Quality: a horse with evident good breeding and refinement, most commonly associated with the Thoroughbred or the Arabian

Quarter: area of hoof wall between heel and toe

Quarter Crack: crack in wall of hoof

Quidding: spitting out pieces of partially chewed hay

Quirt: a riding whip with a short handle and a rawhide lash

Quittor: infection of the lateral cartilage of the hoof

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