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The American Quarter Horse is the first breed of horse native to the United States. The breed evolved when the bloodlines of horses brought to the New World were mixed. Foundation American Quarter Horse stock originated from Arab, Turk and Barb breeds. Selected Stallions and Mares were crossed with horses brought to Colonial America from England and Ireland in the 1600’s. This combination resulted in a compact, heavily muscled horse that evolved to fill the colonists passion for short distance racing.
The amazing power behind a quarter horse enabled this great animal to run short distances over a straightaway faster than any other horse with the fastest being named Celebrated American Running Horse. The names for this breed has changed many times over the years until 1940 when a registry was formed to preserve the breed which officially became the American Quarter Horse Association.
In the year 1674 in Enrico County, Virginia the first American Quarter Horse Race was held. They were one-on-one match races down village streets, county lanes and level pastures. Many disagreements and fights were generated from heavy betting of large purse races by 1690.
The American Quarter Horse, due to their calm disposition and quick response time, the horse became known for its “cow sense”, being able to outmaneuver cattle. During the 1800’s as many pioneer folk moved westward, so did the American Quarter Horse. An abundant amount of cattle ranches stretched across the plains. Making this breed well suited for the cattle ranchers.
In today’s world, the American Quarter Horse still remains a great sprinter known for their heavy muscling, but they have exceeded way past the cattle horse. These amazing horses compete in almost every discipline available, from rodeo events, such as barrel racing and calf roping to English disciplines such as dressage and show jumping. The make a nice little children’s hunter as well, with the ability to jump a wide range of heights. They are one of the most versatile breeds in the world.
Many pleasure riders still look to the American Quarter horse for recreational riding, as they make a nice pleasure horse as well.
Breeders, since the creation of the breed over fifty years ago, have diligently been trying to perfect the bloodlines to produce a high quality versatile animal.. Strict guidelines have been set by the American Quarter Horse Association regarding registration of the American Quarter Horses. Some of these guidelines include:
1. Limited white markings on the face and below the knee
2. Only thirteen accepted colors recognized by the AQHA. These are sorrel (reddish brown), bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, red dun, gray, grullo, palomino, red roan and blue roan. The official gray color is what most people call white, but there are no “white” American Quarter Horses.
3. A quarter horse foal must be the product of a numbered American Quarter Horse dam and a numbered American Quarter Horse sire. There is an appendiz registry for foals with one numbered American Quarter Horse parent and one Throughbred parent registered with The Jockey Club.
Some other notable characteristics of the American Quarter Horse is their speed, versatility, gentle nature, heavy muscling and keen cow sense.
If you own an American Quarter Horse, no matter what discipline you choose to ride, your horse will excel. This breed is one of the most enjoyable horse breeds around today and one of the most popular.
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That’s amazing! It always seem easier to draw on the computer then on paper. Really now, to color like that makes me curious, though everyone’s style of art is different.
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AQHA horses have been my love for over 40 years. I've owned good ones and bad ones, the bad ones can normally blame it on bad owners and I've gotten to straighten them out.
I've also owned Appaloosas. To date my best babysitter horse was a 16 yr old Appy gelding known as Michael RedBird. Again, it's generally the owners that make the problems.
I've had Arabians in training and they were marvelous horses to be around and work with.
Same can be said for Thoroughbreds. I've owned good ones and bad ones. I had one who was raised by a QH gelding when his mom got sick and he had to be weaned early and he always thought he was a QH! LOL
I've also ridden saddlebreds, standardbreds, morgans and such. I don't think I've ever met a breed or horse I haven't liked.
If you are talking about in America, then definitely the quarter horse. But if you mean in the whole world, I"m not sure which is because they are both in the top five. The top five most popular breeds in the world are (not in specific order):
1. The American Quarter Horse
2. The American Paint Horse
3. The Arabian Horse
4. The Thoroughbred Horse
5. The Appaloosa Horse
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He's a sabino! The white under his muzzle is a dead giveaway. The pattern is acceptable in quarter horses and often causes a blue eye. Yes, I've seen blue-eyed quarter horses before, among other breeds that aren't "supposed" to have blue eyes.
http://www.horse-genetics.com/sabino-horses.html
http://www.horsetesting.com/Sabino1.htm (you can get him tested for the sabino gene at this website)
The ones in the pics on those websites are more pronounced, what you have is a minimally marked sabino.
Here are some others that are patterened like your horse.
http://www.whitehorseproductions.com/images/TBcolor/marquetry_newpic.jpg
http://www.grullablue.com/colors/roancolor/sabino_halter.jpg
And this horse, like yours, is a sabino. This is Northern Dancer- look at the small mark on his chin, similar to what yours has.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ya6G8yeCQLU/SULP8hjUWnI/AAAAAAAAAJo/LKeHZMnOOh8/s320/Northern_Dancer.bmp
He then had a grandson, who inherited the sabino gene from him, and came out as a full maximum sabino.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ya6G8yeCQLU/SUlig1_iVVI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/HRMKV9umOYg/s320/Grand+espoir+blanc2.jpg
ADD– Horse genetics aren't random. Blue eyes don't just come out of nowhere! One of his parents was a sabino too, and he inherited the gene from them. Sabino is a tricky gene, it can often be hard to see, but if you tested both of them, I can 100% guarantee that one of his parents was sabino, too.
ADD 2- Mandy, your horse's parents were probably like Northern Dancer. They're sabino, but they have so few sabino traits that most people just assume they're solid. If you got them tested, one of them would have the gene. Sabino is a really cool gene because it's impossible for a horse to have the gene and not show it (it's a dominant gene) but sometimes the effects are so subtle that nobody notices it's a sabino until a few generations later when a really loud-colored foal shows up, like with Northern Dancer. I don't think anyone realized what he was until long after his death.
ADD3- I suspect the sabino came from his father. I was googling Freckles Boon and I found more of his foals which appear to be minimally marked sabinos (bald faces, white under the lips, high stockings, etc)
http://www.rtranch.com/268d0df0.jpg
The mare in that photo is your horse's half-sister, and she has the sabino gene too… AND she has a daughter (who is also sabino) with a blue eye!
http://www.rtranch.com/id10.htm
There's the website I found her on.
Here's the pedigree of the blue-eyed filly…
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/sheza+pretty+boon
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Horses who work for a living tend to outlive pampered animals, My cutting horse mare died at 30 from heart failure, she was fat and had been pampered for several years she still had all her teeth. My friends Rope horse died at 37, I rode a Reining horse that lived to 35. They were all Quarter Horses.
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Try Fjordings (Norwegian) or Icelandic horses (Which have five gaits)- They are so far from Arabians as you can get. Belgian Draft horses are also fun….
As far as dogs go, I'm a sucker for Chinese Cresteds, Greater Swiss Mountain dogs, Bernese Mountain dogs, and let's not forget – Galgos – a Spanish greyhound.
(I swear the whole different countries thing was not intentional)
There are several "Foundation" organizations associated with the Quarter Horse breed. Are any of these what you're looking for?
http://www.fqha.com/
http://www.nfqha.com/
http://www.foundationhorses.com/
http://www.wfqha.org/
HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!
AQHA: I've never owned one, but I've ridden many and have friends who have them. They're mostly nice, decent horses. What they can do is highly dependent on their breeding. The ones that come from the racing QH bloodlines are practically indistinguishable from Thoroughbreds, and can make good hunters and English show horses, dressage horses and jumpers. The ones I've known have had "plain vanilla" temperaments– calm, easygoing, do what you tell them without a fuss.
Soundness-wise, you have to be careful of feet and legs, because you have some breeders who selected for huge, muscle-bound bodies on top of legs with dinky little hooves. Soundness problems in the making.
Arabian: I owned an Arabian for 23 years, I've worked with many Arabians, I learned to ride on an Arabian lesson horse. I loved my Arab but they are not a breed I would recommend to everyone. They are definitely high on the "hot" scale– things that a Quarter Horse will just prick his ears at will have an Arab shying and skittering in full freak-out mode. NOT a horse for a beginner. You need to be on top of them, mentally, every moment you're riding one, and you have to be ready to emphatic with your aids because Arabs are quite willing to resist you.
Physically, you really need to look hard at Arabs for soundness issues, because for quite a time in the '60's through the 80's, any Arab that had a pretty head and neck was used for breeding, no matter how awful its feet and legs were. Some of the worst-going horses I've ever seen were Arabs. Rule of thumb when looking at Arabs: the more someone touts their horse's bloodlines and brags about their "classic" head and neck, the worse the legs and way of going are going to be.
Shetland pony: Shetland ponies are fiends in baby clothes. Full-sized horses would never be allowed to get away with the misdeeds Shetlands get away with. Every single Shetland I've ever known, and I've known a couple of dozen, was the equine equivalent of an opportunistic mugger. They're smart and willful, and to compound the problem most of them are trained (poorly) by children who don't know what they're doing. The only thing I would ever use a Shetland for is as a driving pony, and I would never get one for a child.
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How about Shetland ponies and Shetland sheep dogs?
or Belgian and Belgian Tervouren (sheep dogs)
Or Friesian draft horses and German shepherds
appaloosa- I've owned 2 appaloosas and they are really pretty horses. there's really not much difference between them and other horses just that they look different. however both of the appys ive owned suffered from blue moon or moon eye. its an eye inflammation that's very painful and can cause blindness if not treated properly and efficiently.
American paint horse- this is mainly more of a registration association. there's really not a difference between a paint and an American paint horse.
American quarter horse- once again its just a registration association. quarter horses and American quarter horses are the same thing its just who they're registered with.
miniature horse- its basically a horse but is usually less than 34–38 inches or 8-10 hands. there pretty much ponies but they have more "horse" characteristics. they're typically used as companions and a lot are guide ponies for the blind [: my experiences with miniatures is that they are hardheaded and despite their size they think they're the biggest things at the barn
Icelandic horses- breed of horse that lived in Iceland from the mid 1800's. they're really more pony sized but many breeders get real offended when they're called ponies, why im not sure. they're gaited and used in a lot of hacking classes but they were mainly used in Iceland to herd sheep for some odd reason.
Norwegian fjord- short but extremely strong. they are a draft type pony because they so stocky. they range from about 13 hands to 15ish hands. they have a super cool mane that tan/blonde on the outside but have a black streak through the middle like an inside out oreo. mostly dun coloring[tan]. they are very versatile and can be used for cart pulling, jumping, dressage and just about anything else other horses can do. there's one at my barn and he is AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS!!!
hope this helps[: