Introduction: Understanding Quarter Lio
ʻO Quarter Horses kahi ʻano nui i ʻike ʻia no ko lākou haʻuki, wikiwiki, a me ka hoʻomanawanui. ʻO lākou ka pua kaulana loa ma ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a hoʻohana ʻia no nā ʻano hana like ʻole, mai ka hana hānai holoholona a hiki i ka heihei ʻana i ka holo hauʻoli. E like me kekahi holoholona, he koʻikoʻi ko lākou ʻai i ko lākou olakino a maikaʻi. He mea nui ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā pono meaʻai o ka Quarter Horse e hōʻoia i ka loaʻa ʻana o ke koena kūpono o nā meaʻai e kākoʻo i kā lākou pae hana a mālama i ko lākou olakino.
ʻO ke kuleana o ka meaʻai i ke olakino o ka hapaha lio
He mea koʻikoʻi ka ʻai a ka Quarter Horse i ko lākou olakino a me ka hana. Hiki i ka ʻai kaulike ke kōkua i ka pale ʻana i nā ʻeha a me nā maʻi, mālama i ke kaumaha maikaʻi loa, a kākoʻo i kā lākou pae hana. Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, hiki i ka ʻai ʻole a i ʻole ke kūpono ʻole ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia e like me ka colic, laminitis, a me ka hana maikaʻi ʻole. He mea nui e hoʻomaopopo i nā pono meaʻai o ka Quarter Horse a hāʻawi iā lākou i ka meaʻai kaulike e hoʻokō i kā lākou mau pono kikoʻī.