(6-15-24) Go Man Go was the world champion Quarter Horse in 1955, 1956 and 1957, he would go on to become a great sire.

It was a struggle to get him a permanent AQHA number. He was sired by the Thoroughbred Top Deck and out of the appendix mare Lightfoot Sis. She was called Lightfoot and was by the Thoroughbred remount stallion Very Wise (TB) and out of the unregistered Clear Track by Old D.J. Lightfoot was plagued by physical problems but was fast. She raced against the best horses, including Miss Princess (Woven Web (TB)).

What is an appendix quarter horse? When a registered Quarter Horse is crossed with a registered Thoroughbred horse, the resulting foal is considered an Appendix Quarter Horse.

This is because the foal receives “Appendix” registration. An Appendix Quarter Horse can only be bred to a regular registry Quarter Horse. If a horse with appendix papers is bred to a Thoroughbred, the resulting foal is ineligible for registration.

The AQHA Executive Committee initially ruled that Go Man Go could not have a permanent number but then ruled that he could have a permanent number if a committee inspected his foals as yearlings and they passed inspection. Of course, they passed inspection and Go Man Go was given number 82,000.

That flexible decision by the AQHA would only help to improve quarter horse breeding and racing still today.

The difference between quarter horses and thoroughbreds is –

The AQHA allows the use of thoroughbreds in the breeding scheme, have incorporated the AI (artificial insemination) process and Embryo Transfer.

The Jockey Club has held firm over the years and does not allow for any of the above forms to be used. It is interesting to read how the first thoroughbreds were developed—

The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century.

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