HORSES AND MULES 



333 



the American trotters (Fig. 166), saddlers, Morgans, and the 

 European breeds of coach horses. 1 



432. The Standard Bred horse. The Standard Bred horse 

 was the first American breed of horses to become established, 



FIG. 1 66. The American trotting horse 



This picture is of the most prominent early horse of the American trotting breed. 

 He is Rysdyk's Hambletonian 10 F. This photograph was taken when the horse was 



23 years old 



and was developed for pleasure, speed, and general utility. The 

 native English horses early brought to America formed the 

 foundation stock. The Standard Bred horses are the fastest 



1 The Hackney, which is the English carriage horse ; the French Coach 

 Horse, which is the carriage horse of that country ; the German Coach Horse, 

 which is the carriage horse of Germany; and the heavier coach breeds of 

 England, such as the Cleveland Bay and the Yorkshire, have been brought to 

 this country in considerable numbers, but their influence upon the American 

 horse has been limited. 



