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TheEquine : "An American Paint Horse is an intelligent, stock-type horse that is built for quickness, speed, agility and dexterity. These qualities, plus a willing attitude, make the Paint Horse ideal for pleasure riding, ranch work, rodeoing, racing and showing-plus, they're a perfect mount for children and novice horsemen and women.
Strong-boned and well-balanced, Paint Horses also exhibit just the right amount of refinement and beauty, especially about the head and neck. Differentiated from other stock-type breeds by their colourful coats, Paint Horses have unique coat patterns, making each horse a one-of-a-kind original.
The American Paint Horse Association sprang from the efforts of like-minded horsemen and women who loved the ability and speed of the Western 'stock' type horse, but who also appreciated the extra eye appeal of the American Paint.
In the early 1960s, two groups formed to preserve the Paint Horse's heritage: the American Paint Quarter Horse Association (APQHA), founded in 1961, and the American Paint Stock Horse Association (APSHA) founded in 1962 by Rebecca Tyler Lockhart. In 1965, the two organizations united to become the American Paint Horse Association (APHA)."