HGG Community Forums

RKO · Jun 5, 2023 7:24 PM

Greetings and Welcome to RKO Haven Estate, my name is Kat and I have owned this Estate since June 13, 2012. I wanted to work on creating a horse that can fit what ever horse related discipline that a person wishes to work with. I created the Katmerican Sport horse, the standard for the Katmerican begins with a horse that had intelligence, beauty and above all a sweet and willing to work temperament. I have also added the Friesian, Arabian and Pre horse blood to my Katovian breed to add to the look of my horses and I am considering other breeds too but for now look for some Katmerican Frie, Pre or Arab body type horses as I continue to perfect the RKO Haven Katmerican drafts, horses and ponies, there may be other body types that the Katmerican may take. Thank you for your visit, Kat

Ideal Katmerican Horse Standard:
Temperament: Sweet with a willingness to learn new things
Coat: All patterns are excepted, but the most common coat is Appaloosa
Height: Draft type 17 to 15 hands - Horse type 16 to 14.5 hands - Cob & Pony type 14 to 10 hands but the average size 16h draft, 15h horse and 13h for the smaller horses.

Foundation Example of a Katmerican Sport Horse:

RKO Nez Perce Magic
Merlin is one of my new foundation stallions, he is very smart, beautiful and he has some genes - Mushroom to be exact, I was so happy to find this lil guy and he is a Miniature Arabian looking horse - I do have a soft spot for the minis. Merlin loves to pose for the judges and he also shows a strong work ethic which one of my key element to produce amazing horses for every ones tastes. I hope that Merlin will pass on his wonderful qualities to his future offspring.

RKO David The King
David is new to RKO Haven Estate, he is full of energy, charisma and stunning beauty. David will add some endurance to the Katovian sport horse and though he looks like he could be a hot head, David has a sweet nature towards those he calls his own.

RKO · Jun 8, 2023 3:34 PM

King: Get

RKO Woodford WithA Twist
Art is out of RKO Dreams Of A Twist (Trixy) and is by RKO Woodford King B (King)

Merlin: Get

RKO · Aug 18, 2023 9:34 AM

Foaling Seasons:

Foal crop year 135 E15
Year 136 E15: Foals
Year 137 E15: Foals
Year 138 E15: Foals
Year 139 E16: Foals
Year 140 E16: Foals
Year 141 E16: Foals
Year 142 E16: Foals
Year 143 E16: Foals
Year 144 E17: Foals
Year 145 E17: Foals
Year 146 E17: Foals
Year 147 E17: Foals
Year 148 E17: Foals
Year 149 E17: Foals
Year 151 E18: Foals
Year 154 E18: Foals
Year 155 E18: Foals
Year 156 E18: Foals
Year 157 E19: Foals
Year 158 E19: Foals

RKO · Aug 28, 2023 7:34 AM

RKO Haven Estate presents our two award winners for year 135 E15

RKO Heza So Native

RKO Hope For Texas

RKO · Oct 14, 2023 8:31 AM

Year 137 E15: Foals
Example: Katlusian

RKO Frothy Life
Example: Katbianloosa

*RKO Nez Perce Magic
Example: Katlineers Cob

RKO Pure Pleasure - feather type
Example: Katalouse

RKO Bit O FourRoses

RKO · Nov 4, 2023 3:54 AM

Retiring Studs
Year 138 E15: Old studs">Old studs

Fiddler · Nov 4, 2023 5:56 AM

Very nice ad. 11 years! Wow. How many generations back do your horses go?

RKO · Nov 6, 2023 5:21 AM

@Fiddler too many to remember lol, but some of my bloodlines are over 5 gen. I think, like I said there are too many to recall.

Wldmstnglvr · Nov 8, 2023 8:39 PM

Could I get a few straws from Woodford King?

RKO · Nov 9, 2023 10:26 AM

Sure, let me pull some. How many?

RKO · Nov 9, 2023 10:32 AM

@Wldmstnglvr Which King but it looks like it will be this one because the others are retired and can not be pulled from any more.

RKO Woodford King I
This one is the son of King B

RKO Woodford With A Twist

Wldmstnglvr · Nov 9, 2023 10:41 PM

Oh dear. I really liked King B, did not see his age. I am saving pearl for the Akel ( when it is ready to go). I really liked the dark of King B for my Fresian line.
Thanks though. ☺️

RKO · Nov 10, 2023 7:55 AM

I do have all my studs up for public use. There may be another brown horse like king. I have so many studs lol

RKO · Dec 6, 2023 7:32 AM

Turkish Candy

18630500

RKO · Dec 8, 2023 11:27 AM

Introducing my newest breed the Katalouse sport horse, it is based off of the Nez Perce Appaloosa. There are three types of Appaloosa in modern times, the first of course is that which the Nez Perce Nation cultivated and it is the oldest of the Appaloosa breeds, these horses were of Asian origin and are the foundation of all the Appaloosa horses today.
The foundation stock were more pony like and they featured the gait known as the Indian shuffle and these Appys had sparse to fine mains and tails and they were not very friendly either, but the Nez Perce Indians work with their prize mounts until they got a more agreeable natured horse that kept the best traits of the original breed that the Lewis and Clark expedition saw and reported on, when they first came to the American territories.
As time went on the Appaloosa got a more stock horse type look and that brings us to the second type of Appaloosa that most people think of. Modern Appaloosa had Quarter horse blood added to the tapestry of the Appaloosa breed, this Appaloosa has more of the American Quarter Horse body type and may not have the Indian shuffle gait that the founding stock had.
Now for the third type of Appaloosa and the one that my new Katalouse is based on, the Nez Perce Elders wanted to bring some of their traditional ways back to teach their children of the past that they once had so long ago, so they started breeding their beloved Appaloosa again, but the herd was so small and the tribe feared that using the limited stock of Appaloosa they had would make the herd weak, so the tribe looked for outside studs to help keep the herd healthy and vital. The tribe could have brought Appaloosa of the more modern type to the herd, but they wanted to keep the foundation and essences of the true Appaloosa from Chief Joseph's time alive, so in comes the Akhal Teke to the Appaloosa herd's rescue.
An Akhal Teke stud farm heard about the Nez Perce tribe's quest and wanted to help out and so this farm donated four or five Akhal Teke stallions to help the Nez Perce tribe bring back their beloved spotted horses and so the Akhal Teke type Appaloosa was formed. This type is some times called the Palouse to distinguish this type from the modern Appaloosa and so I decided to create the Katalouse in honor of this awesome looking Appaloosa. The Katalouse Sport Horse will look like the Akhal Teke but have the Appaloosa coat pattern and I will use the Akhal Teke(m) bc for my Katalouse Sport Horse.