How to Use quarter horse in a Sentence

quarter horse

noun

• Now Brown has a creole quarter horse with blue eyes named Misty.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2021
• The 5-year-old quarter horse broke sharply, leaving behind a field that had no chance to catch up.
  — Hal Lundgren, Houston Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2018
• Is Cool, an elegant chestnut mare, and Your Just Jesse, a fiery quarter horse.
  — Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• The quarter horse suffered a severe facial cut to the bone and a fracture above its left eye, likely caused by its head hitting the windshield.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
• Morgan's chestnut quarter horse and Jenna's overo paint were still and solid as rocks.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
• Steve Asmussen’s father, Keith, is a co-owner of the horse and a former quarter horse jockey.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2021
• The frown quickly fades as she is handed a safety helmet and told that Scooter, a 16-year-old quarter horse, is waiting.
  — Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
• American quarter horses are used in the sport of reining, a sort of Western dance in which rider and horse are in sync as the horse spins and runs around an arena.
  — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 4 May 2018
• A few hours later her quarter horse son, From Above, won the sixth race during Los Alamitos nighttime program.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2021
• Smarty, a quarter horse, had no intention of being loaded into a trailer in the middle of the night.
  — Ian Morris, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2020
• Baffert was a quarter horse trainer in the late 1980s when Mike Pegram, a longtime horse owner, urged him to switch to thoroughbreds.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
• The following year, Gamble switched to all four games on a Saturday up at Nippert, and all of a sudden, the Showdown took off like a quarter horse down a fast track.
  — Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2018
• Lily, an American quarter horse, stands in her stall, ears forward as a stranger approaches.
  — Wes Swietek, The Seattle Times, 25 Dec. 2017
• Out the window, a weak December sun rose above a corral steaming with quarter horses, which Kretz raises and sells.
  — New York Times, 5 July 2018
• Hialeah continued in recent years with quarter horse racing and a casino.
  — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2018
• Baffert’s obsession with the break comes from his background working with quarter horses — the sprinters of the horse racing world — where the start is critical.
  — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2018
• Lewis, who specializes in lower-level quarter horses, thought the horse needed to run farther than 400.
  — Hal Lundgren, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
• Bradshaw has moved his quarter horse breeding operation to a smaller Texas ranch.
  — Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2022
• Their father, Jeff, who wears 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots, moved to Leadville from Minnesota and began buying quarter horses.
  — Shauna Farnell, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2020
• Jewel is a granddaughter of Dash Ta Fame, a famous barrel racing quarter horse stallion.
  — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 15 Jan. 2018
• The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has awarded a license for a new facility with plans to offer quarter horse racing in the state.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022
• Lewis, who works 40 hours a week for an electric company in addition to training quarter horses, might have to add financial tips to his busy schedule.
  — Hal Lundgren, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
• The cast for each approximately two-hour show includes about 20 actors and their Andalusians or quarter horses — which are used more for jousting and games.
  — Jessica Peralta, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• That's been with Baffert, who first encountered quarter horses as a kid on his family's Nogales, Arizona ranch, his entire career.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2018
• Take a cinematic cruise down the long flat farm roads, cooing at highland cattle and relaxed quarter horses or stop to collect a local farmer’s bounty in exchange for a few dollars in the honor system jar.
  — Kaitlyn Wylde, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2018
• The legislation would allow casinos to operate card games without also having to run quarter horse or harness races or jai alai matches.
  — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2021
• When Lukas switched to thoroughbreds, Baffert stayed in quarter horses but eventually got talked into trying the more prestigious form of racing.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 16 May 2018
• Love County has been attracting quarter horse trainers since the 1980s who move there to take advantage of the moderate climate, sandy soils, affordable land and low property taxes.
  — Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• The commission voted unanimously to approve a 65-day thoroughbred and quarter horse season for Canterbury and a 55-day harness meet for Running Aces.
  — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 17 Dec. 2020
• This new episode documents the history of American horse breeds, including Appaloosa, Morgan, mustang and quarter horse.
  — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024