Foundation Dams of the American Quarter Horse

This text includes accounts of great dams of the American Quarter horse such as Selima, Castianira, Brandon, Paisana, Butt Cut and June Bug. It mentions 800 Quarter horse dams in all, as well as all the eminent breeders from Virginia and the Carolinas to Texas, Oklahoma and the West Coast.

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Most Quarter Horse breeders and breed experts believe that in the production of great Quarter Horses one should never underestimate the importance of the dam. They are convinced that, in the long run,""the distaff side of the pedigree is the one to watch."" They agree that one reason for the eminence of the Quarter Horse in racing, show, arena, and breed competition is the quality of the dams who helped found the breed and give it the unique conformation and blazing speed on the short track.This book, filled with treasured anecdotes and track legends, will join its companion volume on the sires as an indispensable source for Quarter Horse breeders, owners, and racetrack and rodeo enthusiats, as well as for historians of the horse and its role in the Americas.