Judith Adamst Age 10 ' of Charleston' W„ Va

What is a quarter horse? '

Janus emigrated to America .  He was a graceful Arab horse.

He did not know he was to become ancestor to a breed  of sturdy work horses. Spanish horses and British horses also added their blood to the new family tree. Result  was the quarter horse    a true American. Though many are descended from Janus a fine Arabs are still adding their blood to the quarter horse strain.

Way back then quarter horse plowed the fields and pulled the carriages for the settlers. He trekked with them across the continent. He carried the frontiersmen along the narrow trails. He was a steady. sturdy –saddle horse. And he still is.

Nowadays he is the. work horse of the ranches and ranges. For steady work and good behavior he is a champ. And not he is not quarter English Arab. Spanish and something else. This solid American citizen is no slouch when it carves to speed.. The first spurt is quite something. Since early times Americans have loved to race him in short distances.  For the quarter‑ horse is really a quarter miler