But others including some horse rescuers, livestock associations and the American Quarter Horse Association support the plans.

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Finally, there are the horse breeders and breed registries like the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and American Paint Horse Association (APHA).

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No sector of the horse industry has done more to see that the horses they produce can be sold for slaughter than the American Quarter Horse Association.

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Per the Wiki page for AQHA, the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with more than 5 million American Quarter Horses registered.

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Since the world changed, there had not been much time to breed horses, so around here anything distinct from the American quarter horse or a common draft animal tended to stand out.

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The government in a motion to the court stated that Crundwell and her horses won numerous awards at national Quarter Horse competitions including being named the leading owner by the American Quarter Horse Association for eight consecutive years prior to her arrest.

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The American Quarter Horse Association and the entities that profit when AQHA profits as well as the four US agencies that manage public lands for federally protected wild horses and burros in the West and along the Atlantic barrier islands and peninsulas.

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