username~
dance for me.
barn name~
ree
show name~
childhood memories
gender~
mare
age~
four years, and two months
discipline~
pleasure
breed~
american saddlebred
other facts about this breed~
~ the american saddlebred originated from the british isles.
~ the morgan, standardbred, and hackney all developed from saddlebreds.
~ the first saddlebred show horse was in 1816.
~ saddlebreds specialize in park and pleasure disciplines, such as hunter country pleasure, western pleasure, pleasure driving, fine harness, and roadster harness classes.
~ outside of breed-specific shows, the saddlebred is also promoted as suitable for competitive trail riding, endurance riding, dressage, combined driving, eventing, and show jumping. some saddlebreds are also suitable for fox hunting, cutting and roping. they are also suitable family horses used for trail and pleasure riding and ranch work.
~ because they are so closely affiliated with their traditional show ring competition, they are sometimes mistaken for warmbloods or thoroughbred crosses when participating in other equine events.
~ saddlebreds have been used in many movies, such as my friend flicka, national velvet, fury, and also one version of black beauty. a half saddlebred took lead role in the tv show series, mr. ed, and then a prominint saddlebred rolled in, giant.
~ in the 1990s, william shatner, an actor and saddlebred breeder, rode one of his own horses, a mare named great belles of fire, in his role as james t. kirk in star trek generations.
~ not all breeds have this color, but the american saddlebred is one of them.