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[mike_s]

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.

I was going to say "it was under a-buck". (since it was a quarter)




Back to your first answer, I'd say this one historically has a better chance of being a 'real quarter horse' than the other one, based on the information you provided. Mustang is prob much more likely though.

 

[denisegg]

Dang Dawg....I don't know if you know what you're talking about or not, but it sure sounds impressive

 

[DawgDiver]

I was going to say "it was under a-buck". (since it was a quarter)




Back to your first answer, I'd say this one historically has a better chance of being a 'real quarter horse' than the other one, based on the information you provided. Mustang is prob much more likely though.

True, because the quarter horse was the choice of the american cowboy. And it could very well be a quarter horse, i just had to throw "mustang" out there.

 

[DawgDiver]

Dang Dawg....I don't know if you know what you're talking about or not, but it sure sounds impressive

My sisters have horses I just absorb the information along the way. I actually used to ride, but it was never my thing.

 

[denisegg]

Now why was the quarter horse the choice of the american cowboy?

 

[DawgDiver]

Now why was he the choice of the american cowboy?

They were better for cattle operations. Horses like thoroughbreds are very skittish, and go nuts around cattle. Quarter horses have a much more even temperament and are hard to freak out. They also have better endurance than larger breeds. They could ride them at a slow-moderate pace for a long time.

 

[mike_s]

Now why was the quarter horse the choice of the american cowboy?

Denise.

They were a quarter the cost of a thoroughbred, hence the name quarter horse.

A hard working cowboy didn't make much money and he had to save a 'buck' everywhere he could.

 

[RocketMan]

The compact body of the Quarter Horse is well-suited to the intricate and speedy maneuvers required in calf roping, reining, cutting, working cow horse, barrel racing and other western riding events, especially those involving live cattle

My dad used one on our dairy farm. With that horse and a good cow dog he could round up 150 head all by himself

What kind of cow dog you ask...a quarter dog...

 

[RocketMan]

Denise.

They were a quarter the cost of a thoroughbred, hence the name quarter horse.

A hard working cowboy didn't make much money and he had to save a 'buck' everywhere he could.

The American Quarter Horse is a breed of horse originally bred for sprinting short distances, typically races of a quarter mile or less....

you bet a quarter on a quarter horse in the quarter mile...

 

[denisegg]

You guys are quite the impressive horsemen......and I thought you were only good for diving