"The First & Original"
                THE FOUNDATION QUARTER HORSE REGISTRY
                                        P O BOX 230
                             STERLING, COLORADO 80751
                                     PHONE: 970-522-7822
                                       FAX: 970-521-6528
                                          www.fqhr.net 

 In 2009 the Foundation Quarter Horse Registry is celebrating 15 years of promoting "the greatest cowhorse to ever look thru a bridle" the American Quarter Horse, and is gearing up for another great year. The FQHR promotes Foundation bred Quarter Horses exhibiting in events and classes that preserve and perpetuate the breed.

THE 2009 SEPTEMBER ROUND-UP WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH OVER 500 ENTRIES
THE 2010 FQHR ROUND-UP IS AGAIN BEING SPONSORED BY THE NEBRASKA AFFILIATE
                                      

                                    STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

PURPOSE IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND PERPETUATE THE WORKING COW HORSE BLOODLINES OF THE FOUNDATION QUARTER HORSE BY THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THE FQHR DEEMS AS FOUNDATION BRED. THE REGISTRY IS BASED ON BLOOD.

   THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1940 WITH THE SIMILAR INTENT. THEREFORE THE FOUNDATION QUARTER HORSE REGISTRY RECOGNIZES THOSE HORSES LISTED IN THE FIRST FIVE STUDBOOKS [first 27,000 horses registered] AS FOUNDATION BRED.

   MOST INDIVIDUALS CARRYING 75% FOUNDATION BLOOD ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION. THE FOURTH GENERATION IS CRITICAL [great grand sires and great grand dams], OF THAT GENERATION 75% SHOULD DECEND FROM OR RUN TO FOUNDATION BLOOD. NO REGISTERED THROUGHBRED MAY BE CLOSER THAN THE FOURTH GENERATION.

   IT IS THE AIM OF THE REGISTRY TO KEEP REGULATION SIMPLE AND EASY. GOVERNMENT WILL BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AND FEES WILL BE REASONABLE. KEEPING AND PRESERVING BLOODLINES IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR GOAL;  NOT TO OVERLOAD WITH REGULATIONS AND REQUIRMENTS.
                                                             Dillon Shook and Ralph Dye

                              DEFINITION of FOUNDATION

 The Foundation Quarter Horse is easily recognized by his body shape and unique conformation. He is more for the height than is found in any other breed. Built low to the ground, much of the time he does not exceed fifteen hands, but due to his build, will often weigh twelve hundred pounds or more. The pattern of his muscle adorns nearly every part of his body.

  There is his small alert ear, wide set honest bright eye that windows his great intelligence and kindness, bulging jaw, neck of moderate length joined low into his sloping shoulder, topped by a well defined wither. A short back with strong loin, deep barrel with long underline, well sprung ribs with heart girth.

 The space between the forelegs is ample to supply for a wide, well developed chest, while the forearms, gaskins, and hindquarters carry the muscle that separates the foundation quarter horse from all others. Seen from the rear the power filled stifles are wider than the croup.

   The bones of the Foundation Quarter Horse are trim, dense, and sturdy. His rugged frame is necessary to support the bulk that provides his strength. The cannon bones are short and flat, set above strong pasterns. The foot is deep with wide heel, well rounded with sufficient size. When under observation, the animal displays his divine design....
                  -Dillon Shook