American Quarter Horse

There are many breeds of horses all over the world. Not all horses are great buy they are all good for something. There are millions of different breeds of horses and they are all used for something different because they are all built differently. Horses have been very helpful to the world ever since the early 1500’s. The American Quarter Horse, the American Quarter Horse is the most popular horse in America and can be used for all most anything. It came from settlers that crossed english horses to those of spanish ancestry and that created a more muscular and compact horse. These horses can run a short distance over a strait away faster than any other horse on earth. These horses served and still serve as a multi-task work horse. The American Quarter Horse then moved west with the settlers and grew in popularity among ranchers. The average Quarter Horse is usually 14 to 16 hands tall and there are many colors but the most dominate is chestnut and sorrel. The Appaloosa Horse, The Spanish introduced the Appaloosa Horse in the 1500’s but it wasn’t until the late 1700’s that horses first reached the North West America then that's when the Appaloosa gained its recognition for its color. The Appaloosa was used for hunting by the Nez Perce tribe and soon became really popular for it’s endurance and how far it could go walking without a drink and…

Some people say all horses are the same, but actually there, are hundreds of species with their own unique characteristics. All horses have a mane, a tail, four legs, they come in many different colors, and they all eat the same food. The American Quarter horse and the American Saddlebred are both different breeds of horse with different capabilities. The American Quarter horse is usually more than 1,200 pounds. While the American Saddlebred weighs anywhere in between 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.…

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