American Saddlebred
The American Saddlebred, or American Saddle Horse, (formerly also called the Kentucky Saddler ) is a gaited horse and in the U.S., the most famous show horse. Originally intended as a practical all-rounder, it is now grown mainly for shows, great emphasis is placed on the brilliance of the representation.
Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: exterior, interior and horse breeding.
Exterior
The American Saddlebred is a horse in elegant type with an exotic look. The medium-sized, dry head bears small, crescent-shaped ears. The neck is extremely high placed, long and has made a strong erection. The shoulder is steep, the chest broad. The withers are well defined and should be higher than the croup. The back is strong and turns into a straight, short croup. The long, high set tail is adjusted by surgery the breed ideal. To create a particularly accurate tail carriage, the show ASH muscles are severed at the bottom of the tail, which causes the horse carries his tail very high. In order to prevent re- coalescence of the severed muscles, the horse is strapped a kind cuff around the tail root in the barn. The foundation is easily tight and round joints, and long chains.
Saddler are well known for their somewhat arrogant posture, especially the still very high head is worn for decisive. Saddler are also known for their particularly high, spectacular leg action, which is also reinforced by the often very long hooves.
Breeding history
The race is due to the imported riding and driving horses of the early American settlers who developed this further by systematic refinement. By introducing, introduced in the 16th century by the English, matching continuous multi-purpose horses (hobbies, Galloway ), the first systems for gears emerged. Later, the American Saddlebred was supplemented with Narragansett Pacer and the Canadian Pacer with finishes by whole blood and Morgan blood, the natural disposition for various gaits of Narragansett Pacer and the Canadian Pacer ( five-course high- knee action ) proved to be helpful, especially in passages such as 4 -stroke gait, slow gait and rack. An ideal riding horse has been through rigorous selection of comfortable transitions and persistence as in the colonies Kentucky and Virginia pulled, which can also be used for light agricultural work or in front of the car. The most important blood lines created by the stallions Tom Hale (born 1810, Narragansett Pacer ) and Gaines Denmark (b. 1851, Thoroughbred ). Through the use of whole blood, the versatile Kentucky Saddler developed into a movement joyful and elegant riding horse.