3 posts tagged with "quarter-horse"
A Streak Of Lightning
Quarter Horse racing has changed a great deal over the years. Nowadays the race tracks have starting gates for the horses to start from, the horses are handicapped by adding weight to those horses whose records indicate that they are much faster than others in the same race. The race tracks are made to be smooth, level and soft to prevent injury to the horses hooves and legs. And probably the biggest change of all is the spectator facilities.
Dam of TV’s Mr. Ed Continues To Produce “Stars”
Her first living colt was none other than the first Mr. Ed, the talking horse. She has gone on to produce many other notable horses, read about them here
The Prototype of Things To Come
In a comparatively brief span of time, Los Alamitos race track has risen from obscurity to become a giant. It has proven to the world that an all-Quarter Horse meeting can not only survive, it can prosper.