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  • noun Plural form of quarterhorse.

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Examples

  • He first trained in 1983, working with quarterhorses before moving on to Thoroughbreds.

    Mine That Bird makes surprise trip to Derby pay off 2009

  • They bred with all manner of horses, descendants of the animals that were lost by Cortés and de Soto, draft horses and quarterhorses and thoroughbreds, Morgans and Appaloosas, Percherons and Tennessee walkers, and horses that had been stolen by desperadoes and abandoned when the law got too close.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

  • They bred with all manner of horses, descendants of the animals that were lost by Cortés and de Soto, draft horses and quarterhorses and thoroughbreds, Morgans and Appaloosas, Percherons and Tennessee walkers, and horses that had been stolen by desperadoes and abandoned when the law got too close.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

  • They bred with all manner of horses, descendants of the animals that were lost by Cortés and de Soto, draft horses and quarterhorses and thoroughbreds, Morgans and Appaloosas, Percherons and Tennessee walkers, and horses that had been stolen by desperadoes and abandoned when the law got too close.

    Come Again No More Jack Todd 2010

  • Matthew Millman Ms. Smith began riding horses as a child and has bred quarterhorses for about 15 years.

    A Colorado 'Star' 2009

  • Baffert's earliest clients when he switched from training quarterhorses to thoroughbreds.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • Need I mention that quarterhorses are nice but not essential?

    Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post 2010

  • The 2-year-old gray colt was ridden by Joe Talamo and is owned by Mike Pegram, who was one of Baffert's earliest clients when he switched from training quarterhorses to thoroughbreds.

    SI.com 2010

  • Under the bill, the historic race course is revived, allowed to race quarterhorses, eventually thoroughbreds and run slot machines within two years.

    Naked Politics 2009

  • Baffert and Lukas, both Hall of Fame trainers who own a combined seven Derby victories, later offered their congratulations to the self-described cowboys who came up the same way they did, owning and training quarterhorses.

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2009

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