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FIG. 127. A Thoroughbred horse. 



specimens is very 

 straight, free, and 

 easy. In color the 

 animals vary con- 

 siderably, the most 

 popular colors being 

 bay and brown, al- 

 though chestnut, 

 black, sorrel, gray, 

 and roan are often 

 seen. 



American sad- 

 dlers. 'As the name 

 indicates, this sad- 

 dle horse (Fig. 128) 

 originated in Amer- 

 ica. It is the result of crossing native mares and Thorough- 

 breds. Horses used under the saddle have always been popular 

 in the South and it is that section of the country to which 

 credit must be given 

 for the American 

 saddle-horse breed. 

 Gay has well de- 

 scribed the animals 

 as follows : 



" Since their 

 foundation, saddle 

 horses have been 

 selected to a model, 

 as well as a per- 

 formance, standard. 

 They may be dis- 

 tinguished by the 

 following charac- 

 ters: an upstand- FIG. 1 28. American saddle horse. 



