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TheAmer i can Saddl ebr ed i st he wor l d’ smost beaut i f ul hor se, at l east accor di ng t o i t s admi r er s. The Amer i can Saddl ebr ed owes i t s wonder f ul char act er i st i cs t o i t s ancest or s.

Descended f r om r i di ngt ype hor ses br ed att he t i me oft he Amer i can Revol ut i on,t he Amer i can Saddl ebr ed i ncl udes t he Nar r aganset t Pacer , Canadi an Pacer , Mor gan and Thor oughbr ed among i t s ancest or s.

I n t he ear l y 1700’ s dur i ng t he Amer i can Revol ut i on, t he f i r st Thor oughbr eds wer e i mpor t ed t o Amer i ca. They wer e devel oped i n Engl and by cr ossi ng t he Gal l oway and Hobby mar eswi t hst al l i onsf r om t heMi ddl eEast .Att he same t i me t he Nar r aganset s wer e devel oped i n Amer i ca.Ar ound t he year 1776 a hor se cal l ed t heAmer i canHor sewasr ecogni zedasadef i ni t e t ype.These ani mal sr et ai ned t he easy gai t s and st ami na of t he Nar r aganset Pacer wi t h t he addi t i on ofThor oughbr ed si ze and qual i t y.

Thi s Amer i can Hor se went west wi t h t he pi oneer si nt he ear l y and mi d1800’ s.Denmar k, a Thor oughbr ed son ofi mpor t ed Hedgef or d,was f oal ed i n Kent ucky i n 1839. He si r ed Gai nes’ Denmar k,whose dam was a nat ur algai t ed mar e,

who i nt ur n est abl i shed t he Denmar k Fami l y of Amer i can Saddl ebr eds.Over60% oft he hor ses i n t he f i r st t hr ee r egi st r y vol umes of t he Amer i can Saddl ebr ed Hor se Associ at i on t r ace t o Gai nes’Denmar k.

I n t he l at e 1700’ s anot her i mpor t ant f oundat i on hor se of t he Amer i can Saddl ebr ed began t o emer ge. Hi s name was Har r i son Chi ef and had a si mi l ar backgr ound t ot he Denmar k l i neage, comi ng f r om t he t hor oughbr ed Messengerwhowasi mpor t edt oAmer i cai n1788.

I t was not unt i l 1991, t he year of t he ASHA Cent enni al ,t hatHar r i son Chi efwas desi gnat ed as a f oundat i on si r e. I nt er est i ngl y,Messenger has al so been t r aced t o as a f oundat i on si r ef or t he Mor gan,St andar dbr ed and Hackney.Anot her i nt er est i ng f acti sbot ht he Denmar ksand Chi ef s go back t o one common r el at i vet he anci ent Thor oughbr ed Maze.

Amer i can Hor ses notonl yt r avel ed westwi t h t he pi oneer s,butt heywer e al so t he hor sest hat t r avel ed t hr ough t he Cumber l and Gap wi t ht he f ol l ower s ofDani elBoone. I ti s bel i eved t hat t hese hor ses became t he f oundi ng st ock i n Kent ucky as pi oneer s set t l ed and began

br eedi ng oper at i ons. The demand f or t hese t ypes ofhor ses escal at ed af t ert he Warof1812 and wer e a key par toft he devel opmentoft he set t l ement si nt he UpperOhi o Val l ey,sout hi nt o Tennessee, and acr oss Mi ssi ssi ppi and i nt o Mi ssour i . Ar i val r yevenbeganbet weenMi ssour i and Kent ucky over who r ai sed t he bet t er Amer i can Hor ses.Thus, hor se shows began t o emer ge.

The f i r st r ecor ded show was at Lexi ngt on, Kent ucky, i n 1817, but i ti s agr eed amongst hi st or i anst hatt hese event spr obabl yt ookpl ace pr i or t o t hi s dat e and ser ved as publ i c ent er t ai nment .Byt het i meoft heMexi canWari n 1846, t he Amer i can Saddl ebr ed was a wel l est abl i shed br eed. I n 1856,St .Loui s,t he l ar gestci t ywestoft heMi ssi ssi ppi ,hel di t sf i r st gr eatf ai rwhi ch f eat ur ed t he nat i on’ sf i r stmaj or hor se show. Af t er t he war ,t he St .Loui s Fai r was r evi ved. Al l br eeds had t hei r day i n compet i t i on atSt .Loui s,buti nt he 1870’ st he Denmar kl i neage was t he one wi t h domi nance i n t he Saddl ebr ed br eed.

Thi s br eed became i ncr easi ngl y popul arand became a commodi t y economi cal l y. Seei ng t hepossi bi l i t i es economi cal l y caused br eeder s t o begi nt o cal lf or t he f or mat i on of a br eed associ at i on and r egi st r yi nt he 1880’ s.Char l es F.Mi l l s ofSpr i ngf i el d,I l l i noi s,began compi l i ng pedi gr ees and f or mul at i ng r ul es f or a r egi st r y.

The Far mer s Home j our nal , a newspaper publ i shed i n Loui svi l l e, Kent ucky, cal l ed f or a meet i ng Apr i l . 7, 1891 t o or gani ze t he associ at i on, and t he r egi st r y was est abl i shed t hatday… t he f i r sthor se br eed associ at i on i n t he U. S. Amer i can Saddl ebr eds wer e st i l lbei ng used as ut i l i t y ani mal s,butsome wer e begi nni ng t o vent ur ei nt ot r ai ni ng and showi ng t hese hor ses as a l i vi ng. I n 1893 a beaut i f ulbl ack st al l i on named RexMcDonal d made hi smar ki nt he show r i ng dr awi ng t he at t ent i on even by t he cur r ent Pr esi dent . Anot heramazi ng hor se came on t he scene byt he name ofBour bon Ki ng i n 1900. He, t oo,capt ur ed t he eyes oft he publ i c and hel ped t o pr omot et hi s br eed as show hor ses.

Todayt heyar eadmi r edi nt heshow r i ng,but ar e al so known f ort hei rwi l l i ngness t ot ake on ot herr ol essuchascar r i agehor ses,cow hor ses, hunt er s, j umper s, dr essage hor ses t o par ade andwest er npl easur ehor ses. Nomat t ert her ol e admi r er s see t hei r el egance and wi l l i ng di sposi t i on.I fcondi t i oned and t r ai ned pr oper l y, Saddl ebr edsar e capabl e ofal mostanyt askt hey ar e asked t o per f or m … and t hey do i twi t h st yl e.

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BY REAGAN UPTON Any newcomer t ot he spor t of Saddl e Seat needs t o be i nt r oduced t o Equi t at i on di sci pl i ne.

Equi t at i oncanbedef i nedast hear tandpr act i ce ofhor semanshi p and hor se r i di ng. Let ’ st hi nk aboutt hatst at ementf ora moment .The “ ar t ”of hor semanshi p…

Wat chi ng a r i der gr acef ul l y maneuver t hei r hor se acr oss t he r i ng, whi l e mai nt ai ni ng per f ect f or m i s el egant and absol ut el y br eat ht aki ng; i t ’ s poet r yi n mot i on.

Equi t at i on r i der s not onl y have t o show t hei r hor se t ot he bestoft he hor se’ sabi l i t y,butt hey al so have t o make i tl ook ef f or t l ess. I fa r i der can mast ert he ar tf or m ofEqui t at i on,t hen t hey have set t hemsel ves up t o be an exper t hor seman orhor sewoman.

When wat chi ng an Equi t at i on cl ass f or t he f i r st t i me, t he begi nner spect at or must know whatt ol ookf orwhen obser vi ng. The exhi bi t or s ar et o be j udged on t hei r abi l i t yt or i de t he hor se, not on t he hor se’ s at hl et i c abi l i t y.

Al t hough t he hor se i snott o be j udged,t he r i der wi l lbe j udged on how wel lhe orshe i s showi ng t he hor se and how wel lhe or she l ooks whi l e doi ng i t . I st he r i der r i di ng t he hor se t ot he hor se’ s pot ent i al ? To show a hor se wel l ,he or she shoul d show t hei r sel f t o t he best advant age. A r i derwi t h per f ectf or mt hathi des qui et l y on t he r ai l may be penal i zed f or not showi ng pr oper hor semanshi p and t aki ng command oft he show r i ng.

Pr oper f or m:The r i der’ s hands shoul d be hel d above t he hor se’ s wi t her s. The hei ght of t he hands shoul d be det er mi ned on wher et he hor se car r i es hi s head. The r i der’ s hands shoul d be par al l elorsl i ght l y above par al l elt ot he bi t si n t he hor se’ s mout h. The hands shoul d appear sof tand show cont r oloft he hor se atal lt i mes.

The r i dershoul d si tcomf or t abl yi nt he saddl e.

The r i der’ s seat shoul d not be t oo f ar back wher et heyar e sl i di ng of ft he saddl e nort oo f ar f or war d wher et her ei s excessi ve saddl e space showi ng. Ther e shoul d be a sl i ghtbend i nt he knee and t he st i r r up i r ons shoul d be di r ect l y under t he bal loft he f oot . The r i der’ s heel s shoul d be down and t he f oot posi t i on shoul d appearnat ur al . The t oes shoul d notbe poi nt ed outorr ot at ed t oo f ari nwar d. Whi l ei n mot i on, t he r i der shoul d have a sl i ght el evat i on when post i ng att he t r ot . Post i ng shoul d be a f l ui d up and down mot i on and never appear mechani cal norshoul dt he hi pst hr ustf or war d orbackwar ds.

When cant er i ng, t he r i der shoul d not r ock hi s/ herupperbody,buthi s/ herseatshoul dmove wi t ht he hor se.

What t o wear ? I ti s not mandat or yt o have a mul t it housand dol l ar sui t , but neat ness i s r equi r ed. Regar dl ess oft he mat er i alt he r i di ng habi t i s made out of , pr oper f i t i s key.

Equi t at i on sui t sar e notmeantt o be f l ashy. The r i der’ s sui tshoul d notdi st r actt he j udges f r om

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BY REAGAN UPTON t he r i der’ s abi l i t y. The Equi t at i on di vi si on has st r i ct err ul eson at t i r e ver susot herSaddl e Seat di vi si ons. Equi t at i on sui t s musthave a j acket wi t h col l ar sand l apel soft he same conser vat i ve col orwi t h mat chi ng j odhpur s. The conser vat i ve col l ar s i ncl ude bl ack, bl ue, bur gundy, gr een, bei ge,orbr own. Ther ear enoexcept i onst ot hi s r ul e. Af t er6: 00pm,r i der s ar e al l owed t o wear f or mal ,t uxedot ype,habi t s. Anyr i dert hatdoes nothave a mat chi ng j acketand pant s orhas a habi tt hat i s not a conser vat i ve col or wi l l be penal i zed.

Ihave shown i nt he Equi t at i on di vi si on f or over20year s. I ti smypassi on. Il ovet hatIam i n compl et e cont r ol over t he out come of my cl ass. I fIdo nothave pr operf or m,i fIam t oo conser vat i ve i n my r i ngmanshi p, i f I do not execut e my wor kout pr oper l y, t hen I wi l l be penal i zed. I n ot herSaddl e Seatcl assesout si de ofEqui t at i on,you can pr act i ce al lyou wantbut somet i mes t her ei s st i l la ni cerhor se outt her e t hatwi l lbeatyou r egar dl ess ofyourhar d wor k.

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mor et i me and ef f or tyou dedi cat et ot he spor t , t he mor e you per f ectyourf or m,t he st r ongeryou become,t he mor ei n sync you become wi t h your hor se, and your r i bbons wi l lr ef l ect t hi s har d wor k. Thi si s comi ng f r om a t r ai ner’ s ki dt hat never had t he expensi ve hor se and st i l lf ound success i n t he show r i ng beat i ng t he ni cer hor ses.The equat i on f orEqui t at i on i shar d wor k +passi on+dedi cat i on=success. Thi smat hhas been t est ed and wi l lwor k ever yt i me.

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