Submitted by Meghan Connolly: KSD Playing Possum. He's my 17h, barrel bred QH doing dressage. We get asked almost every show what kind of warmblood he is 🤣 Photo by Meghan Cole Photography
The quintessential Quarter Horse! We are celebrating these horses as our October 2024 Breed of the Month on #YourDressage! We recently asked our social media followers to share a photo of their favorite Quarter Horse or Quarter Horse cross to be featured in one of the Quintessential Quarter Horse galleries this month, and they sure delivered! Stay tuned all through the month of October as we will also be sharing stories from folks who love this breed.
Did you know that dressage riders who choose a Quarter Horse as their dressage mount are eligible for special awards through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards program, as the American Quarter Horse Association is a participating organization?
This is my 18 yo AQHA mare Mocha (A Chocolate Lazy). We have been showing Western Dressage since 2017, and currently show levels 3 and 4. This downhill mare is always down for working with me and loves the lateral movement in the upper levels.
– Brandi R.I too have a reining bred Quarter horse. She was navicular at age 6. Lots of care paid off and last year , at 20, she carried me for our Century Club award.
– Joan E.My 24 year old Appendix Quarter Horse, The Revenant 🥰 – Morgan F.
I don’t have any good photos since this is from nearly 15 years ago (!), but I did some dressage with my dad’s reined cowhorse-bred Quarter Horse, and she was lovely! “Smart California Gal” – Vinci P.Hancock’s Blu Bottom, aka Lola P 💕 8 yr old QH mare. She’s such an incredible mover, and the girls got some laterals! She was bred to be a ranch horse, but she showed natural talent and big movement—so she’s going to be a dressage horse. And she’s a big girl, but super catty. And the best temperament ever, she’s a lap dog in a horse body 😆
– Michelle C.My Hotrod that started his dressage career at 9 after being a trail horse. He still enjoys the trails. Our goal is a Century Ride in 8 years. – Pam W.Lope of Faith is my 3yo AQHA filly that has been showing intro and basic level Western Dressage this year. We are working on our level 1 tests for next year maybe? She is sweet and smart, willing to learn and please. We are also looking to do Classical Dressage next year.
– Brandi R.AQHA mare Chocolates Lottery aka Emma.
– Michele S.“Famous Ragtime Annie ” appendix Quarter horse…learning about dressage.
– Jennifer W.This is my beautiful five year old Appendix Quarter Horse mare Stryke A Pose a/k/a Posie. Our journey has been very rewarding thus far and I look forward to her show career in 2025.
– Jennifer C.Submitted by Anne H.Only Blue Counts – AQHA appendix, owner: Terrie Hart Dahl (North Dakota)
– Terrie D.Trigger the quarter pony who got me back in the competition ring after many years!! – Anne S.Benfield at age 12 at Lendon’s Youth Dressage Festival, 3rd level.
– Donna G.Tribute To Cowboys, 17 year old QH-Paint. Competes successfully in western dressage!
– Ashleigh J.Submitted by Lisa W.Submitted by Christy N.Submitted by Christy N.Allison Bruggeman and her 22 year old aqua Checks & Balances now showing 3rd level dressage ❤️
– Stephanie B.A Latte Chex n Whiz a 4 year old Registered QH gelding I plan to ride dressage with.
– Sarah K.Preacher, my 8 year old QH gelding. – Donna C.My daughters QH gelding, Two Jet Macroni. He’s 28 years old now. This was taken several years ago.
– Donna C.
[…] One question that I am often asked is how Possum got his name. I kept the name that his breeder gave him when he was born. She tells the story best, but the gist of it is that a friend of hers had property where they had a large burn pile. Unbeknownst to them, a possum had taken up residence there. When the friends lit the burn pile, a flaming possum ran out and went straight to their hay barn. The whole barn ended up catching fire and burning down. It sounds like something straight out of a Farmers Insurance commercial. She decided her next gray baby was going to be named Possum after that. She intended to register him through the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) as KSD Flaming Possum, but since I was the one to register him, I went with another friend’s suggestion of KSD Playing Possum. […]
[…] One question that I am often asked is how Possum got his name. I kept the name that his breeder gave him when he was born. She tells the story best, but the gist of it is that a friend of hers had property where they had a large burn pile. Unbeknownst to them, a possum had taken up residence there. When the friends lit the burn pile, a flaming possum ran out and went straight to their hay barn. The whole barn ended up catching fire and burning down. It sounds like something straight out of a Farmers Insurance commercial. She decided her next gray baby was going to be named Possum after that. She intended to register him through the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) as KSD Flaming Possum, but since I was the one to register him, I went with another friend’s suggestion of KSD Playing Possum. […]