quarter horse
Compact Western mount
A quarter horse is a compact, muscular American breed known for speed over short distances—particularly the quarter mile, which gives the breed its name.
Quarter horses excel at sprinting, quick stops, and agile turns, making them the dominant breed in rodeo events and cattle work: She rode a quarter horse in the barrel racing competition.
Mounted cattle herder
- ranchLivestock-raising estate
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- barrel racingMounted cloverleaf sprint
- calf ropingRodeo tying competition
team roping · reining · cutting · roping · cattle · steer · lasso · saddle
Brief maximum-speed effort
- furlongs220-yard units
- trackPath or monitored route
- starting gateRace launch apparatus
- explosionViolent burst of energy
burst · acceleration · speed · match race · straightaway · handicap · purse · photo finish
Having well-developed sinews
- compactTightly packed together
- powerfulHaving great strength
- stockyShort and solidly built
- hindquartersAnimal's rear body section
cowboy
Mounted cattle herder
- ranchLivestock-raising estate
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- barrel racingMounted cloverleaf sprint
calf roping · team roping · reining · cutting · roping · cattle · steer · lasso · saddle · chaps
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
- furlongs220-yard units
- trackPath or monitored route
- starting gateRace launch apparatus
explosion · burst · acceleration · speed · match race · straightaway · handicap · purse · photo finish · stakes race
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
hindquarters · sturdy · athletic · heavyset · balanced
palomino
Gold horse, light mane
bay · roan · dun · paint · pinto · stallion · mare · foal · colt · filly
American
From the U.S.
pioneer · colonial · cattle drive · trail · homestead · plains · prairie · Southwest
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- horsesmare, mares, stallion, stallions, colt
- Breedsbeagle, boxer, bulldog, chihuahua, collie
- equinesmare, stallion, donkey, foal, pony
- racing animalsgreyhound, thoroughbred, racehorse, racing pigeon, standardbred
- swift runnerscheetah, sprinter, gazelle, pronghorn, greyhound
quarter horseshow jumper
Mounted obstacle course competitor
Lipizzan · eventer · hunter · Andalusian · polo pony
horse, quarter, quart, quartet, equine, horsy, quartermaster