Foundation Dams of the The American Quarter Horse
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover_boards. 6"x8.5"x1". 232 pgs. Glossy marbled bronze boards with gilt letters on spine. Gold paste-downs. Published in cooperation with the American Quarter Horse Association. Companion volume to Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse. Frontispiece & cover photo illustration adapted from W H. Herbert, Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States, 1857. Bibliography and index. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, unmarked. PO book plate inside front cover. Small tear back of DJ repaired w/ archival tape. Shelf wear to DJ. Collectible - Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #4400
"Most Quarter Horse breeders and breed experts believe that in the production of great Quarter Horses one should never underestimate the importance of the dam. They are convinced that, in the long run,"the distaff side of the pedigree is the one to watch." They agree that one reason for the eminence of the Quarter Horse in racing, show, arena, and breed competition is the quality of the dams who helped found the breed and give it the unique conformation and blazing speed on the short track.
This book, filled with treasured anecdotes and track legends, will join its companion volume on the sires as an indispensable source for Quarter Horse breeders, owners, and racetrack and rodeo enthusiats, as well as for historians of the horse and its role in the Americas." Goodreads ****4.57.
Price: $75.00