The American Quarter Horse is a breed developed in the 17th century. Every horse of this breed has to be registered with the American Quarter Horse Association and also in the country in which the horse resides. Changing of the EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 …, 2016) requires the revision of breeding programs and establishment of Stud Books for all horse breeds located in member country. Also, every horse must be accompanied by zootechnical certificate in trade. The first American Quarter Horse arrived in Slovenia in the Autumn of 1995. The horse was Future Enjoy, which had 13 registered offsprings in Slovenia. Altogether, the 452 American Quarter Horses were born by July 2019 and there were 821 registered American Quarter Horses in Slovenia. Thirty-eight of 115 mares which qualify for acceptance in the Stud Book have already been assessed. In 2019, there are six licensed American Quarter Horse breeding stallions. From 2015 to 2018, 73 horses were linearly scored, which is necessary for classification of horses into the subdivisions of the Stud Book. We suggest three major books (Stallions’ Book, Mares’ Book and Geldings’ and Sterilized Mares’ Book) and Appendix Book. The major books should have subdivisions named Basic Book, General Book, Book I and Book II.
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