This message board is intended for the purpose of marketing and promoting FAHR eligible horses, not the ICAA or ApHC. From the generations, FAHR counts the applicant horse as the first generation, as does the foundation Quarter Horse, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Morgan Horses, and Tennessee Walkers. Only the ApHC and the ICAA counts the parents as the first generation which makes a BIG difference when figuring percentages, and both organizations accept high white, blue eyes, and Impressive (HYPP) blood. FAHR does not accept any of these defects. FAHR is interested in breed recovery and breed development. If a horse is eligible for FAHR, we want people to understand that their horse is eligible for all other registries. It does not work the other way around. We also do not discriminate against solid colored Appaloosa breed horses and issue them different and inferior paper and dictate that they not show. How can they be evaluated! and used in a breeding program if they are disallowed to show or put on the same level as their colored counter part? Color is not the issue with FAHR, because it has already been repeatedly proven that they can produce color and at 75% and above, there is a very low percentage of NC horses being produced by FAHR anyway, and soon it will not be an issue with FAHR at all. It is a proven fact that just because a horse has a loud colored exterior, does not mean that it will produce itself in kind. You can put color on a jackass, but that does not make it an Appaloosa...it just makes it a jackass with Appaloosa characteristics! Please refrain from using FAHR's message board for the promotion of the ICAA or ApHC terminology. This message board belongs to FAHR and we will no longer allow ICAA or ApHC propaganda to be displayed on it. If you post these type of messages, we will delete them and if you continue to disrespect FAHR in this manner, we will ban you from using the ! FAHR message board. FAHR is the only alternative for the original, authentic Foundation Appaloosa breed horse. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.