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Missouri Fox Trotters stand 14 to 16 hands (56 to 64 inches, 142 to 163 cm) high, and weigh between 900 and 1,200 pounds (410 and 540 kg). [1] Begun in 2004, the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association also maintains a separate registry for fox trotting ponies standing between 11 and 14 hands (44 and 56 inches, 112 and 142 cm). [2]
A cutting horse working a cow Montana cowboys and their horses, circa 1910 A stock horse is a horse of a type that is well suited for working with livestock, particularly cattle . [ 1 ] The related cow pony or cow horse is a historic phrase, still used colloquially today, referring to a particularly small agile cattle-herding horse; [ 2 ] the ...
One of the desired qualities in a cutting horse is "cow sense," described as an innate ability to read a cow, eye to eye, in anticipation of each move. [1] The cutting horse has its roots in the historic cattle ranching industry, where horses with specialized cattle-handling skills were crucial for the work of the cowboy.
The Moyle is a rare riding horse breed suitable for ranch work and trail riding. It is believed to be descended from horses bred by Mormon settlers in Utah from Mustangs and Cleveland Bay lines, developed into its modern form by Rex Moyle. At present, there is no registry or breed association for these horses. [1]
Ranch and endurance horse, bred in Utah by Rex Moyle from Colonial Spanish and Cleveland Bay stock [2]: 487 [5]: 183 Mustang [2]: 488 American Mustang [2]: 434 Narragansett Pacer [2]: 488 extinct: National Show Horse [2]: 488 Nemaiah Valley Horse [1] [failed verification] Newfoundland Pony [1] [3] Nez Perce Horse [2]: 489
Cutter Bill (1955–1982) was a Quarter Horse stallion and the 1962 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Open World Champion cutting horse with record earnings for the year. He also won the 1962 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Honor Roll cutting horse award which made him the first horse to have won both the NCHA and AQHA awards ...
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In one state, North Dakota, the state horse is officially designated the "honorary state equine". [2] Two additional states have not designated a specific state horse, but have designed a horse or horse breed as its official state animals: the horse in New Jersey and the Morgan horse breed in Vermont.