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In the first half of the 20th century, there was rapid growth of industry, which took its toll on the popularity of Quarter Horses. Intensive highway and railroad construction resulted in a substantial fall in demand for horses, and that was in no way favorable for further evolution of the breed.
In 1940, a group of enthusiasts formed the American Quarter Horse Association. The goal of the organization was to preserve the breed in its original form. Currently there is a large network of Quarter Horse clubs and associations all the way across the globe, but so far, the American Association is at the wheel of the world's Quarter Horse support movement.
From the very beginning, the specialists worked toward defining the outlines of the breed. They drafted the breed standard and set up education programs for potential members and fanciers. They conduct horseracing competitions and provide schedules and information on upcoming events in the world of horseracing.
Quarter Horses' poised and self-controlled temper has been but the main factor that earned them eternal love among people. Therefore, members of organizations note the horse's suitability for recreation activities. Also known are Quarter horses as working animals, which earns them liking of farmers and ranch keepers.
Now the American Quarter Horse Association has over 300,000 members, who regularly attend special classes on horse keeping and constantly learn new things about the breed, modern breeding tendencies and events that continue to happen in the ever-changing world of horse management. Every state has its own association. The popularity of Quarter Horses continues to grow beyond the boundaries of the U.S.
Quarter Horses - General Information Links
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American Quarter Horse Stallions - Stallions listed by performance category and Quarter Horse classifieds.
Everything Quarter Horse on the Web - Free classifieds, free links, free stallion avenue and latest Quarter Horse news.
Quarter Horse Pedigrees - Information on stallions and mares born before 1990. QH links: Pedigree search and submissions, plus related links.
Quarter Horse Search - Classifieds for quarter horse breeders and trainers. Information on Quarter Horse racing, stallions and services.
Quarter Horse Trader - Classified advertisements dedicated to AQHA-registered horses.
Robin Glenn Pedigrees - A comprehensive AQHA and APHA pedigree and catalog service offering complete results on cutting/reining events, 1995-1999 results on Congress placings, pleasure futurities, and stock show placings.
Steve Ponder Quarter Horses and Training - Quarter horse training, showing, and sales. Piedmont, Alabama.
Quarter Horses - Clubs and Associations Links
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Glacier Ridge Range Quarter Horses © 2004
Angela Fritsch
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Alabama Quarter Horse Association - Offers event calendar, show schedule, news, contacts, and yearend standings.
Alamo Quarter Horse Breeders Association - Information about upcoming shows and events, year end point standings, news, and pre-register. Serving the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas area.
Alberta Quarter Horse Association - Provincial association affiliated with AQHA promoting approved shows and events in Alberta. Host of the Canadian National Quarter Horse Show.
AQHA Southeast Iowa Breeders - Small association for breeders located within a 10-mile radius in Southeast Iowa. Includes list of horses for sale and information about the members.
Arkansas Quarter Horse Association - Home of the Memorial Day Circuit and Stanford Happening. Information about history, membership, events, show schedules and results, online forms, and sponsorship.
Georgia Quarter Horse Association - Site includes membership information, show and futurity calendars, newsletters, point standings, and stallion services.
Minnesota Amateur Quarter Horse Association - Site offers news and information, and show schedule for amateur Quarter Horse exhibitors in Minnesota.
Minnesota Foundation Quarter Horse Club - Affiliate of the Foundation Quarter Horse Registry. Site offers events information and membership forms.
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New Mexico Quarter Horse Association - Comprehensive information on breeders, trainers, horse-related services, shows, points, photos and referral service for all of New Mexico, as well as news updates and events.
Northeast Nebraska Quarter Horse Breeders Association - A group of local breeders dedicated to producing great working horses that can win in the show ring too.
Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association - Presents club news, show and meeting schedules.
Powder River Quarter Horse Breeders Association - Southeastern Montana organization which sponsors sales and futurities annually over Labor Day weekend. Reference sires, futurity information, a breeders directory, stallion auction information, and sales listings.
Southern Oregon Foundation Quarter Horse Club - Promotes and preserves the original bulldog-type quarter horse. Event schedule, show results, membership information, stallion listing, and advertisements are included in this site.
The Foundation Quarter Horse Association - International nonprofit association dedicated to promoting, preserving and exhibiting foundation Quarter Horses. Site includes registry information and conformation guidelines.
Valley Quarter Horse Association - Promotes the American Quarter Horse in California since 1959. Includes membership, news, upcoming events and competition, year to date points, standings, and stallion service auction.
Victorian Quarter Horse Association Inc - Promotes the quarter horse in Australia. Site offers newsletter, events, and show program.
Western New York Quarter Horse Club - Conducts both AQHA and open horse shows and clinics. Site includes schedule of events and club meetings.
Wyoming Quarter Horse Association - Promotes the use and breeding of Quarter Horses in Wyoming. Site includes show schedule, open and youth point totals, officer and director listing, and foal photos.
Quarter Horses - Other Horses sites
American Quarter Horses - American Quarter Horses were named so because of their speed records. The breed was fastest to cover a distance of a quarter a mile. Besides, the breed was very strong and enduring. The American Quarter Horse is well muscled and compact. It has always been used in horse racing and did rather well in it. Even today, quarter-mile racing is one of the most favorite sports. No wonder, the American Quarter Horse is keeping its position as one of the most famous and popular quarter-mile horses.
Besides racing, American Quarter Horses are now used for ranches and rodeos. This breed is known to make a good herding horse capable of directing livestock. Cattle roping and barrel racing are just two more talents of this wonderful breed. The American Quarter Horse has brilliant physical and temperament characteristics. Not only is the breed strong and fast. It is very calm, which allows it to be used in recreation for children.
American Quarter Horses Pictures - American Quarter Horses is a purely American breed of horses. The breed officially registered in 1940, but its history started centuries long before that time. In the times of the Wild West, uses for these horses were village street and country lane quarter-mile races.
The first quarter-mile race took place in 1694 at Enrico County, Virginia. By the end of the 17th century, quarter-mile racing became an inalienable attribute of life in America and spread around the entire country. It became a matter of great profit, and even big plantations were often at stake during one-on-one matches.
American Quarter Horses Stallions - American Quarter Horses are the most speedy and powerful species of horses in the world. Initially reproduced for traditional quarter-mile races in American colonial times, Quarter Horses are genetic relatives to Spanish Barbs, introduced to America by Spaniards.
The horse became widely spread in the range of modern Texas, where cattle driving was flourishing. Powerful built of the body and heavy muscle made the species an irreplaceable worker in the sphere of agriculture and transportation, to say nothing of thriving quarter-mile-racing tradition.
Quarter Horses - Quarter Horses are remarkably strong and enduring species of horses. Bred in the past and present for sport horseracing; their name stands for a stretch of distance a quarter of a mile long. Once used in quarter-mile racing competitions, they have developed a sturdy and muscular body with powerful legs. That allows them to cover long distances without getting tired too soon. The breed is a product of crosses with a few other breeds.
English colonists, who were ardent short distance racers, brought the first ancestors of the Quarter Horse to America in the 1600s. They arranged competitive down-the-street races and the fastest species became breeding stock for future competitions and referred to as Celebrated American Quarter Running Horses. In 1940, the breed received an official status and the American Quarter Horse became registered.
