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American Saddlebred
American Saddlebred
Saddlebred is a very popular horse breed especially in the
entertainment industry as many of these horses have been used in movies
and have featured on television dailies. These horses are known
as American Saddlebred horses as they are originated in America and
they were also used in the revolutionary war. There are many Hollywood
actors who are the owners of this breed (saddlebred) of horses.
This breed was developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. They are
commonly seen in saddle seat style riding, in the horse show world. The
main purpose of saddle seat riding is to show off the extra ordinary
gaits of the horse. Saddle seat is totally different from hunt seat and
dressage. Probably this led to the name of the breed as American
Saddlebred.
The personality and stamina of American Saddlebred is very charming and
that is the reason it can accomplish any kind of task. American
Saddlebreds are known to be very kind and affectionate but they also
possess a great quality of showing exaggerated actions and probably
that is the reason these are highly seen on television. They have very
distinctive eyes, very large and expressive which differentiates them
from other horses. Long and well shaped ears enhance the beauty of this
horse.
The body shape of this horse is very proportionate and its overall
presence is very striking. American Saddlebred horses are also referred
to as the “peacock of the horse show world”. They are very
flexible at the poll and have long neck with a clean throatlatch. An
American Saddlebred has very deep shoulders with a sloping which
enhances the appearance of this horse. You can find this horse in
variety of colors like black, bay, chestnut, brown, etc. You can find
this breed of horse of height ranging from 14 to 17 hands.
Ancestors of this breed were gifted with natural gait. The four common
gaits which you can find in this type of breed are walk, trot, canter
and gallop. Many people consider it as three gaits as they think canter
is one of the variations of gallop. Walk has a four beat gait, trot has
a two beat gait that involves diagonal pair of legs, canter has a three
beat gait which is faster than the average trot, and last but not the
least gallop, it is just like canter but the only difference is it is
little faster than canter and it may change to four beat.
The American Saddlebreds actually are said to have five gaits but they
can learn additional gaits. They can perform them by lifting their legs
high and this motion is called as prancing motion and it is performed
by a slow gait. Horse gaits are many times God gifted but if they
are not then there are special trainers who teach them gaits. These
horses are a pleasure to ride.
It can be said that the American Saddlebred horse is a complete package
of excitement and thrill. You must feel proud if you are the owner of
this horse as it is one of its kinds.
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