[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 1/4 horses was: Re: NOT size again
- From: tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tashina1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <scotties@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:49:01 +0000
I find it funny that folks refer to the bulldog style Quarter Horse as the
'original' when the breed was developed as a Quarter mile race Horse [hence the
name] on the East coast from thoroughbred and local mixed stock, then later
bred to mustang [Mestino stock of Arab/Barb decent] in the west to make them a
hardier worker. The 'bulldog' was developed as a cattle herder but was not the
'original' version.......
The 'bulldog' was developed to handle heavier cattle after ranchers started
importing European cattle to bred to the native longhorn cattle to improve meat
output. They probably had to use cold blood cross stock to get that extra size
and body mass. Just look at the photos from the 1800's to see what ranch
horses looked like before you start flaming!!!
To make this dog related.... same thing happened in dogs. Look for the
Australian Shepherds in the same photos while you're looking at the horses!!
LOL One hundred years ago they looked just like the dogs you'd see at an ASCA
trial today......or a heavier bodied smooth Pyremean Shepherd, which is where
the breed originated. From the Pyremean mountains with the sheep to Australia
to the west coast of the US with the same Basque herders. They are no more an
"American' breed than Quarter Horses are a "Texas" breed!!!!! Flame away. LOL
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Suzanne
www.tsalishepherds.com
Home of BIS/BISS Ch Yancy ITs HT PT RE CD TC CGC BH, Helios IPO3, Ch Flair,
Tess, and Gilli RN, and all the others waiting at the bridge
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> When you are looking for the true quarter horse stick to the foundation bred
> stock.... That is one
> registry that is a stickler and they have to be foundation bred. In my
> opinion that is where you
> will find the best bull-dog quarter still around, that goes back to the old
> lines, not the running
> quarter (racing quarter as some call it) of today.
>
> When I worked brand inspection and the stock yards I watched someone that
> had a running quarter
> get pushed all through the chutes by the stock, bring in a bull-dog quarter
> and you will not
> see that happen. Yes, bull-dog quarters are big and stocky, but they can
> turn and spin on a
> dime. They are the true working horse and I would not have anything else.
>
>
>
> >
> They have changed the Quarter Horse a lot, they have incorportated a lot of
> thoroughbred into them so that they will be better show horses for pleasure
> showing and dressage. I prefer the good old Bull dog Quarter horse myself.
> Kind of like the good old Rin tin tin dog!
>
>
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