Spotted Saddle Horse

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Spotted Saddle Horse
ambling gait
Breed standards

The Spotted Saddle Horse is a

canter
, performed by all breeds.

History

A black tobiano Spotted Saddle Horse.

The Spotted Saddle Horse developed from small

American West were also incorporated.[1][2] Originally developed in central Tennessee, and selectively bred for pinto coloration, they were used for general pleasure and trail riding.[3]

There are two

horse shows, as well as being used for pleasure and trail riding.[3]

Characteristics

A Spotted Saddle Horse under English equipment

Spotted Saddle Horses are light riding horses. They average 14.3 to 16 hands (59 to 64 inches, 150 to 163 cm) high and weigh 900 to 1,100 pounds (410 to 500 kg).[1] The NSSHA will register horses that are shorter, down to 13.3 hands (55 inches, 140 cm), although it considers taller horses to be the breed ideal.[8] The head is refined, with a straight or slightly convex facial profile. The neck is muscular, with a slight arch, leading into long, sloping shoulders and a muscular chest. The back is short and the hindquarters muscular and broad. The croup is slightly sloping and rounded, with a high-set tail. The ideal Spotted Saddle Horse resembles a "smaller, slightly stockier Tennessee Walking Horse".[8] Pinto coloration is required, with white spots on a background any equine coat color. Overo and tobiano are the two most common patterns, and the coverage of the white spots can range from minimal to almost complete.[1]

To be registered with the NSSHA, Spotted Saddle Horses must display an

closed stud book, as a foal must have one or both parents listed with the SSHBEA to be registered by the SSHBEA.[7]

Gaits

The Spotted Saddle Horse is a gaited breed, meaning that they perform an intermediate-speed ambling gait instead of the trot. The flat walk, or show walk, is a regular four-beat

walk, covering 4 to 8 miles per hour (6.4 to 12.9 km/h). The show gait is also a four-beat gait, similar to the flat walk with the exception of the speed. Horses traveling at a show gait can cover 10 to 20 miles per hour (16 to 32 km/h), with an extremely smooth motion. The third main gait is the canter, a three-beat gait performed by all breeds. Some members of the Spotted Saddle Horse breed can also perform the rack, stepping pace, fox-trot, single-foot or other variations of ambling gaits, all intermediate gaits, but differentiated by the pattern of foot-falls.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Spotted Saddle Horse". International Museum of the Horse. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  2. ISBN 1592289908
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7603-3499-7
    .
  4. ^ "About the NSSHA". National Spotted Saddle Horse Association. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  5. ^ a b c "Horse Protection Act Review of Spotted Saddle Horse Exhibitors and Breeders Association" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. April 3, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  6. ^ "NSSHA Rule Book". NSSHA. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
  7. ^ a b "SSHBEA Rulebook" (PDF). Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association. March 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  8. ^ a b "About the Spotted Saddle Horse". National Spotted Saddle Horse Association. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

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