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JON & ROSA YEAROUT, FOUNDERS & OWNERS: Breeding
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NEZ PERCE APPALOOSAS
at the M-Y SWEETWATER
APPALOOSA RANCH
LAPWAI, IDAHO (U.S.A.)
TELEPHONE: (208) 843-2452
email: jon.rosamy@hughes.net
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Breeding - Our Appaloosa Stallions
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On 4/1/00 we lost our grand sire,
"Zip's Rocky Road," (ApHC w/Appy dam & Thoroughbred sire); bay with blanket & spots. He was 23, and we had him for 22 of those years. He left quite a legacy - his bloodlines (ApHC grandsire: Zip Cochise) still run in our herd.
We sold our 1990 stallion "Tuts Yawka" a blue roan with spots (ApHC w/Appy sire & dam). He had strong Foundation bloodlines (Blue Bear/Toby/Red Eagle), and we have many of his offspring too.
We still have two other stallions:
A 1996 Nez Perce Horse Registry stallion, "Ciikowis Timina," meaning Brave Heart (Akhal-Teke sire & Appy dam); light bay w/white over rump. He and his get have unlimited potential! I saw him jump over a 6-ft. round pen fence like it was nothing (no long running jump, just 1 - 2 strides, up-UP & o-O-OVER!).
(see www.nezperce.org for NPHR info)
And, last but not least, a strong replacement for "Rocky" and the model for the M-Y Sweetwater Appaloosa Ranch's sign, our 1997 stallion
"Yawkas Round Dancer" (black with white blanket and spots).
For years we bred Appy to Appy with strong foundation origins. Upon obtaining "old herd" Appaloosa mares from the Minam line in Wallowa, Oregon, pure but unregistered Appys were introduced into our herd.
Then, in 1995, we bred some of our Appy mares to the Nez Perce Tribe's Akhal-Teke stallions. This ancient and sacred breed originated in Turkministan (near Afghanistan) and are ancestors of the Thoroughbred and Arabian breeds.
The horse background of Jon's family in Washington State is strong and still active in Thoroughbred training and racing on NW tracks. As a youth, Jon was given a mare, "Cherish," from the Yakama herd, which he bred to a champion Thoroughbred stallion owned by his dad, Jack. This mare and her foals moved with Jon to Nez Perce Country.
When Jon came to Idaho in 1972, he was introduced to Rosa and to Appaloosas. The Nez Perce people are historically known for their selective breeding practices (referring here to horses, of course). Our family ancestors (on both sides) supported and/or carried on this tradition. We strive to follow their lead in building our herd of Appys, now at 80+ head. We want that number to go DOWN by sales!
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