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=="Appendix" and "Foundation" horses== Since the American Quarter Horse was formally established as a breed, the AQHA stud book has remained open to additional [[Thoroughbred]] blood via a performance standard. An "Appendix" American Quarter Horse is a first generation cross between a registered Thoroughbred and an American Quarter Horse or a cross between a "numbered" American Quarter Horse and an "appendix" American Quarter Horse. The resulting offspring is registered in the "appendix" of the American Quarter Horse Association's studbook, hence the nickname. Horses listed in the appendix may be entered in competition, but offspring are not initially eligible for full AQHA registration. If the Appendix horse meets certain conformational criteria and is shown or raced successfully in sanctioned AQHA events, the horse can earn its way from the appendix into the permanent studbook, making its offspring eligible for AQHA registration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Documents and Forms |url=https://www.aqha.com/documents-and-forms |website=American Quarter Horse Association |publisher=www.aqha.com |access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref> Since Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred crosses continue to enter the official registry of the American Quarter Horse breed, this creates a continual gene flow from the Thoroughbred breed into the American Quarter Horse breed, which has altered many of the characteristics that typified the breed in the early years of its formation. Some breeders argue that the continued addition of Thoroughbred bloodlines are beginning to compromise the integrity of the breed standard. Some favor the earlier style of horse and have created several separate organizations to promote and register "Foundation" Quarter Horses.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fqha.com/|title= Foundation Quarter Horse Association|access-date=2007-04-02 |author = Foundation Quarter Horse Association|website= FQHA Website|publisher= Foundation Quarter Horse Association| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070401064150/http://www.fqha.com/| archive-date= 1 April 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.foundationhorses.com/|title= Foundation Bred Quarter Horses|access-date=2007-04-02 |author = Foundation Horses |website= FoundationHorses.com|publisher= Foundation Horses| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070426034539/http://www.foundationhorses.com/| archive-date= 26 April 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nfqha.com/|title= National Foundation Quarter Horse Association|access-date=2007-04-02 |author = National Foundation Quarter Horse Association|website= NFQHA Website|publisher= National Foundation Quarter Horse Association| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070422065140/http://www.nfqha.com/| archive-date= 22 April 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref>
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