AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION
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Official breed registry and membership association for the American Quarter Horse.
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The American Quarter Horse Association, located in Amarillo, Texas, is the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization.
The American Quarter Horse established a bold reputation as the greatest cattle roundup and trail driving horse in history and would never be forgotten by early American racing enthusiasts. To ensure the unique qualities of this breed did not perish, a group of American Quarter Horse enthusiasts met in 1940 in Ft. Worth, Texas to establish what was to become the largest equine breed registry in the world, the American Quarter Horse Association. Located in Amarillo, Texas, AQHA has registered more than 5 million American Quarter Horses and serves more than 280,000 worldwide members. AQHA functions as the official record-keeping and governing body of the American Quarter Horse industry. AQHA records all American Quarter Horse ownership, processes approved show and race results, catalogs performance and produces data on all American Quarter Horses, maintains association funds, and publicizes the American Quarter Horse industry.
In addition, AQHA maintains current statistics on ownership in each state and country as well as American Quarter Horse population figures. AQHA’s role in preserving the integrity of the breed is expanding on a daily basis. Whether American Quarter Horses are still being used in traditional ranching operations, for showing, racing or pleasure, AQHA strives to provide services beneficial to all Association members and ultimately the American Quarter Horse.