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Coy's Bonanza
The story goes that when breeder Bill Coy first saw the foal out of his mare Sparky Joann, he ran to the house shouting to his wife, “Charlene, we’ve struck a bonanza!”
Promote Greatness with the Promotional Toolkit
We need your help to ensure the most deserving candidates are nominated and forever honored in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. Nominations for the Class of 2026 open on January 1, 2025,...
AQHF Year End Giving Season
The American Quarter Horse Foundation needs your help! We are seeking to raise $100,000 in unrestricted contributions before December 31, 2024.
Endowment Giving
Give a gift that grows through the American Quarter Horse Foundation. Endowments establish permanent funds that make a yearly impact.
Blue Valentine
In the 1950s and ’60s, it would have been hard to predict the effect that Blue Valentine, a hardy blue roan Joe Hancock-bred ranch stallion, would have on the American Quarter Horse industry. But...
Rick Johns
Johns built an impressive broodmare band, half of which were show producers. The other half produced potential runners. But long before he was ever in the horse business, Johns was familiar with...
Duane Walker
It’s no wonder that Duane Walker’s name is high on the lists of breeders of halter class winners. He not only has good horses, but is also well respected as a horseman and a gentleman.
C.W. "Bill" Englund Jr.
Growing up, Englund began breeding his mare, Ginger. She became the base for his herd. He then took many of the resulting offspring into the show ring. In fact, he showed until he joined the...
Abigail Kawananakoa
Born April 20, 1926, as the last of the royal lineage descended from legendary King Kamehameha of Hawaii, Miss Abigail finds her home in Honolulu and her passion in Quarter Horse racing.
Lasting Tributes in Wall of Honor Plaza
Honor or memorialize a special horse or person with a medallion from the American Quarter Horse Foundation or paver at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum.
Foundation Awards 37 Scholarships for 2022-23
The American Quarter Horse Foundation awards nearly $290,000 to AQHA’s next generation of leaders.
Board of Trustees
The American Quarter Horse Foundation Board of Trustees is the governing board of the Foundation. Trustees are elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Quarter Horse...
Adrianna Andreini Scholarship Endowed
Generous donation made by the John and Linda Andreini family for AQHYA scholarship funds.
2022-2023 Equine Research Program Funded Projects
The American Quarter Horse Foundation funded research related to Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 (EHV-1), Equine Glandular Gastric Disease and Intra-articular Corticosteroids.
2024-2025 Equine Research Program Funded Projects
View the equine research projects provided grants by and funded by the American Quarter Horse Foundation in 2024-25.