Passionate About the Paint Horse

Paint breed was inferior because of its colourful patterns. So in 1962 Lockhart founded the American Paint Stock Horse Association APSHA with the intention of preserving both the colour and the stocktype conformation of the Paint Horse. She registered the first Paint Horse Bandits Pinto owned by Flying M Ranch of McKinney Texas at her kitchen table.
Another organization also in Texas the American Paint Quarter Horse Association APQHA had been founded in 1961 with the similar aim of promoting the Paint as an ideal allaround Western horse. In 1965 the APSHA and the APQHA merged to form the American Paint Horse Association APHA.
At the time of its founding the APHA had 1300 members and 3800 registered horses. At present the organization has registered more than one million horses in 59 nations and territories serves over 64000 active youth and adult members worldwide and recognizes 111 regional and international clubs. Additionally the APHA organizes championship shows sponsors trail rides and other events and continues to promote programs that celebrate the Paint horse.
While the colourful coat pattern of the typical American Paint Horse is undoubtedly the breeds most distinctive characteristic conformation and pedigree are equally important. To be eligible for registry with the APHA the horse should be representative of the ideal stockhorse body type and must be bred to strict bloodline requirements those being a sire and dam that are registered with the APHA Paint the AQHA Quarter Horse or the Jockey Club Thoroughbred. To be eligible for the APHA Regular Registry the horse must also exhibit a minimum amount of white hair over unpigmented pink skin.
A solid coloured offspring of two APHA registered parents is eligible for registration as a solid PaintBred formerly called Breeding Stock which carries certain restrictions. Depending on their genetic profiles a solid PaintBred when crossed with an APHAregistered horse may produce a patterned foal. 
We value how they are put together physically and mentally the most said Connie Delorme who with husband Don Delorme owns and operates a cattle ranch and Paint Horse breeding program in Robsart Saskatchewan. The Delormes breeding focus is to produce horses with the characteristics desirable for a working ranch horse. We favour balance bigger bone and foot to remain structurally sound complemented by a pleasing disposition. This combination tends to create a pleasing partnership with an improved response to training and everyones different riding style and skill.
But while the traditional
stockhorse type Paint resembles the Quarter Horse with a broad chest powerful hindquarters good muscle and an average height of 14 2 to 16 hands high other types of Paint Horses have emerged.