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the Kentuckian's idea of " Head up and tail a-risinV An 

 extreme degree of quality, finish and style, with a rich bay, 

 brown, chestnut or black color, usually moderately and 

 evenly marked with white, complete a beautiful picture 

 horse. The way of going was formerly distinguished by 



FIG. 81. An American Saddle stallion. 



the rack, but with the increasing favor shown the walk- 

 trot-canter horse the rack has been omitted in many 

 representatives of this breed. The trot is quite frequently 

 marked by more action than is usually required of saddle 

 horses, and is, in fact, well suited to harness performance. 

 The highest class Saddle-bred horse is a show horse in every 

 sense of the word, whether under saddle or in harness. 



