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The American Saddlebred is a horse breed from the United States. This breed was referred to as the “Horse America Made”. Descended from riding-type horses bred at the time of the American Revolution, the American Saddlebred includes the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer, Morgan and Thoroughbred among its ancestors. Developed into its modern type in Kentucky, it was once known as the “Kentucky Saddler”. Since the formation of the US registry, almost 250,000 American Saddlebreds have been registered, and can now be found around the world, with separate breed registries established in Great Britain, Australia, continental Europe, and southern Africa. Saddlebreds are known for their sense of presence and style, as well as for their spirited, yet gentle, temperament. They are considered a gaited breed, as some Saddlebreds are bred and trained to perform four-beat ambling gaits, one being a “slow gait” that historically was one of three possible ambling patterns, and the much faster rack.

They may be of any color, including pinto patterns, which have been acknowledged in the breed since the late 1800s. The first-known pinto Saddlebred was a stallion foaled in 1882. In 1884 and 1891, two additional pintos, both mares, were foaled. These three horses were recorded as “spotted”, but many other pinto Saddlebreds with minimal markings were recorded only by their base color, without making note of their markings. This practice continued into the 1930s, at which time breeders came to be more accepting of “colored” horses and began recording markings and registering horses as pinto.

The Saddlebred has been called the “world’s most beautiful horse” by admirers, and is known as the “peacock of the horse world”. In 1985, the American Saddlebred was put on a 22 cent stamp. Even Breyer model horses has a Saddlebred!

With the 4.0 horse update, Amaretto brought out their new starter, the Amaretto Saddlebred, which came in four “spotted” colors-black, brown, cream and grey. These starter coats are available in starter, breeder and rancher packs at the Amaretto Horse stores. They each come with possible hidden coats and traits. The hidden coats/traits may or may not be Non-Starter. When breeding new starters together, it is important to remember that the hidden coats/traits may or may not drop in the first bundle or even the last bundle. You just never know!