Quarter Horse Named Official State Horse of Texas

Texas’ history is closely intertwined with that of the American Quarter Horse, beginning with Steel Dust, one of the forebears of the state’s more than 470,000 American Quarter Horses. In the early days, the horses were used to help settle the wild and wooly territory. Ranchers used them to round up livestock and move them to market, as well as for a little match racing on the weekends.

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Texas’ history is closely intertwined with that of the American Quarter Horse, beginning with Steel Dust, one of the forebears of the state’s more than 470,000 American Quarter Horses. In the early days, the horses were used to help settle the wild and wooly territory. Ranchers used them to round up livestock and move them to market, as well as for a little match racing on the weekends.

The American Quarter Horse Association, the breed’s registry that was started in 1940 at a meeting of ranchers and horsemen at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, is headquartered in Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.

Gov. Rick Perry will sign an official declaration making the American Quarter Horse the official horse of Texas at 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. American Quarter Horses will be present on the Capitol grounds for this historic occasion.

“This is a great way for the American Quarter Horse to be recognized,” said AQHA Executive Vice President Don Treadway Jr. “We need to give credit to the Texas Quarter Horse Association, Rep. Larry Phillips, and 10-year-old Logan Head, who got the ball rolling on this by writing to Rep. Phillips with the idea of making the American Quarter Horse the state’s official horse

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