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Outside of the American Quarter Horse Association's Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. The American Quarter Horse Association was born at a meeting on March 15, 1940, in Fort Worth, Texas. The original idea had come from articles published by Robert M. Denhardt during the 1930s about the history and characteristics of the quarter horse.
A western riding pattern. Western Riding is a competitive event at American horse shows, particularly those for stock horse breeds such as the American Quarter Horse.It is not to be confused with the general term "western riding," referring to the many forms of equestrianism where riders use a western saddle; instead, it refers to a particular class where the horse and rider complete a pattern ...
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).
Longtime Quarter Horse breeder and racehorse owner Walter Merrick of Sayre, Oklahoma, [7] bred Easy Jet from two future AQHA Hall of Fame members, Jet Deck and Thoroughbred mare Lena's Bar in 1967. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] His dam, or mother, Lena's Bar, had produced a small number of other offspring, but Easy Jet was her last; she died shortly after he was ...
AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association; Mattson, Paul The Real American Quarter Horse: Versatile Athletes who proved Supreme Wamego, Kansas:Premier Publishing 1991 ISBN 1-879984-77-6; Nye, Nelson C. The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse: A Breeder's Guide and Turfman's Reference New York:A. S. Barnes 1964
Diamonds Sparkle joined the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2007 and the National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame in 1996. She foaled the stallion Shining Spark, who became noted in reining, by becoming a $4 million sire and joining the NRHA Hall of Fame like his dam. [4] Rose became a champion in non-pro cutting competition.
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The need for these registries arose because, in the days prior to DNA parentage testing, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) would not register horses with excessive white markings, sometimes called "cropouts", thinking that such markings were a sign of non-purebred breeding and was maintained for several decades because it was also feared that excess white increased the risk of ...