Hi patchylover
Not sure this is the place for Appaloosa genetics but I gather your mares are all dark base coat with roaning as that is tied in with the sparse manes and tails. I have 6 Appy mares and 6 ASP mares and 1 dried up ASP stallion. I perfer not to run my owmn stallion here cause that way I have a pick of the market for what suits the individual mare the best. Not one of mine have sparse manes or tails and all are spot x spot breeding. As far as the Gypsy Vanners go I personaly don't know of any in Aus and as they are of cold blood decent and have a mixture of cloured genes amounst them I dought they would even be accepted in the two LP registries here in Aus. May be best to take this private as I realy dont thing this is the site for genetics. Feel free too contact me privately.