ASAoGB : Saddlebreds:GB
About Saddlebreds : 10 essential facts
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America’s national
breed ·
America’s best
kept secret ·
Developed in the era
of the great plantations by using descendants of horses taken from England in
early pioneering days (the ambling breeds that were the valued riding horses
and formalised in USA as the Narragansett Pacer) and the blood of the
Thoroughbred which was imported to the Americas a little later. As a result
the Saddlebred is unique among gaited breeds as he has inherited a very
strong trot from the TB and retained his natural ambling gaits from the
amblers. His heritage is also uniquely English as his two ancestral breeds
were from Great Britain, one of which 'the ambler' is now extinct. ·
Stands 15hh-17hh ·
Can be found in
all colours except Appaloosa-type spots, but chestnut predominates
often with flaxen manes and tails ·
Is a supreme athlete
: setting unique standards ·
A jack of all
trades – being an excellent horse for dressage, jumping, endurance, circus,
family utility, driving - and master
of most ·
Supreme in his own
specialities for which he is unique and highly valued – the high stepping
show horse ·
Has an exceptional
and fantasy-style outline and presence, with a high arched neck, superb
flexion, deeply sloping shoulder, elegant limbs and very long tail ·
Has to be seen to
be believed; but once tried he immediately becomes the breed of choice. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSb6OYDzOrg |