Quarter Horse

The Quarter Horse is an American race of Cheval .

It was created starting from Spanish horses, barbs, and Arabic introduced in America by the Conquistador be. It then was improved by impulses of blood English Pur-sang.

Quarter Horse is compact (1,50 m on average) and muscular. It is characterized by its agility and its speed on short distance. It was employed by the Americans of the 18th century for races 440 yards (approximately 400 meters) in the streets of their cities, from where the name initially of Quarter Running Horse or " Quarter Miller" then of Quarter Horse. It was then one of the preferred horses of the Conquête of the West, from where its image strongly related to the Western S. In fact, it is very popular today in the horsemanship Western.

The American Quarter Horse Association , person in charge of the stud book of the race, was constituted in 1941 with Amarillo (Texas). It counts approximately 4 million subjects all over the world, that is to say largest manpower all races confused. The authorized reproduction is done between two Quarter Horses or Quarter Horse and a Thorough-bred. Quarter Horses excel in the disciplines of American horsemanship (reining, trail, barrel racing, cutting, pleasure), but also under the English saddle, and even with the attachment. Quarter Horse is in addition, from its very sure character, a very required horse of excursion and walk.

External bonds

American Quarter Horse Association

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