| *QATGANI* Found in Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a | | | | area needed. For example, they make great work |
| light riding horse. *QUARAB* In 1989, the United | | | | horses in the fields as well as beautiful and prime |
| Quarab Registry was created in order to recognize | | | | horses for showing. The Racking horse is best known |
| and promote the Quarter Horse-arabian crossbred, | | | | for being calm, beautiful, and full of stamina. Since prior |
| called the Quarab breed. In 1991, the Painted Quarab | | | | to the start of the Civil War this breed of horse has |
| Index was included in order to recognize the colorful | | | | steadily become extremely popular. Riders found that |
| patterns fro the American Paint Horse. Quarab's are | | | | the Racking horse could be comfortably ridden for |
| horses bred with Arabian, Quarter horse and paint | | | | several hours thanks to its natural, yet smooth gait. If |
| horses. Their bodies resemble a stock-horse, with very | | | | you ask any horse expert they will tell you that the |
| muscular forearms, while their neck gives an Arabian | | | | popularity of this breed is attributed to many things. Not |
| apperance. Quarab's heads feature wide foreheads, | | | | only its versatility, but its intelligence as well. This is one |
| large eyes and refinement. Their height depends on | | | | of the most beautiful horses of all horse breeds. The |
| the ratio of Quarter Horse and Arabian blood, but | | | | name Racking Horse is derived from its heritage of |
| ranges from 14 to 16 hands. Quarab horses are used | | | | being a single foot horse. It's bloodlines extend from the |
| for dresage, riding, roping, driving, endurance and reining. | | | | walking horse. In the latter part of 1960, a man from |
| *QUARTER HORSE* In the southwestern United | | | | Alabama, Joe Bright, created and began what is now |
| States, the Quarter Horse was developed as one of | | | | known as the RHBA, Racking Horse Breeders |
| the oldest breeds of horses. The name "quarter horse" | | | | Association. *ROCKY MOUNTAIN HORSE* The |
| came from the horses ability to run a quarter of a mile | | | | Rocky Mountain Horse is thought to derive from the |
| at amazing speeds. Quarter horses were regularly | | | | eastern portion of the state of Kentucky. As a result, |
| used by cow owners, in order to handle the cattle | | | | the state of Kentucky has considered this breed of |
| under a wide variety of conditions because Quarter | | | | horse one of its most treasured and prized of all |
| Horse breeds are quick to start and have a | | | | possessions. The Rocky Mountain Horse is a very |
| temperament suitable to cattle conditions. The exact | | | | versatile horse, having the ability to withstand any |
| origin of the Quarter Hose is unknown because of the | | | | season, any type of terrain, and perfect for the rugged |
| tendency for horse breeders to blend bloodlines of | | | | foothills and farms in the Appalachian mountains. The |
| breeds in order to create suitable short-distance | | | | Rocky Mountain Horse was typically used for leisurely |
| horses. *QUARTER PONY* Named for it's stunning | | | | riding, riding for fun, cattle's, and small fields. They were |
| resemblance of the Quarter Horse, the Quarter Pony | | | | even well suited for horse and buggy times. At one |
| breed is simply a Quarter horse of a smaller scale. It | | | | point in time, a man by the name of Sam Tuttle, would |
| can be any color or combinatino of colors, and was | | | | use these horses, because of the calm and gentle |
| originally a breed comprised of Quarter HOrses that | | | | demeanor to take inexperienced riders through the |
| didn't meet the minimum height requirement of the | | | | rugged and rough trails of the mountains. These are |
| American Quarter Horse Association standards. | | | | several approved and established characteristics of |
| Children and riders who are not able to handle larger, | | | | the Rocky Mountain Horse. In fact, every horse, in |
| 15 to 16 hand horses often select a Quarter Pony for | | | | order to be accepted in the RMHA (Rocky Mountain |
| riding. They are well known for their calm disposition | | | | Horse Association), must be inspected and approved |
| and even temperaments, making them a terrific child's | | | | before being accepted. These characteristics are, the |
| horse. Quarter Ponies are usually about 13 hands and | | | | specific horse should be at a height of at least 14.2 |
| weight about 850 pounds, but some breeders have | | | | hands and no more than 16 hands, as well as other |
| made the breed slightly bigger and heavier for larger | | | | definitive characteristics. However, the typical Rocky |
| riders. Quarter Pony heads reflect their intelligence. | | | | Mountain Horse has a solid color within the body, limited |
| They have kind eyes, and small ears. Their necks are | | | | facial markings, and no white coloring above their |
| medium in length and feature a short slope where the | | | | hocks or knees. These horses can travel anywhere |
| neck meets the shoulders. Quarter Ponies have great | | | | between seven to twenty miles per hour and each |
| backs for saddles. *RACKING HORSE* The Racking | | | | horse carries it's own natural gait and speed. |
| horse is one of the most versatile horse breeds in | | | | Phillipe Wiskell is a writer for popular classifieds of |
| existence. These horses participate in nearly every | | | | horses for sale, horse property and trailers for sale. |