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gracefully from deep oblique shoulders, and the head 

 carried high with perpendicular face, yet without 

 breaking the line of curvature from the withers to 

 the fore -top. The withers are narrow rather than 

 broad and flat, and rise gently from the shoulder. 

 The barrel is round and carried full back to the hips 

 on both top and bottom lines. The top line is short 

 and the bottom line relatively long. The legs are 

 unusually fine, hard and flat with smooth and not 

 too large joints. Pasterns are medium in length and 

 moderately oblique, and the feet are usually high and 

 wide at the heel. 



The southern saddler has been bred for the rider's 

 comfort, and, while he can gallop wityi a fine, open 

 stride, and jump well, his peculiar merit is in what 

 in the North are called artificial gaits, but what in the 

 South are called natural gaits. The rack is the most 

 laborious to the horse of all the five gaits and no horse 

 can keep it up for more than a few miles without great 

 fatigue. The running, walkers cover six to eight miles 

 an hour with great freedom from motion to the rider. 

 An easy gait is necessary when the saddle takes the 

 place of wheels. Contrary to the general impression, 

 this gait is not tiresome to the horse, for he can 

 go all day, and every day, with ease. There are two 

 kinds of gaited saddlers, one a stylish, high -headed, 

 spirited animal, going "in the air," and popular in 

 cities and for park riding where show is desired; the 

 other a level, smooth -going, swift road-horse for 

 business men, doctors, sheriffs and farmers. 



A first-class saddle-horse is expected to go at 



