Spotted Saddle Horses

Spotted Saddle Horses

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Spotted Saddle Horses - Introduction

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Jimar Farm

Spotted Saddle Horses are exceptional athletes. They have got a distinctive coat pattern that distinguishes these horses from all the rest. These animals are used for field trail events and are also used as good, family pets. These are graceful animals that have an even temperament and gentle gait. Spotted Saddle Horses have a very distinctive and beautiful coloring and that's why there are no two animals alike.

Spotted Saddle Horses - Scientific Characteristics

Kingdom: Animalia - That is a living being that is typically different from plants in capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid motor response to stimulation.
Phylum: Chordata - Development of long, flexible rod of cells that in the embryos of the higher vertebrates forms the supporting axis of the body, dorsal (situated near or on the back) central nervous system.
Sub-Phylum: Vertebrata - the notochord is replaced, in the adult, by a backbone and the brain is encased in a cranium.
Class: Mammalia - Skin is usually covered with hair. The young are fed milk secreted by mammary glands.
Order: Perissodactyla - The odd-toed ungilates.
Family: Equidae - Here are such animals included as: Horses, rhinos and tapirs.
Genus: Equus - This is a group of all modern equines, rigid spine, long legs, fused leg bones with no rotation, long nose, flexible muzzle and deep jaw.
Species: caballus - The true Horse.

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Spotted Saddle Horses - Origin

There is a lot of interesting information concerning the origin of the Spotted Saddle Horse. Spotted Horses have been always popular with Horsemen. Even in prehistoric times men scratched the pictures of these animals on the walls of caves. The American Indians who were thought to be the world's greatest horsemen used these horses in their wars. They selected spotted ponies as their war mounts.

The roots of Spotted Saddle Horses can be traced back to the Icelandic ponies. These Icelandic ponies were often spotted, naturally gaited and possessed the strength and stamina necessary for war use. At the end of the Civil War, many of these horses were imported to the newly formed United States. The breeding of these Horses resulted in the production of the colorful Horses that had stronger genetics. Nowadays the Spotted Saddle Horses are good for use in any task and anywhere.