Middlepoint Appaloosa stud is owned by Hennie Oosthuizen and his family near Verkeerdevlei. The stud started in 1963 when Hennie’s father (Gert Oosthuizen) bought a few spot mare named Fairlaine with a near leopard colt on an auction at Excelsior from a black man from Lesotho.

The colt was named Smoke Signals and was crowned as the first horse completed 1000km in organized endurance riding in South Africa.

Fairlaine gave us another 12 foals. One of her foals named Alphaloosa also did well in endurance riding and completed 10 Fouriesmith Endurance Ridings. Fairlane and her foals formed the base of Middlepoint Appaloosa stud.

Stallions that had a great influence on our stud were: Southeren Baue(USA), Middlepoint  Vonk, Middlepoint Kolbooi, Middlepoint Rendezvous, Temple Island Moonglow, Middlepoint Genetic Explosion and Alpha Toby’s Go Lightly.

We are proud to announce our new stallions: Alpha Toby’s Moonshine, a few spot leopard who bred six national champions. Two Moons Snowstorm sired by Storm Runner. He was placed 1^st in the Appaloosa Stallions 6- 12 year class at the 2010 SA Appaloosa National Show.At the 2010 SA Appaloosa Nations Show he was placed 1^st in the Appaloosa Stallion 6-12 years he 2010 SA Appaloosa Nations Show he was placed 1^st in the Appaloosa Stallion 6-12 years class.

Our goal is to produce Appaloosa horses with excellent movement, conformation and temperament that will be able to compete in any kind of equine sport and showing.