美国夸特马不但以赛马闻名,而且以西部牛仔运动马、马展、役用牧牛马而闻名。夸特马紧凑的体躯非常适合于绕圈(reining)、截牛(cutting)、牧牛马、绕桶赛(barrel racing)、套牛犊(calf roping)及其它的西部骑乘赛事,特别是涉及到活牛的项目。夸特马也适于英式项目,驾车和许多其他马术活动。
纯种马、阿拉伯马、夸特马和某些温血马是一些最常受影响的品种。
Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Quarter horses, and Warmbloods are some of the most commonly affected breeds.
在过去的16年里,尼克·费伊一直住在华盛顿州普吉特海湾北面圣胡安群岛中的一个小岛上,终日陪伴他的只有一匹26岁高龄的夸特马。
For the last 16 years, Nick Fahey has been living on an island in the San Juan archipelago north of Puget Sound, in Washington State, where his only full-time companion is a 26-year-old quarter horse.
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