Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-02
TIE MISSOURI SADDLE HORSE
Hsz J. A Psts szbziz 70 :. later.
FisE on the SzEsz Ezi Tells
Interesting Fae-A

tDzGE MS RAN AIlAt4 70
lthrourhouf the UnIted States lie a.
present lsz diuktor d the American
sadie H0S Breesen Assc2tia1
and his iufBsnce 10 this DrEnnattnI
las done much 10 ba8s1t The Nissgan
zdsIsr- MT. Potts Is zlss Al eKhiu-
Tor q note, owning al Freent TIE
great sRsyH stzlll01- Ts1rntsns star
uGA and has IN the PAST oz1ea and
erhIbited s8ch hors& a. Nos Rose
Lee RosMiz Rex znd others q czsA
A representative q the LEDsEE II
a cauvenztaa With NJ. P8ttS asked
a few quetiaus which were answered
in tie or-hzud mzn1GthatehsrsctsT-
izes M Potts bushes
What Do you c1usidsr the founaa
ltion hresd q the Missouri saddle
h0rS
Denmark, the name - applied %
our moden saddle hoFs&rrsos tothe
grand Cd hngdistzEoe rsce hore
Denmark b. imported He1get0d-
Be1zy Hzrrisan- He vas . broUn
bOrz bred D. Samuel Davenport n
Kentucky, faaled n 1sS His r.
mzrkzble record As a longdistaaoe
bors was made In Is45 and Is48.stsrt-
fnz Al New Orleans Louisville ky-
lLexlngto1, ky, Nashville, Tenn and
Memphis Tenn. competing with and
defeating such h9EsS IS Fat, Jsry
tLznczster, Buzz Fuzz- Alzric and a
uumber q 0tber noted hors& Den.
marx has been to tie American saddle
horse what H~ablstOnizn 90 has been
70 the American trotter, a ni1e
teuths q m0Te q the registered sad
de b0rses trace tack 70 the great
Denmark. Ii may Be further said r
the Dsnmzrks that they show the fne
style and snish q their thoroughbred
ano@ty. They are universally intel
Bgent and add a grzoefulness 70 the
gsits under saddle 3 way o. going IN
harness that peculiarly cts them for a
place 10 the sll-purPose class They
are also intelligent, tractsble hardy
and generously useful where a safe
family horse Is needed The Den
MARKS crossed 70 the Canadian breed
Of horses such as Drenn0nA Farmers
and the oOpperbottOms, were the
foundation Of the Missouri addler,
which has been improved by latter dag
breeders until they stand IN the front
ranks Of the American-bred horse"
What is your definition d the gait
known as the rack or single fD0ts -
The tern single foot Is a name
Originated with the gait The fact
that the horse in going this gait
touches the ground with O foot at a
time, thus suggesting the name single
foot Rack Is the modern and &C
leepted term ] would define il as a
gait between a side pace and the trot,
without any o. the side motion Of the
pace and dispensing with the jar Of the
trot"
"DO you consider the climate and
other conditions Of this section as
more favorable 70 the saddle horse
than TO any other class Or breed Of
horses"
i would not say that it vas any
more favorable 70 the saddle horse
than to any other breed. The condit-
lions Of this section are very favorable
70 all classes Of good stock; both horses
and cattle thrive and do well On our
blue grass. But the breeding Of the
saddle horse has a stronger fOOth0ld
and it seems to be the fay0rite breed
among our breeders The breeding Of
saddle horses is no longer an expert
ment with Us, It is an assured fact: we
have bred and developed some Of the
grzndest types Of the saddle horse that
have ever been produced in the United
States. To justify this statement
would mention a few; Rex Mcdonald.
Ike and Forest King rest on Their
~lauTels as stations; Miss Rex, Betsy
Diamond and Lady Glenn are maref
that have won Ten0Wn, while Rec
Rose, Mascot and Red Bud are geld.
ings that have proven TO be the equa.
or superior Of any ever shown"
what about the future Of the sad.
die hOrse2'
"The breeding Of the saddle horse
as well as all other horses, has beer
neglected, hence a demand that can
not be equaled By the supply. Then
: too, there iss disposition among th'
wealthy class towards horse back rid
4 ing as a recreation and the gated sad
die horse has gained many friends, II
fact, people are beginning to ealizetha
gated horse is also suitable as walk
\ trot and canter, as was demonstrates
at last years horse show at st. Louis
when the gated show gelding, Rel
. Bud, won the walk, trOt and cantei
class e a great show horse, Sousa
Red Bud also won In the gated sad
die ring two days later. Yes, th'
American gated saddle horse is gain
ing a foothOld."
what, 10 your opinion, has the Mex
e CO fain accomplished IN the way Of ad
veTtiSing the horse interests u thi
sectiOnf''
II ''The MEXICO fairs at one time werl
the best patronized ofany d this elias
Of entertainments These we're grea.
d exhibitions Of horse flesh, inducement
were offered for the exhibit Of the bes
horses In the country, consequently !
ATTRACTED the attention Of the hons
loving world, and accomplished 70
Is the local section a great good. II !
to be hoped that they will be revived
III Miss sallie Riggs Dead.
Mis- Sailie Elizabeth Riggs, age,