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The Quarter Pony is a breed of pony that is similar to the American Quarter Horse. It stands up to 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) high and was developed from American Quarter Horse foundation bloodstock. The breed was originally developed from Quarter Horses that did not meet the American Quarter Horse Association's height requirement.
Shining Spark (January 18, 1989 – December 27, 2021) was an award-winning and hall of fame reining Quarter horse. Shining Spark is in the National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame (NHRA) Hall of Fame. He is a 2013 NHRA Four Million Dollar Sire. He is also a National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRHCA) Four Million Dollar Sire. He sired ...
He earned 273 racing points from the AQHA, entitling him to the title of Superior Race Horse. He was named the World Champion Quarter Running Horse in both 1968 and 1970, with Champion Quarter Running Gelding titles in 1969, 1971 and 1972. In total, he earned $374,577.00 on the racetrack. [3]
Zippo Pine Bar was a 1969 sorrel son of Zippo Pat Bars out of Dollie Pine, a daughter of Poco Pine. [1] Poco Pine was a son of Poco Bueno.Dollie Pine's dam was a descendant of Joe Moore, a half brother to Joe Reed P-3 and himself a descendant of Traveler. [1]
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.40 km) or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (71 km/h). The development of the Quarter Horse traces to the 1600s.
The Invester was the second Quarter horse stallion to be syndicated. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] In 1994 he was inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame . [ 8 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] He was humanely put down on February 28, 2002, due to old age. [ 1 ]
The Azteca Horse Research Center was created at Lake Texcoco, and in partnership with breeders developed the phenotype of the breed today. The first official Azteca was a stallion named Casarejo, who was a cross between an Andalusian stallion named Ocultado and a Quarter Horse mare named Americana.
Blondy's Dude was an American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) Champion and a Performance Register of Merit earner. [1] Morgan Freeman bought him in 1961, after seeing him at a reining competition as well as at an informal cutting.