Our records, tracing back with absolute accuracy to the beginning of the twentieth century, do not indicate any other than draft breeding. By the late fifties, forty-five members had registered 200 animals. For a breed with so small a membership and less than ample numbers of registered animals, the events of the late forties nearly wiped out the American Cream breed of draft horses. We now have breeders from the East to the West Coast and from the North to the South Coast. The ideal American Cream is a medium cream color with white mane and tail, pink skin and amber colored eyes.
Some white markings are also very desirable.
Pink skin is the determining factor in securing this rich cream color. Past experience has proved that dark-skinned Creams often do not have a satisfactory color. Further when mated with our American Creams, they generally produce too light or nearly white offspring. Therefore, our chief and most sought for strain of American Creams has always carried the pink skin trait. These vary but little in color throughout the year and the white markings contrast beautifully with their rich cream color.