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horseback ridin today
16 July 2014, 17:38
OkieNewtonhorseback ridin today
On vacation in Bozeman and today we are off to go riding. Been a long time but looking forward to it. I recall Atkinson saying a mule is smoother and more sure-footed. That is what I want to ride. Never met him but from what he post's on here I respect him and take his word for it. Hope I am still able to keep my appointment for the fly-fishing lesson this afternoon.
Okie
Keep yer powder dry and yer knife sharp.
Have fun. We were out riding the mules this morning.
Have a safe trip.
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18 July 2014, 00:12
OkieNewtonDidn't get to ride a mule. Some guy had promised his girl she could ride a mule. Well with me haveing a soft spot for good kids(taught school for twenty years) I gave her mine. Got on a bigger than average horse. They said over 16 hands and right at 1450 lbs. If it wasn't for the color I would have thought a Clydesdale, but come to find out it was a draft horse. Pulls sleds in the winter up here. Had a good ride still. Sure would hate to feed him through the winter.
Keep yer powder dry and yer knife sharp.
18 July 2014, 12:29
NorsemanOld school quarter horses use to weigh 1400 pounds +
WWW.Hancockhorses.comLook up Blue Apache Hancock.
18 July 2014, 19:40
jwp475quote:
Originally posted by Norseman:
Old school quarter horses use to weigh 1400 pounds +
WWW.Hancockhorses.comLook up Blue Apache Hancock.
1400 pounds would have been an extreme rarity.
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One of the most famous of these early imports was Janus, a Thoroughbred who was the grandson of the Godolphin Arabian. He was foaled in 1746, and imported to colonial Virginia in 1756.[2] The influence of Thoroughbreds like Janus contributed genes crucial to the development of the colonial "Quarter Horse."[3][4] The breed is sometimes referred to as the "Famous American Quarter Running Horse."[5] The resulting horse was small, hardy, and quick, and was used as a work horse during the week and a race horse on the weekends.[6]
As flat racing became popular with the colonists, the Quarter Horse gained even more popularity as a sprinter over courses that, by necessity, were shorter than the classic racecourses of England, and were often no more than a straight stretch of road or flat piece of open land. When matched against a Thoroughbred, local sprinters often won.[citation needed] As the Thoroughbred breed became established in America, many colonial Quarter Horses were included in the original American stud books,[5] starting a long association between the Thoroughbred breed and what would later become officially known as the "Quarter Horse," named after the distance at which it excelled,[citation needed] with some individuals being clocked at up to 55 mph.[7]
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19 July 2014, 03:29
AtkinsonOld school quarter horses were more like 1000 to 1100 pounds and 14 to 14.5 hands, they were as wide as they were tall.
They had a few advantages then as they do today, such as the older I get the closer to the ground I like my saddle! especially in the mountains, sometimes you have to step off on the downhill side and its a fer piece to the ground on a tall horse!
My heel horse is a bit over 14 and as many times as I have to get off and get my rope that short horse is a blessing to this old curmurdgeon...Big tall horses are for headers and young men whose muscles have yet to melt.
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19 July 2014, 12:08
Norseman1400 pounds is extreme rarity?
www.wyohancockhorses.net/studs.htmlI see 1400 to 1700 pounds quarter horses with a little bit of thoroughbred thrown in for refinement all the time, even at the feedlot, of course these are old school quarter horses that breeders maintained all these years to preserve America history. They are fast and quick too.
Can't wait till the steer tripping start's up again.
Where are you from in USA JWP475?
19 July 2014, 19:17
jwp475quote:
Originally posted by Norseman:
1400 pounds is extreme rarity?
www.wyohancockhorses.net/studs.htmlI see 1400 to 1700 pounds quarter horses with a little bit of thoroughbred thrown in for refinement all the time, even at the feedlot, of course these are old school quarter horses that breeders maintained all these years to preserve America history. They are fast and quick too.
Can't wait till the steer tripping start's up again.
Where are you from in USA JWP475?
Your link claims one to weigh 1400 pounds I am calling BS on regularly seeing 1400 to 1700 pound quarter horses. The scales will tell the tale.
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20 July 2014, 00:34
Grizzly AdamsCome on guys, quit arguing. We live in the era of bigger is better and horse breeding has gone down the same road. Throw in an over ample diet and your 1200 Lb. horse is 1400, before you know it. Go to 1700 and I'd be looking for feathered legs.
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When I was younger I had quarter horses at 1400 Lbs. I used to like tall long legged horses. They'd be that big because they had been off work getting fat. After 6 months back in the string they'd be back down to 1100 lbs.
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20 July 2014, 08:12
OkieNewtonIt is not worth arguing over. I am not a horse person but we had horses on the ranch I grew up on. The one I rode was clearly bigger than the others and the feet were a lot biger than the others. Thanks Ray for trying to help. Hopefully some of the know-it-alls won't tell me just because a horse has big feet doesn't mean it is a draft horse or draft blood lines. I do know that much. I don't rodeo for a living either but I have seen several horses of the guys that do.
Okie
Keep yer powder dry and yer knife sharp.
20 July 2014, 12:17
NorsemanJwp475,
Why are you calling BS?
The above link showed a 1600 pound stallion during the breeding season.
I am currently looking at acquiring stud service from a AAA quarter horse that weighs in 1380 pounds in top racing condition.
What state in USA are you from?
If I wanted to, I could list 20 quarter horses off the net that weigh more 1500 to 1700 pounds that are old school bred.