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