I had a registered Appaloosa. A blue roan named Renegade's Diablo. Out of Renegade's Revel and Pokey's Jay Bar.
He was quite tall. I had to position him down hill to give myself a little height to get in the saddle. Another Doc Bar/Poco Bueno descendant. Good disposition - nothing like his name. Revel was high - strung - too much thoroughbred.
I bought him as a 2 year old for my daughter. She and he had only 2 speeds - walk or flat out run. Ha.
Hot Shot was registered but had a lot of Arabian in him. He could go for hours when the other horses had given up. He was a mischief maker. He’d turn on the water hose to get a drink, give me hugs, and when the farrier came he liked to unload the tools from his truck while he worked on the other horses. No meanness in him at all, just mischief. I also had a strawberry App mare that was small, a little over 14 hands, with a blanket but she would buck you off when she was in heat. The rest of the time she was fine.
We had seven horses when my husband retired. We had Hot Shot, Big Bay (in the picture), a Morgan/Arabian, the App mare, her colt, a big red Quarter Horse, and a young spotted App colt that looked similar to Hot Shot. We sold them all because I was concerned I couldn’t keep them vetted on just my salary. Vet bills for horses can bankrupt you. :-) I won’t have animals I can’t take care of.