Steel Dust was one of the founding sires of the American Quarter Horse. Very little is verifiable about his history and there is much conjecture and disagreement amongst sources.
| Steel Dust | |
|---|---|
| Breed | American Quarter Horse |
| Discipline | Race horse, stock horse |
| Sire | Harry Bluff |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1843 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | bay |
| Major wins | |
| Match race against Monmouth | |
Life
editSteel Dust was foaled about 1843 in Kentucky or possibly Illinois.[1][unreliable source?] It is believed that he was taken to Texas in 1845 by Middleton Perry, where he was used as a utility and working cow horse, and was run in match races. Steel Dust won his most important race, held in Collin County, Texas, as a three-year-old against a horse named Monmouth. Steel Dust was later said to have been retired due to injury.
Steel Dust was a blood bay standing nearly 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm) and weighing 1,100 pounds (500 kg). He died at the age of 32.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Quarter Horse Impressive Syndrom". www.foundationhorses.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009.
- ^ TSHA | Quarter Horses