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American Saddlebred
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American Saddlebred

 or American Saddle Horse

Breed of light horse that originated in the U.S. The breed was developed by crossing Thoroughbreds, Morgans, and Standardbreds on native mares having an easy gait. It stands 15–16 hands (5–5.3 ft [1.5–1.6 m]) high, and its colours are bay, brown, black, gray, and chestnut. Two show categories are for three-gaited and five-gaited horses. The three natural gaits are walk, trot, and canter; the five-gaited horse also has two trained gaits, the rack and the slow gait, or running walk. The American Saddlebred is also well known as a fine harness horse for show.



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Downing, a human organ procurement specialist, writes a paean to his father, Thomas Downing, a show horse trainer who never left "the Saddlebred Kingdom of North Middletown, Kentucky," where he was born.
The California Saddle Horse Futurity Show will start its four-day run at the fair, featuring the elegant American Saddlebred.
An equestrian in her spare time, she is a member of the American Saddlebred Association, the United Professional Horsemen's Association, and the National Equestrian Federation of the United States.
 
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