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American Quarter Horse Foundation
The american quarter horse foundation may have a photo of this horse on their website homepage.
The breed received official recognition in 1940, when the AQHA was established. The breed appeared long before that event, and by the time of its recognition there was little job left to do for those who were supposed to outline the breed standard. These animals feature very muscular bodies, although they are compact in size, standing no more than 15 hands at the shoulder. They come in 13 different colors, including sorrel, chestnut, grullo, palomino, black, brown, bay, buckskin, dun, gray, red dun, red roan and blue roan.
The american quarter horse foundation may have a photo of this horse on their website homepage.
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Nowadays, this breed is very versatile; there appeared several types within the breed with their own characteristics. Like all purebreds, these animals are prone to a number of genetic diseases because of a limited gene pool. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP,) Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA,) Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency (GBED,) and Lethal White Syndrome occur in some bloodlines. There are DNA tests for these disorders. To avoid them, ask the breeder for health certificates of both parents of a foal. If the parents are free from these disorders, the offspring is unlikely to develop them. The american quarter horse foundation may have a photo of this horse on their website homepage.
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