Horse of the Americas

America's First True Horse

Welcome to the Horse of the America's Registry


Logo by Connie Rubens


Please join us in the celebration of North America's First True Horse, the Colonial Spanish Horse. HOA is a unified registry open to Original Indian Horses, Barbs, Spanish Barbs & Spanish Mustangs. CS type horses from the wild may be registered by inspection. These include (but are not limited to): Sulphur, Kiger, Pryor Mountain, Cerbat, Mt. Taylor and Florida Cracker.

HOA Officials
  • Tom Norush, President
  • Vickie Ives, Vice President
  • Gretchen Patterson, Registrar
  • Linda Gasparini, Secretary
  • Della Norush,Treasurer
  • Kathy Peacock, National Awards Chair
  • Dr. Phil Sponenberg, Special Consultant to the Executive Committee
  • Vickie Ives, Gretchen Patterson, Brandon Krodle, Website
    Strain Representative
    Outer Banks Doug Norush
    Book Cliffs Linda Gaspirini
    Choctaw John Fusco
    Florida Cracker Open
    Grand Canyon   Vickie Ives
    HOA Foundation  Linda Gaspirini
    Kiger Open
    McKinley-Romero Open
    Mt. Taylor Open
    Native American, other than Choctaw Nanci Falley
    New Mexico Rancher Annette Gonzales
    Northern Plains Rancher Jane Greenwood
    Santa Cruz Horses Christina Nooner
    Sulphur Open
    Wilbur-Cruce Silke Schnieder
    Yates Open

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    Updated on October 17, 2011
    VIS/GLP/BK