Specification

• Warmblood.

Picture

• Quarterhorse     .

General information

• Originally from the USA.
• One of the USA's oldest and most popular breeds.
• Has the largest stud book in the world with 2.7 million registered.
• The name originates from the quarter-mile race the horse excels in.
• This form of racing is very popular in the USA.
• A consistent, versatile horse.
• Intelligent.
• Great balance and agility.

Ancestry

• Arab   Arab    →   Barb   →    Turk   →    Andalusian   Andalusian (Purebred Spanish horse)    →    Thoroughbred   Thoroughbred  .

Principal uses

• Riding.
• Ranchwork.
• Rodeo.
• Racing.
• Showing.

Standard

• Registered.

Biologic Data

Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
• Church S (1995) Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis in Australian Quarterhorses. Aust Vet J 72, 314-316.
• Naylor J M, Robinson J A & Bertone J (1992) Familial incidence of hyperkalemic periodic paralysis in Quarterhorses. JAVMA 3, 340-343.

Other sources of information

• American Quarterhorse Association (1996) Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis - A comprehensive brochure to inform and educate American Quarterhorse enthusiasts. AQHA, PO Box 200, Amarillo, Texas 79168, USA. Tel: +1 806 376 4811; Website: www.aqha.com.
• Hendricks B L (1995) International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN: 8-8061-2753-8.
• Ball C (1994) Horse and Pony Breeds. Quintet Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 1-85076-500-6.
• Hartley Edwards E (1994) The Encyclopedia of the Horse. Dorling, Kindersley. ISBN: 1-7513-011-59.

Organization(s)

• American Quarterhorse Association, PO Box 200, Amarillo, TX 79168, USA. Tel: +1 (806) 376 4811; Website: www.aqha.com.
• British Horse Society, British Equestrian Center, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LR, UK.