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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.
The American Paint Horse is a breed of horse that combines both the conformational characteristics of a western stock horse with a pinto spotting pattern of white and dark coat colors. Developed from a base of spotted horses with Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred bloodlines, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) breed registry is now one of ...
Pinto: there exists a registry for Pinto-colored horses of varying breeds, distinct from the American Paint Horse registry, though some qualifying horses may be registered in both. White : some of these animals are registered in the United States with the American creme and white horse registry , which was once called an "Albino" registry until ...
One example is the semi-open stud book of the American Quarter Horse, which still accepts horses of Thoroughbred breeding, particularly via its appendix registry. Among dogs, an example of an open stud book would be the registries maintained by the American Kennel Club as its Foundation Stock Service. In some cases, an open stud book may ...
The Pinto Horse Association of America provides the owners and riders of pintos with a show circuit and a breed organization. The primary requirement for PtHA registration is coat color; the pinto is not a true breed, but a color breed. This registry is distinct from the American Paint Horse Association, which registers Paint horses.
Due to their small size and stature, Chincoteague ponies are often crossed with taller horse breeds – such as the Arabian horse, Morgan horse, Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse, Canadian horse, Friesian horse, Mustang, Spanish Mustang, and others – to produce show ponies and riding ponies ...
A few pedigree-based color breeds, notably the American Paint Horse and the Appaloosa, confronted with the reality of many animals born without the proper color even though they are from two registered parents, have modified their rules to allow registration of animals with the proper pedigree even if they do not possess the proper color.
Colorado Ranger horses may be of any color except pinto, and pinto or American Paint Horse breeding is not allowed within five generations of any registered horse's pedigree. They stand 14.2 to 16 hands (58 to 64 inches, 147 to 163 cm) high. The breed has a straight facial profile, long, muscular neck and deep chest.