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Apr 4 08 10:31 AM
Tell It Like It Is wrote: forthefutureofthebreed wrote: "Ummmm... actually they were working horses that the cowboys used and then raced for fun when they went to town. They got their name for their ability to run a quarter mile... but they were working horses first an foremost........." Only in modern times. LMAO. Does CAQRH ring a bell with you? The quarter horse can trace its origin back to the 1600's. They were originally native horses (mostly Spanish stock ) that were crossed on imported English horses of mainly Arabian Barb and Turk lines. The resulting crosses were compact horses with heavily muscled hind quarters which were used to plow, pull wagons, ride, etc. This was when their great versatility started. After doing chores all day, the owners would take their horses into town for friendly races. They chose the quarter of a mile as the distance. The fastest horses at that distance were the ones that got bred more often thus creating a versatile horse that could sprint extremely fast for a short distance. As people moved West, they brought their cattle and horses with them. This was when they discovered that these early horses showed interest in cows and herding them. It wasn't until 1940 that the American Quarter Horse became a breed. A group of people got together because they wanted to preserve their horses bloodlines without having any more outcrossing done. The first 20 spots in the newly formed AQHA were dedicated to what they felt the foundation horses were. The first spot was awarded to Wimpy in 1941. The following 18 were horses voted on over the next few years. The 20th spot was for a chosen stallion of the President of AQHA. The members tried to only allow those horses that were of the bull dog type that were stocky, very muscular and low to the ground over the long, leggy TB type. Do you want me to continue with the history or have I gone far enough? I'm pretty sure you can't go back any further than the 1600's for the history of the AQHA.
forthefutureofthebreed wrote: "Ummmm... actually they were working horses that the cowboys used and then raced for fun when they went to town. They got their name for their ability to run a quarter mile... but they were working horses first an foremost........." Only in modern times. LMAO. Does CAQRH ring a bell with you?
The quarter horse can trace its origin back to the 1600's. They were originally native horses (mostly Spanish stock ) that were crossed on imported English horses of mainly Arabian Barb and Turk lines. The resulting crosses were compact horses with heavily muscled hind quarters which were used to plow, pull wagons, ride, etc. This was when their great versatility started. After doing chores all day, the owners would take their horses into town for friendly races. They chose the quarter of a mile as the distance. The fastest horses at that distance were the ones that got bred more often thus creating a versatile horse that could sprint extremely fast for a short distance. As people moved West, they brought their cattle and horses with them. This was when they discovered that these early horses showed interest in cows and herding them.
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