Why Breed a Quarter Horse to an Andalusian or Lusitano?
So the next logical question would be why breed a Quarter Horse or Paint to an Andalusian or a Lusitano? Why not breed Aztecas to Aztecas? One can breed an Azteca to an Azteca, but pure bloods are hard to find. When a Quarter Horse or Paint is bred to an Andalusian or Lusitano, one is breeding back to the original bloodlines that helped form the Quarter Horse. An exotic cross is not being created; rather it is re-infusing the breed with some of the oldest and most carefully preserved bloodlines in the equine world. Americas Western horse breeds all came from the Spanish horse herds along the old southwest border which stretched from Texas to California. The early Spanish settlements favored Andalusians, Lusitanos and Spanish Barbs. Between Indian raids and the inevitable stray, these prime Spanish mounts quickly populated our western plains. The Nez Pierce tribe blended this mixture into their trademark Appaloosa and many Andalusian traits can be seen in the modern Appaloosa. By the en
