Colours: P=Palomino, C=Chestnut, LC=Liver Chestnut, Bl=Black

Jay stands approximately 15 hands, making him ideal for breeding with a wide range of mares. He has a willing and level- headed temperament, being turned out every day with a group of geldings, and a correct Quarter Horse conformation.

AQHA Breed Show Halter results (judged on conformation and breed standards)

Jay’s sire Desired Vision, also a palomino. Was bred on the CS Ranch in New Mexico. Founded in 1890, the ranch has produced polo ponies as well as working cow horse, with agility, stamina and level- headedness common to all their stock.

His dam Idlewood Rosita, has produced several foals that are now being successfully shown in the UK.

Jay has Wimpy, King and Leo in his pedigree, who are all foundation sires of the Quarter Horse Breed. Leo was renowned for his athletic ability and speed, King’s conformation set the standard for Quarter Horse judging and Wimpy was awarded registration No.1 in the Quarter Horse Stud Book.

Jay’s pedigree traces back to famous thoroughbreds Man O’War and sprinters Top Deck and Tree Bars.

Originally bred to race over a quarter of a mile, the breed is compact and well muscled, typically 14-16 hands. In America the typical ranch horse measures about 14.3hh, shorter than average by UK custom, but strong enough to carry a man and a 35lb saddle all day over many miles!

The breed is versatile, renowned for its trainability, speed, stamina and power. In the popular Western sport of reining (heading for acceptance as an Olympic discipline) Quarter Horses demonstrate their amazing speed, agility and calm temperament by galloping, halting and turning on a sixpence, ridden one handed on a slack rein.
Quarter Horse feel like a much bigger horse to ride, due to their depth of body, and produce a very comfortable ride with smooth paces.

These horses are ideal not only for traditional American disciplines of ranch cattle work and barrel racing, but excel in gymkhana events and have also been trained to international levels of dressage and are generally very good jumpers, due to their powerful hindquarters. In the USA they are still used as a sprinter on the racetrack, where Quarter Horse racing is hugely popular, running their traditional quarter-mile race at speeds of almost 50 miles per hour. These horses are leaner and have more of a thoroughbred-type appearance, as do the Quarter Horses that compete in English style showing classes.

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