The Quarter Horse is an American horse breed that excels in short-distance sprinting, they were bred in Iberia and then brought to what is now the Southeastern United States. Its name is based on the ability to surpass other horse breeds in a quarter mile or less, some clocked with speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
The American Quarter Horse has a lightweight body ideally built to conduct complicated and swift actions, particularly in reining, chopping, working cow horse, barrel racing, calf roping, and other western riding activities. The American Quarter Horse is also used in English driving, exhibition jumping, dressage, hunting, etc.
American Quarter Horses have a shoulder height of 14-16 hands (56”-64” | 142-163 cm), an overall weight in the range of 900-1250 lb (408-567 kg), and a typical lifespan of 25-35 years. Quarter Horses have a broad range of coat colors including bay, brown, black, buckskin, chestnut, cremello, dun, gray, grullo, palomino, perlino, roan, and sorrel.
The Quarter Horse is an American horse breed that excels in short-distance sprinting, they were bred in Iberia and then brought to what is now the Southeastern United States. Its name is based on the ability to surpass other horse breeds in a quarter mile or less, some clocked with speeds of up to 50 miles per hour.
The American Quarter Horse has a lightweight body ideally built to conduct complicated and swift actions, particularly in reining, chopping, working cow horse, barrel racing, calf roping, and other western riding activities. The American Quarter Horse is also used in English driving, exhibition jumping, dressage, hunting, etc.
American Quarter Horses have a shoulder height of 14-16 hands (56”-64” | 142-163 cm), an overall weight in the range of 900-1250 lb (408-567 kg), and a typical lifespan of 25-35 years. Quarter Horses have a broad range of coat colors including bay, brown, black, buckskin, chestnut, cremello, dun, gray, grullo, palomino, perlino, roan, and sorrel.