Beginning with a brief history of the breed, this book offers detailed advice on locating and selecting a horse, as well as stabling, feeding, grooming, and otherwise taking responsible care of the animal. Also explained are the American Quarter Horse's many uses: from informal trial riding to barrel racing, cutting, and reining; from Western horsemanship to show jumping, dressage, and racing. The American Quarter Horse is the indispensable guide for anyone interested in owning and riding America's favorite horse.

The large, richly illustrated story of an outstanding Quarter Horse stallion and the horsemen who have carried on the legacy of breeding outstanding performance horses.

Describes the characteristics of American quarter horses, including a history, a discussion of their specific traits, and information about riding and ownership.

You can have a lot of fun learning about taking care of your Quarter Horse, and making sure they are well taken care of and have a nice clean place to live and much more! 1. The Characteristics of an American Quarter Horse 2. How to Saddle a Horse 3. How to Muck out a Horse Corral 4. How to Raise a Pony 5. How a Bit, Harness and Reins Work 6. How to Use a Hoof Pick 7. What Kind of Shelter does your Horse Need? 8. How to Use a Round Pen 9. The Best Ways to Keep Flies of your Horse 10. The Different Kinds of Horse Saddles 11. How a Cow Horse Performs 12. How Horseshoeing is Done 13. How to Enter your Horse in Shows and Rodeos 14. Nice Safe Toys for Horses to Play With 15. How to Break and Train your Horse 16. How to Clean a Horse Stall 17. What to Do When your Horse is going to have a Baby 18. What to do if you're Horse Breaks it's Leg 19. How to Trailer your Horse 20. How to Make Sure Your Horse Does Not Colic on You

In this book Nelson C. Nye, long considered a front line authority on Quarter Horses, presents all the information he could gather that would be of interest or value to breeders, trainers, and owners of quarter horses. The result is the most comprehensive study of this breed ever written. Delving into every use the breed has been put to, every field of endeavor where Quarter stock is found, Mr. Nye discusses racing, arena horses, show horses, polo horses, jumpers, cutting horses, straightaway performance, and cutter and chariot racing. This CLASSIC book is a must have for all quarter horse owners.