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
  • Hialeah continued in recent years with quarter horse racing and a casino.
    — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Morgan's chestnut quarter horse and Jenna's overo paint were still and solid as rocks.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Some 20 other quarter horses, along with a donkey and pig, roamed the pens behind the barn and arena.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Lily, an American quarter horse, stands in her stall, ears forward as a stranger approaches.
    — Wes Swietek, The Seattle Times, 25 Dec. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bradshaw has moved his quarter horse breeding operation to a smaller Texas ranch.
    — Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Is Cool, an elegant chestnut mare, and Your Just Jesse, a fiery quarter horse.
    — Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • The Bradshaws have moved along with their quarter horse breeding operation to a smaller Texas ranch south of the river.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lewis, who specializes in lower-level quarter horses, thought the horse needed to run farther than 400.
    — Hal Lundgren, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 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
  • Los Alamitos runs a year-round quarter horse and thoroughbred meeting that is partly made up of lower level thoroughbred horses.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Crundwell used the money to finance her quarter horse business and lavish lifestyle, according to the FBI.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Jewel is a granddaughter of Dash Ta Fame, a famous barrel racing quarter horse stallion.
    — Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 15 Jan. 2018
  • 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 couple own about two dozen horses, a mix of thoroughbreds and quarter horses that mostly run in New Mexico and Arizona.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In mid-December, Jett, an appendix quarter horse, was battling a fever and had been eating and drinking minimally.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rick Plummer moved to Sand Springs from California 23 years ago and raises quarter horses on his 165-acre ranch.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

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