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of the Thoroughbred. One source of importation was 
Canada. There they had raised a hardy little horse, said 
to be a cross of the French importations, generally with 
such stallions as could be secured from New York and 
New England. Incidentally, these stallions were most 
often of German and Netherland breeding. The Cana- 
dians had given much attention to the development of the 
pace or amble. Many of these Canadian horses drifted 
down into what were then the horse-breeding colonies. 
They had something of the gait and stamina required, but 
lacked in both beauty and courage. Some of these Cana- 
dian mares were crossed with available Thoroughbred 
stallions to produce a saddle horse, with most satisfactory 
results, certain lines of Thoroughbred blood giving the 
best product. The most satisfactory lines of the Thor- 
oughbred blood were selected, and all others rejected. 
Most of the horses brought to Kentucky by the early 
settlers were these “‘ saddlers,” and many of them the best 
that had been produced in the older states. The natural 
character of the Kentucky country led to the concentration 
of the best of these new saddle horses within her borders. 
The importance that attached to the efforts of the saddle- 
horse breeders in Kentucky led to the name “ Kentucky 
saddle horse ’”’ being applied to these horses. 
Imp. Hedgeford was a brown colt, foaled in England in 
1825 by Filho-de-Puta, out of Miss Craigie by Orville. He 
was bred by a Mr. Mylton, imported in 1832 by William 
Jackson of New York, and taken to Kentucky, where he 
died in 1840. Among his get was the great Denmark, 
which was foaled in 1839, out of Betsey Harrison by Aratus, 
and bred by Samuel Davenport of Kentucky. He was 
a game and consistent four-mile race horse, but not re- 
markable for his speed. Denmark was bred to the Steven- 
