Frequently people ask if I could give them information about one stallion or another. That encouraged me to assemble this page about some of the stallions that appear in many pedigrees. I have searched my files, browsed through miniature magazines since they started being published, and recalled many of the experiences that I have had with minis. With all the sources at hand, I will try to show some of the stallions you have asked about through the years. If you would like to correct anything that I may have listed in error or would like to add to the information that I have, please feel free to send me your comments. I will be adding to this list as time goes by, so please check back to see if that horse in your horse’s pedigree shows up eventually.
By the way, this list is not all-inclusive, nor a list of the best of the breed. It is simply a list of horses that I know something about, that I have seen, or that I have learned about by talking to the owners or others who knew about them. If your favorite is missed, my apologies.
Happy Appy
1983
Measured 31″
Sire: Orion-Light Van’t Huttenest
Dam: Umbrella-Bird Van’t Huttenest
When my friend, Vern Brewer, tried to buy Orion-Light Van’t Huttenest the first time, he was not for sale. Since he couldn’t get him, he bought two Orion sons. One was Happy Appy and the other was Xenon-Light Van’t Huttenest. He showed both of them and, eventually Happy Appy was sold to Arnold Landry and has since changed hands a few times by way of Australia.