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he can be readily taught to go the five gaits, the walk, 

 trot, canter, rack or single-foot, and the running-walk, 

 fox-trot or slow pace. The gaits are largely a matter of 

 training with any horse, but the American Saddle horse 

 may be said to have an inherent tendency and aptitude to 

 master the gaits more quickly and perfectly than horses 

 of other breeds. 



149. Use as a harness horse. The American Saddle 

 horse has also a place as a light harness horse, as is indi- 

 cated by the following examples : Emily 855, World's 

 Fair Champion at Chicago in 1893, has frequently gone a 

 mile in 2 : 35 to 2 : 50. Hitched double with Dorothy 

 1210 (winner of seventy-two blue ribbons in succession), 

 the pair have driven a mile in 2 : 52. Rex Arbuckle 1467, 

 champion light harness horse at the Kentucky State Fair 

 in 1906, has driven a mile many tunes in better than a 

 " forty " gait. This same stallion has won prizes in many 

 five-gaited rings. Among others, John Dillard F. S. 

 should be mentioned as a notable sire of the dams of light 

 harness racers. 



150. Use as a hunter. Many of these American Sad- 

 dle horses have been educated as hunters. A notable 

 example was Copeland 1153, whose name was changed 

 to Pisgah. This horse won many ribbons in hunter rings. 



151. Breeding. But little can be said on this subject 

 that is not applicable to all pure-bred stock. The one en- 

 deavor since the foundation of the type has been to pro- 

 duce a horse fitted in conformation and motion and intel- 

 ligence for a definite purpose ; to breed a beautiful horse, 

 with as nearly perfect motion as possible. To this end, 

 breeders have bent their energies in using the process of 

 selection and rejection. Out of the years that have 

 passed, certain lessons have been learned. The remark- 



