quarter horse

  If there was a horse who shaped the course of ranching and cutting, it would be, without a doubt, Mr San Peppy. Bred by Gordon B. Howell, Leo San and Peppy Belle’s last offspring, born in 1968, ended up being one of the most legendary horses in history. Started by Buster Welch, it didn’t...

The American Quarter Horse is the breed that legends are made of! Perhaps you’ve ridden horses that belong to this breed since you were a child, competing in rodeos or working as a ranch hand. Maybe you have only dreamed about these horses after seeing them in old western films, or reading about them in famous novels....

Buckskin horses are well known and universally loved by not only horse people, but non horse people due to popular western television shows and movies such as Spirit. Many people believe that buckskin horses have special traits, regardless of the breed they belong to, such as superior endurance, determination, better bones, and an overall strength...

COWGIRL Magazine spent three days with barrel racer Nellie Miller at the WNFR, getting a behind the scenes look at what makes this cowgirl and her horse Sister, AQHA Horse of the Year, such fierce competitors in the arena. With only two more rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to go, Nellie currently sits...

  A storm of hoof beats and flying clods of earth erupt as a field of quarter horses explodes off the start, propelled forward by strong, stocky legs and incredibly powerful hindquarters. The high gloss of exertion defines a jumble of cut, brown shoulders and sculpted equine flanks for only a few moments, it seems,...

PC: Susie Blackmon Off the track thoroughbreds (OTTB) frequently start new careers once their racing days are over. The majority of them compete in jumping and eventing; however, these athletic horses are beginning to appear in the western world too. Gone are the days where everyone owns a Quarter Horse. Thoroughbreds are successfully competing in...

When she was in her early 20s, Tana Poppino got an office job at the Grand River Dam Co. She thought it would be a temporary position, something to offset expenses as she established herself as a professional barrel racer. Two decades later, she was still working for the company, having all but given up...

  Cowgirls are as unique as the horses they ride; no two are exactly the same. Cowgirls can be born into ranching families but they can also be the underdogs who go it alone and make a name for themselves, without having any family ties or connections to help them on their journey. Krysta Paffrath...