AQHA 1-10

An American Quarter Horse possesses acceptable [blank_start]pedigree[blank_end], [blank_start]color[blank_end] and [blank_start]markings[blank_end], and has been issued a [blank_start]registration[blank_end] [blank_start]certificate[blank_end] by the American Quarter Horse Association. This horse has been bred and developed to have a [blank_start]kind[blank_end] and [blank_start]willing[blank_end] disposition, [blank_start]well-balanced[blank_end] [blank_start]conformation[blank_end] and [blank_start]agile[blank_end] [blank_start]speed[blank_end]. The American Quarter Horse is the world’s most [blank_start]versatile[blank_end] breed and is suited for a variety of purposes - from [blank_start]working[blank_end] [blank_start]cattle[blank_end] on ranches to [blank_start]international[blank_end] [blank_start]reining[blank_end] competition. There is an American Quarter Horse for every [blank_start]purpose[blank_end].

To [blank_start]record[blank_end] and [blank_start]preserve[blank_end] the [blank_start]pedigrees[blank_end] of the American Quarter Horse, while maintaining the [blank_start]integrity[blank_end] of the breed and [blank_start]welfare[blank_end] of its horses. • To [blank_start]provide[blank_end] [blank_start]beneficial[blank_end] [blank_start]services[blank_end] for its members that [blank_start]enhance[blank_end] and [blank_start]encourage[blank_end] American Quarter Horse [blank_start]ownership[blank_end] and [blank_start]participation[blank_end]. • To [blank_start]develop[blank_end] diverse educational [blank_start]programs[blank_end], [blank_start]material[blank_end] and [blank_start]curriculum[blank_end] that will position AQHA as the leading [blank_start]resource[blank_end] organization in the equine industry. • To [blank_start]generate[blank_end] growth of AQHA membership via the [blank_start]marketing[blank_end], [blank_start]promotion[blank_end], [blank_start]advertising[blank_end] and [blank_start]publicity[blank_end] of the American Quarter Horse. • To [blank_start]ensure[blank_end] the American Quarter Horse is treated [blank_start]humanely[blank_end], with [blank_start]dignity[blank_end], [blank_start]respect[blank_end] and [blank_start]compassion[blank_end], at all times.

When was The American Quarter Horse Association organized?

Shows, races and performance events give breeders and exhibitors opportunities to compete for awards and prize money, providing opportunities for breeders to continually strive to improve the breed.

What are the 3 AQHA publications?

The American Quarter Horse is the worlds most versatile breed because of their abilities to excel in so many different arenas and because of the continued commitment of American Quarter Horse breeders, directors, and staff to providing outstanding programs and services- at the lowest possible fees- of any equine breed registry or membership organization.

How many quarter horses are registered world wide?

How many AQHA members are there?

where is AQHA's international headquarters?

To that end, AQHA is committed to the following beliefs: • Every American Quarter Horse, all other [blank_start]horses[blank_end] and [blank_start]all[blank_end] [blank_start]animals[blank_end], shall, at all times, be treated [blank_start]humanely[blank_end] and with [blank_start]dignity[blank_end], [blank_start]respect[blank_end] and [blank_start]compassion[blank_end]. • [blank_start]Stringent[blank_end] rules established and [blank_start]enforced[blank_end] by AQHA demand that American Quarter Horse [blank_start]breeders[blank_end], [blank_start]owners[blank_end], [blank_start]trainers[blank_end] and [blank_start]exhibitors[blank_end] are continually responsible for the [blank_start]well-being[blank_end] and [blank_start]humane[blank_end] treatment of any American Quarter Horse [blank_start]entrusted[blank_end] to their care. • Above all, the American Quarter Horse’s [blank_start]welfare[blank_end] is paramount to other considerations, and the continual [blank_start]development[blank_end] of procedures that ensure [blank_start]humane[blank_end] treatment of the breed and of all other horses and all animals involved with AQHA events, and [blank_start]fair[blank_end] [blank_start]competition[blank_end] supersede all other concerns.

AQHA assumes responsibility for safety of participants at the shows or other events it sanctions and responsibility for participant safety remains solely with AQHA.

absolute responsibility for a horse's condition lies with whom

AQHA has adopted the following rules limiting the participation of two-year-olds as referenced in [blank_start]RAC301.5[blank_end].

The Challenge’s goal is to increase racing opportunities for older horses. In the Challenge, [blank_start]83[blank_end] percent of the purse monies of the races offered are for older horses.

AQHA began drug testing at AQHA-approved shows in [blank_start]1973[blank_end] and was among the first, if not the first, equine breed association to do so. AQHA performs random testing throughout the year. AQHA’s policy concerning the administration of controlled substances is outlined in [blank_start]VIOLATIONS[blank_end]. Additionally, AQHA has funded research in an effort to determine techniques for evaluation of altered tails in horses, the results of which were presented to equine veterinarians from the United States in October [blank_start]1992[blank_end] at a seminar at Colorado State University entitled, “Techniques for Evaluation of Normal and Altered Tail Function in the Equine Utilizing Physical Examinations and Electrodiagnostics.” AQHA spends more than $[blank_start]1 million[blank_end] annually to test for evidence of controlled substances and/or tail alteration in horses competing in AQHA-approved events. Beginning in [blank_start]1993[blank_end], American Quarter Horses competing in non AQHA-approved events also became subject to testing for controlled substances and evidence of tail alteration. In [blank_start]2005[blank_end], AQHA shows in the United States began collecting a per horse drug testing fee to enhance AQHA’s ability to enforce its controlled substance policy