Sadly missed ...

Dan McMillan of Enid, OK passed away unexpectedly
of natural causes 2007.

Steve Clarke of Indiana was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident
in September, 2005.

Joseph R. "Dick" Foster of Nebraska passed quietly
in early March, 2005, after many months of failing health.

Friedrich Stocker of Austria was killed
in a traffic accident in December, 2004.

Marilyn Higgins, our Registrar and Dave Higgins' wife,
lost her battle with breast cancer November 11, 2004.

• The site is designed to be a consistent 800 pixels wide throughout, so if it doesn't "fill up your screen" like the old site did...we meant for that to happen.
• Our on-line stud book listing was designed with each letter getting its own page.
• There are some newly added articles in the "Publications" article archives.
• In "Breed Standards" we have added illustrations.
• A "Site Index" has been added for those times you know where you want to go, but don't remember exactly how to navigate there. (It's for pages that aren't listed on the menu bar at the top.)

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE NAVIGATION OF THIS NEW SITE, PLEASE CONTACT THE WEB PERSON AT sapeloapp@aol.com with the subject heading of "ICAA Site Problem" and describe the situation.

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The ICAA web site has down since 3/14 due to "missing navigation components." We are unsure exactly what happened, though our host was able to tell us that the site was "modified on 3/14" from outside their system ... which we found interesting since no one but Candace Brown had the password, and Candace's computer was in the repair shop from the10th to the 15th due to the hard drive crashing.

Speaking of which, this also explains why the March 2005 Newsletter hasn't been released yet. It was almost done when the hard drive crashed. All data was lost. It will take some time to re-enter all the information since the last back-up had been done, so if Candace isn't Johnny-On-The-Spot with some details, please be patient. The spot moved.

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We hear this from Dan McMillan of Enid, OK:

"I showed my 8-year-old mare at the county fair, showing her in Halter. She won a blue ribbon in her class. We went ahead and showed in open show against and Arabian and a Quarter Horse mare. My mare, "Dreamer" F2-1893, is Garfield County Grand Champion Mare for 2004.

"In the history of the Garfield County Fair (Oklahoma) only two Appaloosa mares have been Grand Champion. In 1998 "Nova" F2-1902 won the title and in 2004 Dreamer won the title for aged mares. These mares are half sisters -- and both belong to me. In 2003 "Duster" F3-2038 was Reserve Champion mare at three years of age. Duster is Dreamer's 2000 foal.

"My mares have always seemed to do their very best for me and I am very proud of them!"

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The July/August ICAA Newsletter is available on-line through the PUBLICATIONS page. It is being provided on-line before it is mailed out simply because we haven't gotten it printed yet. It should be going out in the mail to all ICAA member households within a few days.

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Katie Clarke of Millersburg, IN and Dance On ("Coco", F2-1637) take a third place in the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Costume Class...as Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle.  The Elkhart County Fair is the second largest in the US, and the county saddle club had over 200 4-H project horses being shown during the Fair. Also, Katie and Dance On (and her 2004 filly, Page) took Reserve Champion in the mare/foal class!

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Here's a photo that appeared in The White Oak Independent (TX) newspaper on June 10, 2004. Photo and newspaper page sent to us by Deanna Brown of Gladewater, TX.

"BACK TO THE PONY EXPRESS? -- Or possibly it's the new delivery unit at the White Oak Post Office. Actually, it's postal employee, Deanna Brown (right), on her Appaloosa, "Eagle ThundrN Toby" [F3-2312], with friend J.R. Hicks and his Quarter Horse, "Mischief," from the 4N Ranch. Hicks is training Brown's young stallion and decided to drop by on Deanna's lunch hour for a visit. Deanna is an avid horse enthusiast who owns a number of equines."