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Today, we are proud to introduce the Quarter Horse Heritage Project.

For generations, the histories of the American Quarter Horse and the American Paint Horse have been closely connected.

Some of the horses that helped build the early Paint Horse breed carried documented Quarter Horse bloodlines. Their pedigrees trace to the same influential horses, ranches and breeding programs that shaped the American Quarter Horse.

Yet today, some descendants of that shared history cannot be recognized by AQHA because of the registry listed on one side of their pedigree.

The Quarter Horse Heritage Project was created to preserve that history and advocate for a proposed AQHA rule change that would allow certain qualifying horses with documented Quarter Horse ancestry to be considered for AQHA Appendix registration.

This is not about changing what a Quarter Horse is.

It is about recognizing documented Quarter Horse ancestry, honoring the history our breeds share, and creating a carefully defined path for horses whose pedigrees connect directly back to the Quarter Horse.

Our website explores the history behind the proposal, the horses that helped shape these bloodlines, examples of living horses that could qualify, and the proposed rule itself.

We invite you to learn the history, read the proposal, and follow along as we work to bring this idea before AQHA.

Our history is already connected.
It’s time to recognize it.

🐴 Quarter Horse Heritage Project

www.quarterhorseheritageproject.com

Almost 24 and looks this good 😮‍💨🔥

Diamond Tari 🎤 drop

2027 breeding contracts available in USA 🇺🇸, European Union 🇪🇺, Canada 🇨🇦, other countries available by request.

www.secrethillsranch.com

✨ ONLY 2 EARLY BOOKING CONTRACTS LEFT! ✨

3× World Champion. 2× Reserve World Champion. 13× World Show Top 5. NRHA & Ranch money earner. 🏆

SHR QTs DiamondCutter has the proven record AND the proven offspring — with foals earning World Championships, Reserve World Championships, Top 5s, Top 10s & money in reining, cowhorse, ranch classes, roping and even hunter.
Your next champion could be one of them. ❤️

Only 2 contracts remain at the 2027 Early Booking rate of $1,650.

Guaranteed Color TT, EE, Aa, nCr. Homozygous Tobiano and Black extension. High percentage of black and white foals. Especially out of red mares, his speciality!

Breed with confidence he is Panel Negative for all: HERDA, HYPP, OLWS, PSSM, GBED, MH, EJSCA, IMM/MYH1

📩 Message us to reserve yours!

More information on our website: https://www.secrethillsranch.com/shr-qts-diamondcutter

🎓 SHR YEARBOOK — CLASS OF 2026 🎓

Don’t let the sweet face fool you. 😇✨

Next up is SHR Frozen Pixie Dust — “Pixie”, officially voted…

✨ Most Likely to Cause a Little Chaos ✨

Senior Quote:
“Just adding a little Pixie Dust.” 💫

Pixie would like everyone to know that she does NOT cause problems.

She simply makes things a little more… interesting. 😂

A questionable decision here.
A little mischief there.
Maybe a tiny bit of chaos sprinkled around the barn for ✨ambiance✨…

And then she looks at you with THAT face like:

“Who, me?” 😇

Yes, Pixie. You. 😂

But when you’re this cute, apparently consequences are negotiable.

Another member of the SHR Class of 2026 officially exposed! 🎓🐴

Another throwback… and this one gets me. ❤️

2014 APHA World Championship Show — walking up to receive a Top 5 World Championship with QTsGold Mastercard… and a very little Cody along for the ride. 🥹

Man, I miss this horse.

MC was one of those truly special ones. The kind you don’t ever really get over. So many memories, so many accomplishments, and so much of what we have today traces right back to him.

And now, all these years later, I get to look out my window and see his son, SHR QTs DiamondCutter, carrying on that legacy in ways I never could have imagined back then. ❤️

Funny how one old photo can take you right back.

What I wouldn’t give for one more ride on this guy. 🥹❤️

QTsGold Mastercard
Forever one of the great ones. 🖤

🎓 SHR YEARBOOK — CLASS OF 2026 🎓

Ohhhh, this one knows where the bodies are buried. 👀😂

Meet Diamond Tari — 23 years young and officially voted…

🗣️ Most Likely to Know ALL the Gossip

Senior Quote:
“I know things, I just don’t neigh names.” 🤐🐴

Tari doesn’t gossip.

He simply stands quietly in his stall, minds his own business, and somehow knows EVERYTHING happening on the entire ranch.

New horse arrive? He knows.
Someone got in trouble? He knows.
Mare causing drama three pastures over? Already heard about it.
Someone opened a bag of carrots? Okay, EVERYONE knows. 😂

After 23 years, this man has seen some things.

But don’t bother asking for details.

He has a reputation to uphold. 😌

Another member of the SHR Class of 2026 officially exposed. 🎓

And Tari? Don’t worry…

your secrets are probably safe with him. 👀😂

🎓 SHR YEARBOOK — CLASS OF 2026 🎓

Next up in the SHR Class of 2026…

🍪 SHR Twist N Shout — Gidget 🍪

Most Likely To: Steal the cookies
Senior Quote: “No pocket is safe. Will work for cookies!”

Gidget has never met a pocket she didn’t feel was worth investigating. 😂

Personal space? Optional.
Manners? Depends on what you’re holding.
The suspicious crinkle of a peppermint wrapper from 40 feet away? HEARD IT. 👀

And don’t even THINK you’re going to give another horse a cookie without paying the Gidget Tax. 🍪🤣

She may be a multiple High Point Champion, Scarlett’s partner in crime, and one heck of a show horse…

…but at the end of the day, this girl’s true motivation has always been pretty simple:

COOKIES. 😂

Another member of the SHR Class of 2026 officially exposed.

Who should get their yearbook page next? 👀🎓

❤️ A little SHR throwback…

This one brings back some really special memories.

SHR Wimpys First Diamond — “Paris”, a daughter of SHR QTs DiamondCutter, was always one of my absolute favorite mares. This photo was taken at the 2022 World Championship Show, where Paris and I earned a Top Ten World Championship among many other awards with me and Kaity Sotomayor, too!! What a show!! — Definitely special with a much younger Cody right there beside me to help collect the award. 🥹❤️

Paris eventually went to one of our very good friends locally, Heather Burns, which has meant we’ve been lucky enough to continue watching her story.

And she is STILL out there showing and cleaning house on a regular basis with Heather! 🏆👏

There are some horses you sell and always miss just a little bit more than the others.

Paris is definitely one of those for me. ❤️

I absolutely adore this mare and love that she’s still doing what she does best with people we love.