Some breeds are tested, meaning that the conformation and movement are trump. This is common to many warmbloods and European registries. Other breeds are parentage based and follow lineage. This is seen among American registries such as APHA and AQHA.
What you find in the lineage based registries is that there are many differences within breed due to evolution and bloodline tracking that causes different traits to become desirable for different jobs. The result is an umbrella breed that is home to a number of different types of horses excelling under a number of disciplines. Understanding the history of bloodlines becomes paramount to understanding the breed.
The little horse is AQHA Taris Dreamer, a 5 year old by Magnum Chic
Dream x Doc Tari mare owned by Ronald Thompson. He's showing again this
year in Amateur Reining and Amateur Ranch Pleasure. He has LTE of
nearly $160,000 in reining.
The taller horse is Hunter Under Saddle horse who was owned by Sharnai Thompson. This horse is also an AQHA quarter horse but bred for a very different purpose and movement.
In these cases, conformation and movement define the type, not the breed. What unites these two horses is history.
The downside in the case of AQHA is that the founding concept of the quarter horse was versatility. By having so many types that are so specifically job oriented it does take away from that initial concept.
The taller horse is Hunter Under Saddle horse who was owned by Sharnai Thompson. This horse is also an AQHA quarter horse but bred for a very different purpose and movement.
In these cases, conformation and movement define the type, not the breed. What unites these two horses is history.
The downside in the case of AQHA is that the founding concept of the quarter horse was versatility. By having so many types that are so specifically job oriented it does take away from that initial concept.
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