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Considering its speed, the American Quarterhorse is sometimes referred to as “the world’s fastest athlete.” The Quarterhorse gets its name from the ability to outrun almost every other horse in short distances of a quarter mile or less. The American Quarterhorse has been clocked at 55 miles per hour.

The American Qarter horse breed is most popular breed today in America. Even though the American Quarterhorse is seen in rodeos and horse shows,it is very common on the farms as a worker horse in the U.S. The horse has a body that is built for speed and accuracy in maneuvering around as a work horse. He is able to do barrel racing, roping of calves, and various rodeo riding things, in particular the ones that involve calves and cows, too.

What is known today as the American Quarterhorse actually began to evolve during the 1600’s. This was when early colonists took horses imported from England and cross-bred them with horses that were more native to what would one day become America. The naturalized Native American Chickasaw horse was descended from Iberian, Arabian and Barb stock, introduced to the Americas by the Conquistadors.

During the time period that the modern American West was being settled, the main requirement for the settlers was a horse, who was not only strong, but also must have been keen to working long hard days. The bill was filled by the American Quarterhorse. In the period of the western migration, quarterhorses were cross bred with mustangs which the native Americans had tamed. This resulted in the horse being born with an intrinsic sense for working with cattle which is referred to as “cow sense”.

Arabian Horses

Silent film buffs probably know that Rudolph Valentino rode the Kellogg Arabian stallion, Jadaan, in the 1926 movie “Son of the Sheik.” Arabians are apparently very photogenic and have been used in many other films over the years, including “The Black Stallion” with the famous stallion Cass Ole, “The Young Black Stallion,” which used over 40 Arabians during filming, as well as Hidalgo in the 1959 version of “Ben-Hur.”

It is easy to tell the Arabian horses from other breed from their distinctive head shape, high tail carriage and their elegance even you are not a horse fancier.

There is evidence that horses that resembled modern Arabian horses were in existence as far back as 4,500 years ago. Arabian horses progressed to a global existance expressly from war and trade, after their begining in the Middle East. They were especially sought after by breeders who wanted to improve the speed, refinement, endurance, and bone structure of their horses. It doesn’t surprise us to find that most every horse ridden in the world has an Arabian ancestor.

So beloved were the Arabian horses by the Bedouin nomads of the Middle Eastern deserts, they were kept inside tents to protect them from the harshness of the desert climate. Arabian horses will become companions and aim to meet humans’ desires due to a long term intimate association with people.

The distinctive shape of an Arabian’s head is caused by an an additional sinus capacity, or “jibbah” resulting in a slight forehead bulge between the eyes, prized by Arabian aficionados. Because of this, Arabian horses have been able to thrive in dry desert climates they are native to.
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