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American Saddlebred Horse
History of American Saddlebred HorseIn the 18th century, the American horse came to be known as Kentucky Saddler. This horse was developed into an extremely modish, fancy horse, handsome for harness, physically powerful enough for farm work, swift enough for match races. To give more substance and action; in the third decade of 19th century, there was selective breeding of Morgan, Canadian, Narragansett Pacers and thoroughbred blood. In the fourth decade of 19th century, this horse gained name and fame. Physique of American Saddlebred HorseAmerican Saddlebred Horse has a small head with straight face, watchful eyes, open nostrils, prick ears, gaily carried on an arched neck. Its shoulders are strong, body short, muscled and well ribbed up and strong and flexible hindquarters. Its legs are hard with supple joints and flexible pasterns. Its feet are neat and round. It has a full mane and tail. The tail is carried exaggeratedly high - usually an artificial tail carriage, created by nicking the muscles of the dock and setting in a crupper. Its actions are extravagant, collected and precise and tremendously showy. The five gaits of the American Saddle Horse are the walk, trot, canter, slow gait and rack. The rack is an even four-beat gait in which each foot pause sin mid air before coming down separately - a spectacular, prancing gait which can occur at speeds up to 30mph. The slow gait is a slow and graceful version of the rack. Even at the walk, trot and canter, these horses have the grace of ballet dancers. They were developed, like the slightly-heavier Tennessee Walker, from a mixture of Thoroughbred, Morgan and Narragensett Pacer stock. Like the Tennessee Walker, their original purpose was to provide plantation owners with a luxury ride. Nowadays they are usually bred for the show ring, where they compete in separate classes for three-gaited (walk, trot and canter only) and five-gaited horses according to their level of education. Height of American Saddlebred HorseGenerally, this horse is around 15-16 hh. Color of American Saddlebred HorseThis horse possesses mostly bay, brown, black, grey and chestnut colors. Usually white markings are also visible. Character of American Saddlebred HorseThis horse is a superb riding horse with great presence and a gentle and charming nature. The American Saddlebred is known for its ostentatious appearance and five beautiful high-stepping gaits. These horses are still known at present as being the crucial show horse. With a luxurious history and development in both Canada and the United States, the American Saddlebred horse could be considered as one of the resident American horses. |
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American Saddlebred Horse is also known as the American Saddle Horse. This is a horse breed that was developed by owners of plantation in Kentucky. At present, this