Horse Breed Facts

Quarter Horse

Height: 14 to 16 hands

Common Color: Sorrell (a dark brownish-reddish color)

What Is It Used For: English and Western style riding. Fast at quarter-mile races.Usaully used as a ranch horse or cow pony.

Place Of Origin: United States

Temperament: Kind and easy going attitude with outstanding performance. 

American Quarter Horse

The American Quarter horse is known as America's Horse. It is the first recognized breed of North America. In the 1700s American colonists found imported English mares and stallions with little horses that descended from a stock brought to the United States by Spanish explorers. The result was a tough reliable horse. It was used for riding, working cows, pulling plows, wagons and good for quarter-mile races. And that is where it got it's name from.

Arabian 

Height: 14.2 to 15 hands

Common Colors: Any solid color

What it is used for: Used for riding and driving. Good for any English and Western riding. Good at endurance racing.

Place Of Origin: The Middle East

Temperament: Spirited, Willing Intelligent, and kind.

Arabian

If you search the background of the world's many horse breeds you will come across the Arabian bloodlines.This ancient breed was developed in the deserts of the Middle East as far back as 2,500 B.C. Historians don't know the exact place of origin, but it was in the areas of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Egypt. To Bedouin tribes, the Arabian horse was considered a gift from God, and endurance, courage, and beauty was celebrated. Bedouin tribes are credited for selectively breeding the horse, and many of today's Arabians trace back to the ancient breeding program. The Muslim conquest of the seventh an eighth centuries helped spread the Arabian horse throughout most of the world at that time. The Arabs remarkable versatility and influence is known worldwide.

Posted By Paola