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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]].<ref name=APHASite>[http://www.apha.com/contactus.html APHA |
The '''American Paint Horse Association''' (APHA) is a [[breed registry]] for the [[American Paint Horse]]. It is currently headquartered in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref name=APHASite>[http://www.apha.com/contactus.html APHA Contact Information] accessed on October 31, 2007</ref> |
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The American Paint Horse Association was formed from the1965 merging of two different pinto colored horse registries that were formed to register pinto colored horses of [[Quarter Horse]] bloodlines. One of these organizations was the American Paint Quarter Horse Association (or APQHA) and the other was the American Paint Stock Horse Association (or APSHA). The APQHA was formed in 1961 in [[Abilene, Texas]] mainly to register [[cropout]] horses from the matings of registered Quarter Horses. They also allowed the registering of non-cropouts with Quarter Horse conformation and bloodlines.<ref name=Oelke33>Oelke ''The Paint Horse'' p. 33</ref> The APSHA was formed in February of 1962 under the guiding hand of Rebecca Tyler. The APSHA registration rules excluded [[Horse gait#"Ambling" gaits|gaited]] or single-footing horses and mandated that horses that were mainly solid colored must have three white spots three inches wide on their body and that mostly white horses must have a dark spot at least six inches wide on their body.<ref name=Haynes45>Haynes ''The American Paint Horse'' p. 45-46</ref> Both registries agreed to merge in 1965, although the APHA calls the APSHA its forerunner.<ref name=Oelke36>Oelke ''The Paint Horse'' p. 36</ref> |
The American Paint Horse Association was formed from the1965 merging of two different pinto colored horse registries that were formed to register pinto colored horses of [[Quarter Horse]] bloodlines. One of these organizations was the American Paint Quarter Horse Association (or APQHA) and the other was the American Paint Stock Horse Association (or APSHA). The APQHA was formed in 1961 in [[Abilene, Texas]] mainly to register [[cropout]] horses from the matings of registered Quarter Horses. They also allowed the registering of non-cropouts with Quarter Horse conformation and bloodlines.<ref name=Oelke33>Oelke ''The Paint Horse'' p. 33</ref> The APSHA was formed in February of 1962 under the guiding hand of Rebecca Tyler. The APSHA registration rules excluded [[Horse gait#"Ambling" gaits|gaited]] or single-footing horses and mandated that horses that were mainly solid colored must have three white spots three inches wide on their body and that mostly white horses must have a dark spot at least six inches wide on their body.<ref name=Haynes45>Haynes ''The American Paint Horse'' p. 45-46</ref> Both registries agreed to merge in 1965, although the APHA calls the APSHA its forerunner.<ref name=Oelke36>Oelke ''The Paint Horse'' p. 36</ref> |
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* [http://www.apha.com/forms/PDFFiles/guidebooks/05Breeding.pdf APHA Breeding Guide PDF] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
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* [http://www.apha.com/contactus.html APHA Contact Information] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
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* [http://www.apha.com/events/index.html APHA Events] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
* [http://www.apha.com/events/index.html APHA Events] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
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* [http://www.apha.com/paintpreferred/index.html APHA Paint Preferred Program] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
* [http://www.apha.com/paintpreferred/index.html APHA Paint Preferred Program] accessed on October 31, 2007 |
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Revision as of 00:50, 1 November 2007
The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is a breed registry for the American Paint Horse. It is currently headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]
The American Paint Horse Association was formed from the1965 merging of two different pinto colored horse registries that were formed to register pinto colored horses of Quarter Horse bloodlines. One of these organizations was the American Paint Quarter Horse Association (or APQHA) and the other was the American Paint Stock Horse Association (or APSHA). The APQHA was formed in 1961 in Abilene, Texas mainly to register cropout horses from the matings of registered Quarter Horses. They also allowed the registering of non-cropouts with Quarter Horse conformation and bloodlines.[2] The APSHA was formed in February of 1962 under the guiding hand of Rebecca Tyler. The APSHA registration rules excluded gaited or single-footing horses and mandated that horses that were mainly solid colored must have three white spots three inches wide on their body and that mostly white horses must have a dark spot at least six inches wide on their body.[3] Both registries agreed to merge in 1965, although the APHA calls the APSHA its forerunner.[4]
The APHA currently registers horses that exhibit the overo, tobiano, and tovero paint patterns, as well as solid colored horses with Paint bloodlines. It allows registration of Paint to Paint breedings, as well as Paint to Quarter Horse and Paint to Thoroughbred. All horses must be DNA tested to verify parentage.[5] They allow live cover, artificial insemination, shipped cooled semen, frozen semen and embryo transfers.[6]
The APHA sponsors horse shows and holds an annual World Championship Paint Horse Show in the early summer.[7] They also offer racing[8] and added money to Paint horses competing in open shows held by the National Snaffle Bit Association and the National Reining Horse Association.[9]
Notes
- ^ APHA Contact Information accessed on October 31, 2007
- ^ Oelke The Paint Horse p. 33
- ^ Haynes The American Paint Horse p. 45-46
- ^ Oelke The Paint Horse p. 36
- ^ APHA Registration Guide PDF accessed on October 31, 2007
- ^ APHA Breeding Guide PDF accessed on October 31, 2007
- ^ APHA Events accessed on October 31, 2007
- ^ Paint Racing] accessed on October 31, 2007
- ^ APHA Paint Preferred Program accessed on October 31, 2007
References
- APHA Breeding Guide PDF accessed on October 31, 2007
- APHA Contact Information accessed on October 31, 2007
- APHA Events accessed on October 31, 2007
- APHA Paint Preferred Program accessed on October 31, 2007
- APHA Registration Guide PDF accessed on October 31, 2007
- Haynes, Glynn W. The American Paint Horse University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK 1976 ISBN 0-8061-2144-0
- Oelke, Handy The Paint Horse: An American Treasure Kierdorf Publishing, Germany 1992 ISBN 3-89118-075-6
- Paint Racing] accessed on October 31, 2007
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