Quarter Horse Fact File
Origin: Developed in the USA
Characteristics: Compact, muscular horse, thick neck, deep chest, refined head. Sure-footed and agile, even at high speeds. Gentle, calm, intelligent, and docile, fast learner.
Weight/Height: 14 to 16 hands (142 to 162 cm) / 450-550kg
Colors: 16 recognized colors.Sorrel (brownish red), bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, red dun, gray, grullo, palomino, red roan, blue roan, bay roan, perlino and cremello.
Activities: Any discipline.
Health: 25-35 yrs. Lethal white syndrome (LWS), Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP), Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA), Equine polysaccharide storage myopathy (EPSM), Malignant hyperthermia (MH), and Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency (GBED)
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South African Quarter Horse Association (Website)
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