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tion to the development of the pace or amble. 

 Many of these horses were pacers ; and our fore- 

 fathers bred these Canadian mares to thorough- 

 bred stallions. After a while it was noticed that 

 certain lines of thoroughbred blood produced 

 better results than others, and it is remarkable 

 to note how great saddle sires trace to the same 

 origin. The horse that man needed as a saddle 

 horse began to be produced." It was not until 

 after good roads were built in Kentucky and 

 Tennessee that the pacing horse was used to any 

 extent in harness. He was coveted for his ability 

 to control gait under the saddle. 



The foundation stock of the American Saddle 

 Horse Breeders' Association is thus officially 

 stated : — 



" Denmark (thoroughbred) by imported Hedge- 

 ford. 



" John Dillard by Indian Chief (Canadian). 



" Tom Hal (imported from Canada). 



" Cabell's Lexington by Gist's Black Hawk 

 (Morgan). 



" Coleman's Eureka (thoroughbred and Morgan). 



" Van Meter's Waxy (thoroughbred). 



" Stump-the-Dealer (thoroughbred). 



" Peter's Halcorn. 



