How to Use quarter horse in a Sentence
quarter horse
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Crundwell used the money to finance her quarter horse business and lavish lifestyle, according to the FBI.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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In mid-December, Jett, an appendix quarter horse, was battling a fever and had been eating and drinking minimally.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
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Rick Plummer moved to Sand Springs from California 23 years ago and raises quarter horses on his 165-acre ranch.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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The blaze hit Bearded Lady Ranch in Brady, Nebraska, which raises registered quarter horses.
—Kailey Schuyler, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Their connection traced back to Lukas’ days training quarter horses in New Mexico before getting into thoroughbreds and becoming one of the faces of the sport.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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On the car ride to the casino, Sarris is riffing on his friendship with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart, who bought Sarris a quarter horse as a gift.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
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Rancher Rick Plummer, whose family raises quarter horses, has sued over the city's annexation of land neighboring his property for the data center.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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Knowledgeable wranglers lead family pony rides and more advanced trail forays atop American quarter horses across the property’s 1,800 acres.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress has canceled its Saturday night card for quarter horses and thoroughbreds amid evacuations in the area of a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in nearby Garden Grove, track officials announced.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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