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moving, native saddle stock. A Thoroughbred horse 

 named Denmark, sired by an imported horse, was one of the 

 most famous early sires of this breed. The American Saddle 

 Horse shows much style in carriage of head and arch of neck 

 and tail. He stands from 15 to 15J^ hands high, and often 



Fig. 9. 



Kentucky's Choice, a model American Saddle Horse, 

 by courtesy the National Stockman and Farmer. 



Photograph 



weighs about 1000 pounds. His most frequent colors are 

 bay, brown, or black. This breed of horses is growing 

 more and more into favor on account of its extremely easy 

 gait. Saddlers may be divided into two classes. One has 



