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FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



by the name of Lou Dillon trotted a mile in less than 

 two minutes, the time being 1.585^. 



The Pacer. The breeding of the Pacer is the same 

 as that of the American Trotter, the difference being 

 in the gait, for when a horse paces, the two legs on one 

 side are moved at the same time, while in trotting a 

 front leg and the opposite hind leg move together. 



A TYPICAL SADDLE HORSE. 



4. The American Saddle Horse. In the early his- 

 tory of Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri the 

 roads were poor, making travel in carriages very dif- 

 ficult. As a result, horseback riding was a favorite 

 method of travel, and easy gaited horses were selected 

 as saddle horses. A good many of these horses were 

 Thoroughbreds. By careful selection of horses with 

 shapely necks and heads, splendid bodies and legs, com- 



