The American Saddlebred is a popular parade mount and often used for trail riding. It has a comfortable gait and a steady temperament. In horse shows, it is most commonly seen in Saddle seat style riding, and in various types of driving. Where did the Saddlebred get its start? In the 1830s, the Kentucky Saddler […]
The Mustang is a descendant of horses brought to America by the Spanish. Small and compact, they are hardy horses. They are not considered wild, but are feral horses since their forbears were domesticated horses. They are called Mustang, a word derived from the Spanish, mestango or mesteno, meaning “stray livestock animal.” The Mustangs ancestry […]
The Naragansett Pacer was the first horse breed bred in the United States, but unfortunately it is now extinct. Sales to the Caribbean and cross-breeding diminished the breed to the point of extinction, and the last known Pacer died around 1880. Historical records show that many famous personages owned Pacers, George Washington among them. The […]
