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Mountain Horses at Classic Farm
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Even from a distance, you can sense that there is a difference. The flowing mane and tail, the four beat gait, the obvious serenity, the shear grace and beauty, all of its qualities project the aura of a fairy tale creature, a dream vision in the form of a dream horse. This is the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse. Move closer and its gentle temperament produces the dominant impression. Stallion or gelding, show horse or trail mount, grace and gentility radiate charisma.
For over 200 years, the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse has lived and flourished in the mountains and valleys of eastern Kentucky. Originally bred for varied uses on the family farm, the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse quickly became known for more than its versatility and heartiness, it became known and desired for its intelligence, its willingness and perhaps most notably, its smooth and natural 4-beat gait. Today, along with it willing nature and exceptional beauty, the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse is admired for that easy comfortable ride that a natural 4-beat gait produces. Whether trail or endurance riding, showing, working cattle, or pulling a cart, the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse offers its rider intelligence, willingness, versatility and a smooth, natural 4-beat gait.
In 1989, Robert Robinson, Jr. formed the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association to document and preserve the ancestry of the breed and to establish and promote nationally and internationally its cherished characteristics. This breed has formally become recognized as the "Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse." The Association's registry includes over 18,000 registered Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses throughout the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Holland. New owners and friends of the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse are invited to become members and participate in its various programs.
