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[denisegg]

The reason Caesar Rodney is depicted riding a horse on the state's quarter is due to his historic ride from Dover, DE to Philadelphia, PA in one day, a ride that usually takes 2 days.



A Fast Horse

 

[mike_s]

A Fast Horse

No silly. that's a 'quarter' horse

 

[denisegg]

That's cute Mike ...you had me searching the internet trying to find the actual breed of the horse....you are so mean...

I thought quarter horse was too obvious..

 

[DawgDiver]

Well it's not a quarter horse. Quarter horses were a breed developed in the american west, well after the revolution. The only horses available to the early colonists were breeds imported from England, namely the thoroughbred, and draft breeds such as clydesdales and morgans. The horse on the coin isn't a draft horse, so it's safe to say it's a thoroughbred.


Carry on...

 

[RocketMan]

But it is a horse on a quarter

So Mike you filling in for Henny Youngman now?

 

[denisegg]

Thank you Dawg, for coming to my rescue.....

 

[mike_s]

ok... what kind of horse is this?

 

[denisegg]

Go for it Dawg...

 

[mike_s]

you're not going to even try? ahhh... come on now....

 

[DawgDiver]

ok... what kind of horse is this?

Probably a mustang. Out in the west during this period they still had a lot of wild mustangs running free, so it required a pretty hardcore cowboy to break them this way.