Thanks  We have both happy Appies and crappy Appies but Appies are Appies and would take great offense to merely being horses with spots  LOL  Having trained some people figured if I could train Arabs I must be able to train Appies go figure I can testify that if the Arabian is the Border Collie of the horse world the Appaloosa is the Jack Russell Terrier perhaps crossed with something even more devious  ie smart as a whip but if they had opposable thumbs would sneak in the house at night and if they didnt strangle us in our sleep theyd at least shortsheet all the beds Why they ever cooked up the idea of crossing them with of all things an AkhalTeke to get the Nez Perce Horse is beyond me the people must be gluttons for punishment