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The Walkaloosa comes from Paso Fino / Spanish bloodlines and is a gaited, Appaloosa-patterned horse, though an Appaloosa may be crossed with any gaited horse to produce a Walkaloosa. A Walkaloosa is able to walk, gait, and canter with equal ease. Walkaloosas stand at 13-16 hands high but most fall between 14 and 15.2 hands high.
Conformation
The muscling of the Walkaloosa will depend on the type of gait it is suited for. Generally, stallions will exhibit masculinity and mares will look feminine. They range from 13-16 hands high with 14-15.2 hands being desirable. The head may be of any profile except an extreme of those profiles and a Roman nose is undesirable. The neck conformation varies between gait type and sex. The throat latch should be clean and allow for proper flexion and breathing. The topline should be level or slightly uphill, the back's length can vary but should have a well-muscled loin. The angle of the shoulder should allow freedom of movement and the withers should be well defined but not pronounced.
Faults
Some walkaloosas may exhibit severe overshot or undershot jaws, common or coarse heads, Pig eyes, or Parrot mouth. Other faults include a thick throat latch, a thick neck, a low neck set, ewe neck, some downhill horses (particularly with no withers), a square outline, or the horse being taller than it is long. Faults relating to the back are: an excessively long back, especially when coupled with a weak loin connection, extreme downhill conformation, thick, coarse or overly muscular appearance, insufficient muscling to the loin, or any crookedness of the back.
Conformation
The muscling of the Walkaloosa will depend on the type of gait it is suited for. Generally, stallions will exhibit masculinity and mares will look feminine. They range from 13-16 hands high with 14-15.2 hands being desirable. The head may be of any profile except an extreme of those profiles and a Roman nose is undesirable. The neck conformation varies between gait type and sex. The throat latch should be clean and allow for proper flexion and breathing. The topline should be level or slightly uphill, the back's length can vary but should have a well-muscled loin. The angle of the shoulder should allow freedom of movement and the withers should be well defined but not pronounced.
Faults
Some walkaloosas may exhibit severe overshot or undershot jaws, common or coarse heads, Pig eyes, or Parrot mouth. Other faults include a thick throat latch, a thick neck, a low neck set, ewe neck, some downhill horses (particularly with no withers), a square outline, or the horse being taller than it is long. Faults relating to the back are: an excessively long back, especially when coupled with a weak loin connection, extreme downhill conformation, thick, coarse or overly muscular appearance, insufficient muscling to the loin, or any crookedness of the back.
