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46-580: The college, with an enrollment of 1,193 in fall 2020, offers associate of arts, associate of applied science, and Bachelor of Applied Science degrees along with the Regents bachelor's degree.  In 2018, Potomac State College began offering West Virginia University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program on the Keyser campus with the first cohort of students graduating in spring 2021. In addition to academic buildings,

92-399: A contest which began with informal competition between cowboys and expanded to become a major competitive event throughout the west. The Quarter Horse dominates in events that require speed as well as the ability to handle cattle. Sprint races were also popular weekend entertainment and racing became a source of economic gain for breeders. As a result, more Thoroughbred blood was added into

138-421: A historic building on campus that once contained the college cafeteria many years ago serves as a conference center for the college and the local communities. The conference center was renovated in 2023. Church-McKee Arts Center contains a large auditorium and classrooms. Starcher Agriculture Complex, named after former professor Don Starcher. Starcher worked at the college for 24 plus years. The complex includes

184-546: A residence hall completed in 1962, was named in honor of Lloyd L. Friend who served as the first principal of the West Virginia Preparatory School. Academy Hall, which houses classrooms and offices, was completed in 1968.  It was so named to recognize the college's academic heritage. Golden Park, the college’s baseball field, was completed in 2002 and was named after the Golden Family, whose son, Bryan,

230-406: A small, short, refined head with a straight profile, and a strong, well-muscled body, featuring a broad chest and powerful, rounded hindquarters. They usually stand between 14 and 16  hands (56 and 64 inches, 142 and 163 cm) high, although some Halter-type and English hunter-type horses may grow as tall as 17  hands (68 inches, 173 cm). There are two main body types:

276-516: A somewhat more level topline – though still featuring the powerful hindquarters characteristic of the Quarter Horse. Horses shown in-hand in Halter competition are larger yet, with a very heavily muscled appearance, while retaining small heads with wide jowls and refined muzzles. There is controversy amongst owners, breeder and veterinarians regarding the health effects of the extreme muscle mass that

322-617: A stallion of unknown breeding, known to have been in Texas by 1889; and Peter McCue , foaled 1895, registered as a Thoroughbred but of disputed pedigree. Another early foundation sire for the breed was Copperbottom , foaled in 1828, who tracks his lineage through the Byerley Turk , a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred horse breed. The main duty of the ranch horse in the American West

368-403: Is a show horse , race horse , reining and cutting horse, rodeo competitor, ranch horse, and all-around family horse. Quarter Horses are commonly used in rodeo events such as barrel racing , calf roping and team roping ; and gymkhana or O-Mok-See. Other stock horse events such as cutting and reining are open to all breeds but are dominated by American Quarter Horse. The breed

414-528: Is a first generation cross between a registered Thoroughbred and an American Quarter Horse or a cross between a "numbered" American Quarter Horse and an "appendix" American Quarter Horse. The resulting offspring is registered in the "appendix" of the American Quarter Horse Association's studbook, hence the nickname. Horses listed in the appendix may be entered in competition, but offspring are not initially eligible for full AQHA registration. If

460-539: Is also used in English disciplines, driving , show jumping, dressage, hunting, and many other equestrian activities. The Texas Legislature designated the American Quarter Horse as the official "State Horse of Texas " in 2009, and Oklahoma also designated the Quarter Horse as its official state horse in 2022. In the 1600s, imported English Thoroughbred horses were first bred with assorted local horses on

506-421: Is currently fashionable in the specialized halter horse, which typically is 15.2 to 16  hands (62 to 64 inches, 157 to 163 cm) and weighs in at over 1,200 pounds (540 kg) when fitted for halter competition. Not only are there concerns about the weight to frame ratio on the horse's skeletal system , but the massive build is also linked to hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP) in descendants of

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552-644: Is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1 ⁄ 4  mi (0.40 km) or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (71 km/h). The development of the Quarter Horse traces to the 1600s. The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States, and the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with almost three million living American Quarter Horses registered in 2014. The American Quarter Horse

598-508: Is not only well-suited for western riding and cattle work. Many race tracks offer Quarter Horses a wide assortment of pari-mutuel horse racing with earnings in the millions. Quarter Horses have also been trained to compete in dressage and show jumping . They are also used for recreational trail riding and in mounted police units. The American Quarter Horse has also been exported worldwide. European nations such as Germany and Italy have imported large numbers of Quarter Horses. Next to

644-574: Is recognized by the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame as one of the significant foundation sires for the Quarter Horse breed. Other significant Thoroughbred sires seen in early AQHA pedigrees include Rocket Bar , Top Deck and Depth Charge. Since the American Quarter Horse was formally established as a breed, the AQHA stud book has remained open to additional Thoroughbred blood via a performance standard. An "Appendix" American Quarter Horse

690-407: Is well known both as a race horse and for its performance in rodeos , horse shows , and as a working ranch horse. The compact body of the American Quarter Horse is well suited for the intricate and quick maneuvers required in reining , cutting , working cow horse, barrel racing , calf roping , and other western riding events, especially those involving live cattle. The American Quarter Horse

736-561: The American Quarter Horse Association (which also encompasses Quarter Horses from Canada), the second largest registry of Quarter Horses is in Brazil, followed by Australia. In the UK the breed is also becoming very popular, especially with the two Western riding Associations, the Western Horse Association and The Western Equestrian Society. The British American Quarter Horse breed society is

782-617: The Comanche , Shoshoni and Nez Perce tribes. As the colonial Quarter Horse was crossed with these western horses, the pioneers found that the new crossbred had innate "cow sense", a natural instinct for working with cattle, making it popular with cattlemen on ranches . Early foundation sires of Quarter Horse type included Steel Dust , foaled 1843; Shiloh (or Old Shiloh), foaled 1844; Old Cold Deck (1862); Lock's Rondo, one of many "Rondo" horses, foaled in 1880; Old Billy—again, one of many "Billy" horses—foaled c.  1880 ; Traveler ,

828-679: The Higher Learning Commission . Potomac State College hosts 10 varsity teams that compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and in the NJCAA Region XX, including: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, esports (co-ed), men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country. The baseball team competes on the NJCAA Division I level while

874-692: The South Branch Potomac and Shenandoah Valleys and in retaining Union control of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) during the American Civil War . Once construction was completed on the multi-purpose building that would house offices, classrooms, a library, recitation halls and a gymnasium, the College opened its doors to 80 students in Fall 1902 as the West Virginia Preparatory School. Lloyd F. Friend

920-671: The 19th century, pioneers heading West needed a hardy, willing horse. On the Great Plains , settlers encountered horses that descended from the Spanish stock Hernán Cortés and other Conquistadors had introduced into the viceroyalty of New Spain , which became the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The horses of the West included herds of feral animals known as Mustangs , as well as horses domesticated by Native Americans , including

966-659: The AQHA-UK. With the internationalization of the discipline of reining and its acceptance as one of the official seven events of the World Equestrian Games , there is a growing international interest in Quarter Horses. The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States, and the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with nearly 3 million American Quarter Horses registered worldwide in 2014. The Quarter Horse has

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1012-526: The Ag Tech building, greenhouse, and a high tunnel. The college has three farms totaling more than 800 acres. Gustafson Farm sometimes referred to as the Upper Farm is named after former Professor Oscar Gustafson who worked at Potomac State from 1956 until his retirement in 1988. The farm is 368 acres, and serves as a mixed-use production farm and teaching lab. The farm houses the college’s goat operation. In 2023

1058-457: The Appendix horse meets certain conformational criteria and is shown or raced successfully in sanctioned AQHA events, the horse can earn its way from the appendix into the permanent studbook, making its offspring eligible for AQHA registration. Since Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred crosses continue to enter the official registry of the American Quarter Horse breed, this creates a continual gene flow from

1104-514: The Eastern seaboard of colonial America. One of the most famous of these early imports was Janus , a Thoroughbred who was the grandson of the Godolphin Arabian . He was foaled in 1746, and imported to colonial Virginia in 1756. The influence of Thoroughbreds like Janus contributed genes crucial to the development of the colonial "Quarter Horse". The resulting horse was small, hardy, quick, and

1150-574: The Keyser Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University, by an act of the West Virginia Legislature . After receiving an appropriation of $ 20,000 from the legislature for the construction of buildings, Colonel Thomas Beall Davis , a local businessman, donated 16 acres of land as a site for the new school. That location, formerly Fort Fuller (also known as Fort Kelly), was a critical fortress in maintaining open roads leading to

1196-541: The Thoroughbred breed became established in America, many colonial Quarter Horses were included in the original American stud books. This began a long association between the Thoroughbred breed and what would later become officially known as the "Quarter Horse", named after the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) race distance at which it excelled. Some Quarter Horses have been clocked at up to 44 mph (71 km/h). In

1242-479: The Thoroughbred breed into the American Quarter Horse breed, which has altered many of the characteristics that typified the breed in the early years of its formation. Some breeders argue that the continued addition of Thoroughbred bloodlines are beginning to compromise the integrity of the breed standard. Some favor the earlier style of horse and have created several separate organizations to promote and register "Foundation" Quarter Horses. The American Quarter Horse

1288-679: The WV Legislature renamed the institution the Potomac State School of West Virginia in 1935. Mary F. Shipper Library was constructed in 1961. On October 16, 1976, the library was dedicated to Mary Fravel Shipper, long-time Library Director (1937-1973) . It’s the third library to exist in the colleges history. The first was in 1901 and was located in the Administration Building which burnt down in April 1917. A new Administration Building

1334-482: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.132 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 389592547 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:36:43 GMT American Quarter Horse The American Quarter Horse , or Quarter Horse , is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name

1380-464: The campus includes two residence halls, a conference center, a performing arts center, a recreation center, a gymnasium and athletic fields. The college owns three farms totaling 800 plus acres, supporting the only agricultural program in the region. At the urging of Mineral County member of the West Virginia House of Delegates , Francis M. Reynolds, Potomac State College was created in 1901 as

1426-467: The college had swine on the farm. Malone Farm, named after former Agriculture professor Kenneth M. Malone. The farm houses the college’s cattle operation. Dermer Farm, named after the Dermer Family who once owned the farm. The farm is used for hay and field corn production. Serving residential and commuter students, the college offers 62 degrees and is accredited as part of West Virginia University by

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1472-424: The college purchased 129 acres of land adjacent to its property for its agriculture program. After decades as a regional campus of West Virginia University , Potomac State College became an integrated division of the university on July 1, 2005. Many non-academic services at Potomac State have now come under the control of its main campus. Reynolds Hall, completed in 1925, is named after WV Senator E. B. Reynolds,

1518-459: The developing American Quarter Horse breed. The American Quarter Horse also benefitted from the addition of Arabian , Morgan , and even Standardbred bloodlines. In 1940, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) was formed by a group of horsemen and ranchers from the Southwestern United States dedicated to preserving the pedigrees of their ranch horses. After winning the 1941 Fort Worth Exposition and Fat Stock Show grand champion stallion,

1564-453: The horse honored with the first registration number, P-1, was Wimpy , a descendant of the King Ranch foundation sire Old Sorrel . Other sires alive at the founding of the AQHA were given the earliest registration numbers Joe Reed P-3 , Chief P-5, Oklahoma Star P-6 , Cowboy P-12, and Waggoner's Rainy Day P-13. The Thoroughbred race horse Three Bars , alive in the early years of the AQHA,

1610-506: The past, spotted color patterns were excluded, but now with the advent of DNA testing to verify parentage, the registry accepts all colors as long as both parents are registered. A stock horse is a horse of a type that is well suited for working with livestock, particularly cattle. Reining and cutting horses are smaller in stature, with quick, agile movements and very powerful hindquarters. Western pleasure show horses are often slightly taller, with slower movements, smoother gaits, and

1656-635: The remainder of the programs compete on the NJCAA Division II level. Esports is not sanctioned under NJCAA at this time. Their mascot is the Catamount, named for the mountain lions that once roamed the surrounding area.   Esports made its debut at the college in 2019, competing in League of Legends , Rocket League , Call of Duty , Madden , Rainbow 6 Siege and Apex Legends . The Catamount Esports program has earned various championships in

1702-509: The son of Francis M. Reynolds. In addition to securing funds for a women’s residence hall and gymnasium, E. B. Reynolds was also instrumental in Potomac State becoming part of West Virginia University. Reylonds Hall was a residence hall all until 2023, the building then was converted into offices. Lough Gymnasium was completed in 1928 in honor of Coach Dana G. Lough. At the request of Joseph W. Stayman, who served as principal from 1912 to 1936,

1748-406: The stallion Impressive (see Genetic diseases below). Quarter Horse race horses are bred to sprint short distances ranging from 220 to 870 yards. Thus, they have long legs and are leaner than their stock type counterparts, but are still characterized by muscular hindquarters and powerful legs. Quarter Horses race primarily against other Quarter Horses, and their sprinting ability has earned them

1794-680: The stock type and the hunter or racing type. The stock horse type is shorter, more compact, stocky and well-muscled, yet agile. The racing and hunter type Quarter Horses are somewhat taller and smoother muscled than the stock type, more closely resembling the Thoroughbred . Quarter Horses come in nearly all colors . The most common color is sorrel , a brownish red, part of the color group called chestnut by most other breed registries. Other recognized colors include bay , black , brown , buckskin , palomino , gray , dun , red dun, grullo (also occasionally referred to as blue dun), red roan , blue roan, bay roan, perlino , cremello , and white . In

1840-506: The variety of collegiate leagues they participate in.   The Office of Student Experience provides a wide range of activities, clubs, events and educational opportunities outside of the classroom. The college's setting in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia offers nearby opportunities to hike, kayak, whitewater raft, fish, snow ski and snowboard. Bachelor of Applied Science Too Many Requests If you report this error to

1886-608: Was a catcher on the Catamount's baseball team. University Place, completed in 2007, houses students, offices, two dining facilities, study/social lounges, and a movie theater. The Indoor Riding Arena, sometimes referred to as the Equine Facility was completed in 2008. The facility houses the College’s American Quarter Horse herd and is used as a classroom and for equine and livestock competitions. Catamount Place, which previously served as Potomac Valley Hospital,

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1932-401: Was appointed principal and teacher and was joined by four other teachers. In spring 1917, fire broke out in the multi-purpose building destroying most of the structure. Operations were moved to Davis Hall, named in honor of Thomas B. Davis, which was completed in 1916.   With appropriations from the WV Legislature, a new Administration Building was completed in 1919.  That same year,

1978-476: Was completed in 1919 with the library being located on the first floor. The library was then moved to its current building in 1961. Science Hall, completed in 1951, houses laboratories and classrooms for the sciences. By an act of the WV Legislature, the school was renamed Potomac State College in 1953. Memorial Hall, a residence hall completed in 1957, was named in memory of the 41 former Potomac State students who lost their lives during World War II. Friend Hall,

2024-554: Was totally renovated to become a residence hall, opening its doors to students in January 2013 and closing its doors in 2023. The Recreation Center, located in the J. Edward Kelley Complex(named for Keyser, WV, native and Medal of Honor recipient J. Edward Kelley ) It was formerly used as the National Guard Armory until its closer in 2015. [1] The J. Edward Kelley Complex opened its doors in January 2017. Davis Conference Center

2070-439: Was used as a work horse during the week and a race horse on the weekends. As flat racing became popular with the colonists, the Quarter Horse gained even more popularity as a sprinter over courses that, by necessity, were shorter than the classic racecourses of England. These courses were often no more than a straight stretch of road or flat piece of open land. When competing against a Thoroughbred, local sprinters often won. As

2116-464: Was working cattle. Even after the invention of the automobile, horses were still irreplaceable for handling livestock on the range. Thus, major Texas cattle ranches , such as the King Ranch , the 6666 (Four Sixes) Ranch, and the Waggoner Ranch played a significant role in the development of the modern Quarter Horse. The skills required by cowboys and their horses became the foundation of the rodeo ,

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