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Because this horse has an APHA-registered sire and dam, has at least one Regular Registry parent (the sire in this case), and has at least three generations of Paint bloodlines (denoted in red bold type), this horse qualifies for Regular Registry under new APHA rules.

American Paint Horses boast bright colors of bay, black or chestnut overlaying white in large patterns. It is a registered, pedigreed breed, which sets it apart from the similar pinto horse.

Today, the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is one of the largest horse registration breeds and registers more than 25,000 new foals every year. To qualify for regular registration, Paint Horses must have Paint Horse bloodlines as well as markings that fall within the regular registration parameters.

The horse must have stock-type conformation, with a well balanced, compact body, strong bones and powerful hindquarters. The APHA has strict standards of conformation, athletic ability and performance to ensure that the Paint Horse remains as versatile and rideable as its stock horse ancestors.

The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is a breed registry for the American Paint Horse. It is currently headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1965 with the merging of two different color breed registries that had been formed to register pinto-colored horses of Quarter Horse bloodlines.

The American Paint Horse has the pinto coloring of the coat, but must also have a verifiable pedigree. American Paint Horses must have Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse lineage to qualify under the current breed standard. That means every Paint horse is a pinto, but not every pinto can be a Paint.

A horse's bloodlines must be verified before it is eligible for registration with APHA. Remember, an American Paint must be the result of a mating between two Paint parents, or between one Paint parent and one Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred parent.

In addition to the bloodline requirement, all American Paint Horses in the Regular Registry meet a minimum color require- ment. Paint Horses that are predominantly colored must have a definite “natural” Paint marking. A “natural” Paint marking is an area of solid white hair with some underly- ing, unpigmented skin.