Characteristics
The Colorado Ranger Horse Association (CRHA) registers horses that can be traced back to one of the two stallions and which also meet additional registration requirements. The breed traces back to one of the two foundation stallions: Patches #1Z and/or Max #2Z. Patches (a direct descendant of Leopard and Linden Tree - horses given to Ulysses S. Grant by the Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire) was purchased from the Whipple Ranch. Max (a son of the renowned Waldron Leopard) came from the Governor Oliver Shoup ranch at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
They may only contain the bloodlines of Appaloosa, Arabian horse, Thoroughbred or American Quarter Horse breeds. There are no color requirements, except that a horse cannot contain Paint or Pinto bloodlines or markings. A Colorado Ranger horse also cannot be of pony or draft horse breeding.
Appaloosas are the largest source for Colorado Ranger horse bloodlines. Approximately one in every eight Appaloosas can trace their bloodlines back to one of the founding two Colorado Ranger stallions. Despite appearances, the Rangerbred is not a type of Appaloosa. It has its own unique heritage. However, many Rangerbreds are double-registered with the Appaloosa Horse Clubs of both the United States and Canada. There is a one in ten chance that an Appaloosa is a "lost" Rangerbred.
The Colorado Ranger Horse Association has no color preference. Some CRHA-registered horses display leopard complex characteristics and coloration and some do not.
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