American Saddlebred Horse

Facts about American Saddlebred Horse, "Scientific name for American Saddlebred Horse is Equus caballus". American Saddlebred Horse is a solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.
The "American Saddlebred Horse" was developed in the early 1700s by the American colonists; it came about by crossing Narragansett Pacer and the Thoroughbred. The American Saddlebred Horse were mainly used during the Revolutionary War in the battles. According to its admirers, it is one of the World’s most beautiful horse breed.

An American Saddlebred Horse hooves are made from the same protein that human hair and fingernails are made of. Horses do not breath through their mouth, they only breath through the nose. An American Saddlebred Horse doesn't have a gall bladder. A horse have a better senses of hearing or smell than humans. The American Saddlebred Horse ears can turn in different directions to give them better hearing.

The American Saddlebred Horse was named on the account of its great riding suitability; American Saddlebred Horse is famous mostly because of its cordial nature and east gait.Male American Saddlebred Horse are called a stallion. Female American Saddlebred Horse are called a mare. Young male American Saddlebred Horse are called a colt. Young female American Saddlebred Horse are called a filly. Small horses are called Ponies.

The American Saddlebred Horse is an ideal horse for driving and leisure riding. The American Saddlebred Horse has also been used as parade, cow, and plantation horse.

Physical Description

The American Saddlebred Horse stands to the average of 15 to 16 hands (60" to 64" inches, 158 to 172 cm) high. Average weight is between 1100 to 1200 pounds (498 to 544 kg). The American Saddlebred Horse can be of any color coat including; pinto patterns acknowledged in this horse breed since the 1800s. Horses of the American Saddlebred Horse breed have got a well shaped head with straight, long, slim yet arched neck. The American Saddlebred Horse has well-defined withers (the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse), with sloping shoulders, has correct leg conformation, a strong level back and well-spring ribs.

The American Saddlebred Horse have very large and wide-set expressive eyes, with ears gracefully shaped and set close to one another.

Characteristics

American Saddlebred horses have been referred to as the world most beautiful breed, it definitely known as the peacock of the horses. American Saddlebred does carry himself with a kind of attitude that is quite elusive of description – some refer to it with class, quality, style, presence or charm. The American Saddlebred Horse are quite popular because of their sense of style as well as their spirited yet moderate, temperament.

The American Saddlebred Horseare a gaited breed, as some of the American Saddlebred Horse is trained to perform a four-beat ambling gaits, one is known as the Slow gait. They are prevalently known as show horse, shown the saddle seat for the 3 gated and 5 gated classes. An male American Saddlebred Horse has more teeth than a female horses. An adult male American Saddlebred Horse usually have 40 teeth and a females usually has 36 teeth. The American Saddlebred Horse brain take up less space in their head than their teeth do.

The American Saddlebred Horse is breed with plenty of character to be admired. It is agile and a speedy horse, it is distinctive with an effortless gait. The American Saddlebred Horse has got good athleticism and endurance power. The American Saddlebred Horse is friendly and calm in temperament, American Saddlebred Horse is amiable to the humans and will show an inherent fondness to training and learning new tricks.

Summary

The American Saddlebred Horse is an all round breed that easily matches beauty with function. The American Saddlebred Horse is definitely the tallest average height compared with the other breeds. The American Saddlebred Horse can be used for endurance riding, competitive trail riding, dressage combined driving, show jumping. The American Saddlebred Horse are also suitable cutting, roping and fox hunting; it is definitely a worthy horse breed to own.

The American Saddlebred Horse is a amazing animal, a American Saddlebred Horse can sleeping by standing up in normal position or lying down. The average lifespan of a American Saddlebred Horse is around 25 years, but they can live long. An American Saddlebred Horse on average only sleeps between 2 1/2 to 3 hours in a day and will sleep longer in the summer than in the winter.
An American Saddlebred Horse is a mammals. The American Saddlebred Horse are herbivorous animals (a herbivore, eats leaves, grass, hay and furns (plant eaters). An American Saddlebred Horse has surprisingly big eyes and have one of the biggest eyes amongst mammals. The eyes can give a American Saddlebred Horse with almost 360 degree vision at times.