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The American Saddlebred has a refined heritage, beginning with
the Narragansett Pacer. The Narragansett Pacer who was selectively bred from the
Galloway and Hobby horses, and displayed easy riding and to be sure-footed. When the
Thoroughbreds arrived in America in the 1700s some were bred with the Narragansett
Pacers producing the all-purpose riding American Horse. The American horse had the
size and quality of the Thoroughbred yet kept its easy gait from the Narragansett.
In the 1800s the American horse moved westward along with the pioneers and in Kentucky
breeders added more Thoroughbred blood to theses horses. Denmark, a Thoroughbred, is
designated as one of the American Saddlebred's foundation sires. During the Civil
war, generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson rode Saddlebreds.
After the War the breed became a popular show horse and excelled greatly in it.
The Saddlebreds average height is about 15.3 hands height. They are commonly
colored bay, black, brown, chestnut, and gray. Palomino, spotted, and roan colors are also
seen. The Saddlebred excels at dressage, hunting, jumping, and harness.
Saddlebreds were developed as work horses to carry their owners from place to place
comfortably and herd cattle. They were, and still are an all-around riding horse
that rides well and have long lasting endurance. In the ring Sadlebreds are classified as
either three-gaited or five-gaited. Three-gated horses walk, trot, and canter.
Five-gaited horses show these three paces plus slow gait and the rack.
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