I have a quarter horse or so the seller told me, and have been around many before but i have never seen any as muscular as mine and he’s really buff, and he’s got long hair coming off and down the backs of his legs and he’s about 15 HH. …SO yea im not sure, here’s a pic but i don’t think it’ll help much, keep in mind tho this was taken in november and now its february so his coats alot shaggier and his leg hair is longer
http://s589.photobucket.com/albums/ss336/Horse-Hugger/?action=view¤t=Cinnamon.jpg
I talked to the vet already and DNA tests are expensive….i can’t afford one…
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you could try asking your horse nicely
He looks like a foundation bred quarter horse, he doesn’t appear to have draft in him. Hair length wouldn’t be the clue if that were so.
If you really want to tell, you could ask your vet about doing a DNA test that might reveal if he is or not. To me he doesn’t look like he has draft in him, he looks like a foundation style QH. They were more of the working-cow horse type that have wide chests, lots of muscling, and big *****. 15 HH isn’t an uncommon size for a QH, if he was 16+hh I would start to question his breed.
But whatever his breeding, he’s a cutie!
Doesnt really look like it…..looks more QH-ish. Might be a bad picture, but that’s my take.
Most draft horses vary from breed to breed. Some common characteristics are the feathering (the long hair around the fetlocks and legs), and slightly bulkier head than other light or medium horses, broader chest, “cow hocks” which is when the back legs are spaced closer together- which prevented the loss of crops when drafts were used on farms regularly. And a ticker mane and tail. When mixed though, it can be very hard to tell if the horse does in fact have draft in it. From the picture, it’s hard to tell if she does in fact have draft in her, or if she’s just more of a “working” QH, built for ranch working and such, unlike the more “Racing” QH who tend to be slimmer and abit taller.
I would say that it is a possibility, though i’m not entirely sure since i’m not a pro at telling horse breeds. Plus, there are some rare cases that a horse never truly looks like it’s breed “standard”. My friend own a Chincoteague pony-straight off the island and all, but he’s almost 16hh, the average height being around 13h.
You have a quarter horse. They’re MEANT to be muscular. Every horse has a little hair around their fetlock - that’s all the horse in the picture has.
Sorry to disappoint you - but no - you have a plain, jane, totally boring sorrel quarter horse.
quarter horses are supposed to be really buff horses, i have seen some really muscular ones that are full QH, that’s just how they are, well from the angle of the pic i couldn’t really tell if he has any draft in him, from the camera angle it didn’t really look like he has any, but there could always be a possibility, if you don’t want to do a DNA test then why don’t you do your own research- look up his bloodlines in his registration (if he is registered) if not then do a little back tracking ask the old owners if they know of any draft in him, also if they don’t and there were other owners before them then keep looking and asking until you find the people that had him (they should know what kind of horses they bread to get him) there is a possibility but im not 100% sure if he has any in him. well best of luck-
no I dont think so. He just looks like a very muscular qh. I had a horse that had a qh sire and a Draft dam. He was HUGE!! you would really be able to tell if your horse had draft in it.
here is my friend on another draft x
Doesn’t look like he does to me.
though he may be “buff” I don’t believe his bones are dense or wide enough to be a draft. Look like regular ol quarter horsey bones!
