| Pick up a copy of the Quarterhorse Journal. There is information
in there that could give you a good idea on what a typical QH
looks like. Also, there are contacts to get other magazines that
relate directly to the Buckskin breeds....(also look under "Dun",
which is the catagory a "buckskin" falls under)
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| The really short answer is that you can't tell just by looking at him.
Q-horses, even registered, come in lots of different shapes and sizes. (Most
folks tell me that my 16.3+ registered Q-horse (with papers, not appendix), looks
more like a warmblood :^)
These folks may be reacting to his color, as that's what they think a mustang
should look like. Also, the pictures in the Q-horse Journal are primarily
*show* horses, which may have a completely different appearance than a horse
bred for or used for doing *real* work (my bias is showing here). This difference
in appearance is due to different muscling, different feed conditions, different
blood lines, etc.
In the equine work world, it's survival of the fittest (i.e., the horses that
work best will tend to be used for breeding at some point). In the show world,
beauty plays a big part.
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