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The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas, United States, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse. The association sanctions many competitive events and maintains the official registry.
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.40 km) or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (71 km/h).
American Quarter Horse Association (1961). Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1-2-3-4-5. Amarillo, TX: American Quarter Horse Association. "Pedigree of Billy Clegg". All Breed Pedigree Database. AllBreedPedigrees.com; Wagoner, Dan (1974). Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
Over the course of four weeks, 4,000-plus horses and more than half a million humans will trot through the Ohio Expo Center during the All American Quarter Horse Congress. Hosted by the Ohio ...
When the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) was founded in 1940, The Old Sorrel was already twenty-five years old, but the King Ranch registered him amongst the very first horses that the AQHA accepted for registration. He was given number 209 in the registry, and registered as bred by George Clegg of Alice, Texas.
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is a breed registry for the American Paint Horse.It is currently headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. [1] It was founded in 1965 with the merging of two different color breed registries that had been formed to register pinto-colored horses of Quarter Horse bloodlines.
This registry has slightly different registration and breeding rules, and is not approved by the Mexican government to register Azteca horses. [4] The American registry, now called the American Azteca Horse International Association, allows the use of American Paint horses, which are essentially Quarter Horses with pinto coloration, if they ...
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Last updated on July 5, 2007 A famous sire of Quarter Horses , Three Bars (1940–1968) was a registered Thoroughbred racehorse before going on to become a member of the American Quarter Horse Association 's (or AQHA) American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1989.