A light riding horse found in Afghanistan. See AFGHANISTAN HORSE BREEDS.

Four horses harnessed in front of each other.

A dressage competition in which 4 riders perform together in synchonized movements, usually to music. Teams are judged on their timing, spacing, harmony, their movements.
The Spanish Riding School of Vienna is famous for quadrilles. Teams larger than 4 are also sometimes assembled for performances.

Scientific name Equus Quagga. An extinct zebra that was native to the deserts of Africa. Quaggas were a tan or brown color with stripes on their head, neck, and chest only (unlike surviving zebra species). The tail and legs were white.

Wild quaggas were hunted to extinction in the 1880's, either for meat, their hide, or because they were seen as 'pests' and competition for grazing livestock. The last Quagga was a mare who died August 12, 1883 in the Amsterdam zoo.

DNA analysis has proven the quagga to be a subspecies of Plains Zebra (Burchell's Zebra).

A cross between a Quarter Horse and an Arabian.

A crack in the horse's hoof that runs from the coronet band down.

A breed of horse that originated in colonial America that was bred from Spanish and Thoroughbred stock. Originally these horses were used for racing distances of a quarter mile, and that is how they got their name. Today the Quarter Horse is the most popular breed and is used for everything from racing to rodeo to jumping. Their athletic body type makes them very versatile for use in a wide range of disciplines. The breed registry is the AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association).

Quickly grooming a horse.

When halter horses are shown, the handler moves in such a way as to be sure that the judge always has a clear view of the horse. The horse is divided into four quarters (right front, left front, right rear) with the handler moving the the right or left front as the judge circles the horse, making the two always a quarter away from each other. When the judge is in the left front quarter, the handler is in the right front. When the judge is in the right rear, the handler is in the right front.

To "Quick" a horse is to accidentally cut the horse's hoof too short, or to drive a nail wrong so that it hits the quick (sensitive) part of the hoof. Often causes lameness, heat, and pain, but as the hoof grows out the horse will recover.

The sensitive inner part of the hoof.

When a horse drops parts of chewed food from its mouth. Usually a sign of mouth pain or teeth that need floating.

Horse racing better term. A wager where the first two racehorses to finish must be picked, and the payoff is made no matter which of the two horses runs first or second.

A braided leather whip worn around the wrist. Was often part of the cowboy's gear pre 1900's. Quirts consist of a loop that was worn over the wrist and attached to a body or handle 6-12 inches long that was often leather braided around a solid core, and a limber section of braided leather that consisted of the tail another 10 inches or so, and ended in a popper made of rawhide strips. Many quirts were handbraided by the cowboys that used them, and were skillfully braided as a pasttime with complex decorative braids and knots.

A purulent infection in the soft tissue above the hoof (coronet area) , often caused by a severe bruise or injury. The collatoral cartridges of the hoof may have a chronic infection. Symptoms incude heat, swelling, lameness, and discharge.
Quittor is more common in draft horses (called 'treads') because while pulling heavey loads a draft horse would accidentally step on the foot of the horse next to them, causing the condition.