Foundation Quarter Horses
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) was formed in 1940 to preserve the foundation type Quarter Horse commonly referred to as Steeldusts, or Bulldogs. These horses exhibited the unique traits of a low center of gravity, exceptionally heavy muscling, powerful hindquarters, a good bone structure and hooves, a quiet and trainable disposition, and a high degree of intelligence and natural cow sense. Those characteristics combined to set apart this horse as a unique individual easily distinguished from other equine breeds. The conformation that enabled the forerunner of today’s Quarter Horse to leave the starting line in a colonial match race with such blazing speed was the same conformation that allowed the later Quarter Horse to catch and pen a cow with so little effort, and to stay sound doing it. Their dis
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