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A CHOICE FIVE-GAITED SADDLER. 



This horse is pronounced by expert judges to be almost perfection in type. 

 Note his length of neck, height of withers, shortness of back, strength of loin 

 and long, level croup. Such a conformation is well suited for carrying weight. 

 The picture shows him to be a little too straight in the front pasterns. Height, 

 16 hands; weight, 1175 pounds. 



Five-gaited saddle horses, sometimes spoken of as gaited saddle horses or 

 American saddle horses, are distinctly an American product. A recognized type 

 has been brought about by skillful selection and breeding for more than half 

 a century. The principal requirements are that they possess at least five ol 

 the recognized distinct gaits under the saddle, to-wit: walk, single foot or rack, 

 running walk or fox trot, trot, and canter. 



The five-gaited saddler should stand from 15 to 16 hands high and weigh 

 from 900 to 1200 pounds, the most desirable height being 15-2 to 15-3 hands and 

 weigh around 1050 to 1150 pounds. He should be of a kind disposition, have a 

 good mouth, possess courage and ambition, and the conformation of a weight 

 carrier. His head should be fine, clean cut, and breedy looking; his neck long, 

 arched, and set on an oblique shoulder with muscles extending well into the 

 back, the withers high and well finished. An oblique shoulder is Imperative or 

 he will not be able to go the required gaits with ease to liimself and rider. In 

 order to carry weight well he should possess a strong, level, short back and be 

 closely coupled. His legs and quarters should be well muscled, croup not droop- 

 ing, and he should carry a long, flowing tail. 



