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JUDGING LIGHT HORSES 



SADDLE GROUP OR TYPE. 



The saddle group or type is represented from the pure- 

 bred standpoint in the American Saddle Horse and the 

 Thoroughbred running horse. The group is further exem- 

 plified in the following classes, which include the combination 

 horse, possessing both light harness and saddle attributes, 



FIG. 58. The saddle type. 



the walk-trot-canter horse, the gaited horse, the hunter, 

 cavalry, and race horse or runner. 



American Saddle Horse. The American Saddle Horse is 

 an American product, as the name suggests. It is the result 

 of using Thoroughbred blood with mares which had the 

 inclination to amble, this forming the foundation for the 

 saddle horse gaits. The general form of the saddle horse does 

 not differ materially from the Standardbred roadster, possess- 

 ing the superior, close-knit conformation. The height of the 



