In honor of the American Paint Horse Association’s 50th anniversary in 2012, HorseIllustrated.com is featuring some famous horses from the breed’s history.
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 Bandit’s Pinto |  Calamity Jane |  Wahoo King |  Yellow Mount |  Tuff Cat |
 Painted Joe |  RR Star |  Colonels Smokingun |  Zippos Sensation |  Color Me Smart |
Tuff Cat won two firsts and one second in the three go-rounds to capture the stallion class at the 1964 National Championship Show and earn the first APHA registration in 1965. The APHA was created in a merger between the APSHA and the American Paint Quarter Horse Association, which had been created to register non-solid offspring of registered AQHA parents.
Learn more about American Paint Horses in Horse Illustrated’s breed profile
