American Quarter Horse Association
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The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse, a breed of horses known throughout the globe for endurance, performance, conformation, and pedigree.
The American Quarter Horse traces its origin to Janus. The original genealogy bloodline chart was created by the late Dr. Darrell Sprott of Killeen, Texas and is displayed at the American Quarter Horse Museum and Heritage Center.
The official organization was founded in 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas and continues to thrive today with over 300,000 international members. The annual AQHA World Show, the largest AQHA-sponsored event, is held in November of each year.
Cross-registration of American Quarter Horses is not uncommon. Palominos are often registered with the Palomino Horse Breeders of America (PHBA) and horses with paint (the ones still eligible for AQHA registration) are often registered with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA).
In recent years registration requirements for the AQHA have significantly changed. They now allow registration of and recognize the near-white cremello and perlino coat colors; before, it was considered a risk to breed two palominos or buckskins due to risk of producing an unregisterable foal of these colors. They have also loosened requirements forbidding registration of horses with excessive paint. Many horses formerly registerable only with the APHA are now cross-registered with both. Finally, they are in the process of phasing out registration of horses who carry the genetic disease Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP).
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