This program is primarily for them. The grassroots approach seems to be high on the priority list for the AQHA, which is planning an even bigger thrust to get new horse lovers into the breed. Depending on who you talk to, you'll get different answers to these questions. People who use the Quarter Horse to work cattle cite the breed's cow sense as all-important. Those who show him in gymkhana speak most glowingly of his exemplary spee d on the straightaway.
Riders competing in western pleasure describe a level-top line and a penchant for collection.
He can chase cattle in the morning and give rides to babies in the afternoon. He can spend 12 hours in a trailer and cover 50 miles of trails the very next day. He can test in dressage one morning and sail over fences the next. Whatever it is, he gives it his all. He quietly obliges whatever you ask of him, and he never, ever says no.