Quarter horses get their name from the quarter mile races. A quarter horse is energetic enough to gallop a whole quarter of a mile.
Quarter horses originated as an American breed
The quarter horse is a warm-blood.
A quarter horses max height is 15.3 hands.
A registered quarter horse is a purebred.
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Quarter horses are named that because they can run a Quarter of a mile really fast. They had races in the old days for a quarter of a mile and they would use Quarter horses for them. Now Quarter Horses aren't as popular for racing, because Thoroughbreds have better stamina.
Quarter horses get their name from the quarter mile races. A quarter horse is energetic enough to gallop a whole quarter of a mile.
Quarter horses originated as an American breed
The triple jump was in the first modern Olympics in 1896.
They just aren't built for it. Quarter horses have the ideal barrel racing conformation, with their well defined hindquarters, they are able to jump into a run from the starting gate and turn on a dime. Arabians are not built much like quarter horses. They can be good starter barrel horses, but if you want to go to the higher levels you need a horse with the build of a quarter horse.
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The Quarter Horse is an American breed so the majority of Quarter horses are in America.
Track: Steeplechase also equestrian events
quarter horses have been clocked at 55mph (88.5k) in the quarter mile.
All horses can jump.
The quarter horse is a warm-blood.