it.

STACKING THE ODDS OF COLOUR IN YOUR FAVOUR: UNIQUE PRESENTATIONS BY THE APPALOOSA PROJECT

Sportaloosa International is delighted to present a three-part seminar series for spotted horse enthusiasts, courtesy of Sheila Archer and Dr Rebecca Bellone of the Appaloosa Project.

  • Part one - the 'appaloosa' gene LP, its physical characteristics and how it's inherited.
  • Part two - pattern genes and the role they play in producing appaloosa coat patterns.
  • Part three - the link between Congenital Stationary Night Blindness and the LP gene in its homozygous form, how long it's been around and tips for managing CSNB in the appaloosa spotted horse.
See all 3 parts here

Sportaloosa International

Sportaloosa International is a non-profit registry for the unique modern appaloosa spotted sport horse known as the Sportaloosa.  It encompasses Appaloosas, Knabstruppers and appaloosa spotted horses and ponies. It runs in Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the world.

Your chosen discipline might be dressage or eventing, reining or cutting, endurance or western riding, showing inhand or breeding... if it involves spotted horses that are sound, sane and smooth to ride, Sportaloosa International is the place for you.

Whether you’re a competitor or a pleasure rider, breeder or buyer, Sportaloosa International offers you more.

- High Achiever Awards - huge prize pool for registered high achievers in open competition
- Lifetime bronze, silver and gold medallions for competitive achievement
- Annual awards for competitive achievement
- Let’s Ride programme awards for hours in the saddle
- Annual $1,000 Sportaloosa Foal Video Futurity
- Quarterly e-magazine - news, achievements, training tips, education & more 
- Sportaloosa breeding guide and expert advice on keeping the colour 
- Annual web auction featuring a quality line up of spotted horses in Australia and NZ

 

Joining us

There’s a one-off fee to join and after that, you only pay for the extra services you use each year.

Register your Sportaloosa - it’s affordable and well worthwhile.

Your Appaloosa, Knabstrupper, Palouse or appaloosa spotted miniature horse is eligible for registration with Sportaloosa International. There are studbooks for horses as well as Sportaloosa ponies.

2011 season foal gallery

Check out gorgeous additions to our foal gallery as the stars of the future arrive.

Looks like an awesome video futurity coming up in 2012!

 

Sportaloosa photo gallery

Sportaloosas training, competing, snapped at home or just having fun with their owners - take a look.

 

Keep the colour

Stacking the odds of appaloosa colour in your favour isn't as difficult as it might seem. Find out how here.

 

Make yours a Sportaloosa - find out why