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Ok lets see if I can answer them all.
1. Appaloosas can come in all kinds of patterns. I breed for Leopard Appies and I also breed for Pinaloosa, with a very specific pattern in mind.
Here is a link for the leo appy gene http://www.huntandjump.com/geneticsguide/?page_id=80
and one for the other appy markings http://www.huntandjump.com/geneticsguide/?page_id=190
I line breed all my herds. Here is one of my second generation Pintaloosa's had the exact markings I'm breeding for with the look I want for my herd.

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I'll answer the other stuff later tonight.

Here is a Tobiano

Varsity Player G

Rabicano

Hidden Asset G

There are many types of Appys though,
Varnished (or at least that is what I call them)

Camera Man G

Blanket

Sweet Camera 2G

Full Blanket w/ spots

Irish Dare 2G

Tobiano Appy
(Fj pictured above)

One of the many White Spotted patterns (it has nothing to do with Appys)

DS8 256428

Splash

EE Shower 271542

Snowflake Appy

AT3 Phantom Blue

That's about it that I can think of at the moment. You can always PM me or anyone else with more appy questions!
Hope this helped and wasn't too overwhelming!Lol :))
~Blu/Bean

@fj1482 Thanks for the explanation of markings and the picture!

@Dinascar Okay thank you!

@Lifestlye Oh wow. Thanks for all the pictures. :) That helps a lot. Secondary question though, white spotted has nothing to do with the Appaloosa coloration? It's different?

@ObsidianKitsune Okay cool. That makes sense. So basically not a foundation horse.

Kit is a gene that can have many mutations, or places where the gene has been broken. These are all the Kit mutations in the game.

Kitr= roan
Kitto = tobiano
I'm assuming that you are familiar with the effect of these two common genes.

KitSb1 = Sabino 1 Here's one example. There are many looks depending on white factor.

Ls3 Gilderian Indigo

KitSb2 = Sabino 2

Carnival Magic

These mutations all show as White Spotted in the color name. The genetic test result will specify which specific mutation it is.
Kitw = White 1

Hubert

Kitw2 = White 2

Glowing Moon

Kitw3 = White 3

449353

Kitw8 = White 8

DCFsu Leaves Eyes

Kitw10 = White 10

Double Power JJwtW3

Kitw20 = White 20 This mutation generally enhances the amount of white on a horse. This horse only has White 20. The spot on her nose is a fairly frequent sign of this mutation.

Ruby Rose

Kitm =White M

FF Hasty Bandit

I generally picked horses with less white factor (but not usually none) because they are most likely to show the characteristic patterning each mutation gives. Horses with larger white factor will have more white. Extensive White Factor with White 1 for instance will leave just the ears pigmented, with maybe a few spots of color elsewhere on the face.

2. Breeding to types together depends on the weight and height of the individual horses being bred. If you breed a riding horse and a draft chances are you can get anyone of the three types. If you breed riding horses with a warmblood you will get one of those two types and same with warmblood and draft.

3. Like I said before I line breed all of my herds. I normally start with one or two foundation stallions and at least 30 mares. I breed them as much as I can and then pick 2 stallions and 30 mares from my 2nd generation and so on. I have more control of my herd that way. I can exactly what I'm looking for in pattern just like my pintaloosa's.

I'll answer the above comments when I have more time. I just have a second right now. And one question.

What does inconsistent vs consistent mean for breeding?

Consistency is about the difference a horse will score in shows, and thus consistent horses can be rather good show horses since you'll always know what score they'll get for a show. Consistent horses tend to throw consistent foals, however sometimes they'll throw inconsistent foals.

Inconsistency also lowers pt a bit.