Sometimes an Appaloosa doesn’t reveal all her secrets at first glance.
Rare Gem hAppy Down Under arrived looking considerably more conservative than we might have expected from a pairing between proven Appaloosa producer FDA Warrior’s Georgia and our Harlequin Appaloosa male Rare Gem Camouflage. But when cria shearing day arrived, Appy had a surprise waiting for us — **spots hiding across her belly underneath all that fleece.**
And just like that, hAppy Down Under had her name.
hAppy brings together two very interesting sides of our Appaloosa breeding program. Her dam, Georgia, has already proven her ability to produce dramatic pattern. Bred to Chimbote, Georgia produced Rare Gem Thankful Eve, a striking nose-to-toes leopard Appaloosa female selected for the 2025 Education with a Destination auction.
hAppy’s sire, Rare Gem Camouflage, is a handsome Harlequin Appaloosa son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and Running Late’s Peaches and Cream. Camouflage comes from an intriguing patterned line as well — Peaches previously produced classic Appaloosa Rare Gem Night Owl, who was exported to Switzerland.
Now Georgia and Camouflage have given us hAppy: a beautifully put-together young female whose pattern is much more subtle, but definitely knows how to make an entrance once you know where to look!
For breeders fascinated by the mystery of Appaloosa expression, hAppy offers an especially interesting combination of proven patterned production on her dam’s side and Harlequin Appaloosa genetics through her sire.
hAppy is currently offered at side with Georgia as part of a very special three-in-one package, with Georgia bred back to Chimbote — repeating the breeding that produced Thankful Eve.
hAppy is co-owned with Flying Dutchman Alpacas.