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Australian Quarter Horse: A SpaceForHorses network

Australia has the third largest registry of Quarter Horses behind America and Brazil.

The Quarter Horse is best-known today as a show horse, race horse, reining and cutting horse, rodeo competitor, ranch horse, and all-around family horse. Quarter Horses have also been trained to compete in dressage and can be good jumpers. Australia has the third largest registry of Quarter Horses behind Brazil, and ofcourse America. The modern Quarter Horse has a small, short, refined head with a straight profile, and a strong, well-muscled body, featuring a broad chest and powerful, rounded hindquarters. They usually stand between 14 and 16 hands high.