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The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances.

Its name came from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph (88.5 km/h).

The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States today, and the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with almost 3 million American Quarter Horses currently registered.

A breed registry, also known as a herdbook, studbook or register, in animal husbandry and the hobby of animal fancy, is an official list of animals within a specific breed whose parents are known.

Animals are usually registered by their breeders when they are still young.

The terms studbook and register are also used to refer to lists of male animals "standing at stud", that is, those animals actively breeding, as opposed to every known specimen of that breed.

Such registries usually issue certificates for each recorded animal, called a pedigree, pedigreed animal documentation, or most commonly, an animal's "papers".

Registration papers may consist of a simple certificate or a listing of ancestors in the animal's background, sometimes with a chart showing the lineage.

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse.

The association sanctions many competitive events and maintains the official registry.

The organization also houses the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum and sponsors educational programs.

The organization was founded in 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas and now has nearly 350,000 members.

The AQHA approves of horse slaughtering as a last resort for unwanted animals.