Fun Facts

Did you know?…

• The American Paint Horse registry originated in Gainesville in 1962 by founder Rebecca Tyler Lockhart.
• The first Cutting Horse competitions were in 1920 at The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth.
• Horses are measured in hands and a hand is four inches.
• The American Donkey & Mule Society is located in Denton County. A natural protector from coyotes, donkeys are often penned with horses.
• There are over 200 breeds of horses in the world.
• Three of the Four members of 2008 FEI USA Reining Team are from North Texas.
• The luckiest horse shoe of all is one off the hind leg of a gray mare.
• The leading all-time money earner in the National Reining Horse Association is from Tioga.
• Horses can see in two directions at once.
• American outlaw Sam Bass began his career as a horse racer in North Texas atop the famous Denton Mare.
• A newborn foal’s legs are already 90% of the length they will be when full grown.
• Tioga native Gene Autry had 7 horses over the course of his career all named “Champion”.
• A foal is able to stand just one hour after birth.

Key to Equine Industry Speak

• ApHC– Appaloosa Horse Clubwww.appaloosa.com
• APHA– American Paint Horse Associationwww.apha.com/
• AQHA– American Quarter Horse Association www.aqha.com
• AQHYA– American Quarter Horse Youth Association www.aqha.com/youth/
• NAPHA– North American Peruvian Horse Association www.napha.net
• NARHA– North American Riding for the Handicapped Association www.pathintl.org/
• NCHA– National Cutting Horse Association www.nchacutting.com
• NRHA– National Reining Horse Association www.nrha.com
• PHBA– Palomino Horse Breeders Association www.palominohba.com
• TTA– Texas Thoroughbred Association www.texasthoroughbred.com
• TQHA– Texas Quarter Horse Association www.tqha.com

North Texas Annual Equine Event Calendar

• Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo – January/February
• International Arabian Horse Association Cowtown Classic – March
• International Arabian Horse Association Cowtown Classic – March
• NCHA Super Stakes – March/April
• Texas Quarter Horse Association Texas Classic – May/June
• National Reining Horse Association Derby – June
• American Paint Horse Assoc. World Championship – June/July
• NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular – July
• Dal-Worth Appaloosa Summer Sizzler – August
• American Miniature Horse Association
• World Championship Show – September/October
• Peruvian Paso Horse Registry of North America
• National Horse Show – October
• Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering & Western Swing Festival – October
• Appaloosa Horse Club World Championship Show – October/November
• National Reining Horse Futurity – November
• American Paint Horse Association World Championship – November
• NCHA World Championship Futurity – November/December