The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
WHO Will RI
In London.
ny DIR. j. G. FERNEYHoUGH,
state Veterinarian.

American. but what is OF still more
concern to us in this State this good
type OF horse Is distinctly Southern as
to the origin OF the breed. In fact,
history tells US that the gated saddler
has been in this good old land of ours,
south Of the Mason aud Dixon line. for
over century.
While the stylish gated saddler Is
usually spoken OF az the Kentucky
saddle horse" yet from what I have
been able to read on the subject, be-
lieve that some of the other Southern
States have just as good gated saddle
| horses as Kentucky; and especially Is
this true of many Of the gated saddle
horses which ave been bred in Vir-
GINA. AS matter of fact, do not
believe that any breed of horses have
ever been developed In any country to
surpass the saddle horse which resulted
| from the cross of the good old horse
Diomede Ca thoroughbred, imported
from EngIand) on the Virginia mares
| which had bean bred for their natural
saddle gaits for years. 1t was the re-
suit of this cross which later on pro-
duced such saddle horses as Old Den
mark. Montrose, Black Squirrel and nu-
merous others.
Since the gated saddle horse Is
purely a Southern production (as 1t
was through the natural fondness for
| nOCSeS, ana COIStdHt aSsoCldllou WIN
| them as saddle animals. from early
| morning until late at night. that the
Southern gentlemen found that constant
riding developed q good, fast walk, and
from this walk the other natural gaits
running walk, fox trot tsome call
this dog troll. rack and canter could
be easily taught certain individual
| horses, which were bred along certain
| lines), as a matter of fact, few people
other than natural born Southerners
can. oven at this late date. appreciate
| the superior qualities OF the gated
saddle horse. You have got to know
| the gated sadder and understand his
| natural qualities to appreciate his
value Most any one can soon learn
| to ride a plain gated saddle morse
| a horse which knows nothing but the
walk, trot and canter. But 1t takes
| natural born horseman to properly ride,
| train and develop gated saddle horse.
| In fact no horse Is more easily spo1led,
| as to his gaits, than the gated saddler.
] I can call to mind In different parts
/ of Virginia men who are simply sktlful
in developing the natural gaits of a
| we'll bred saddle horse. For example,
In my old county, Albemarle the well
known and popular sheriff, Mr.. L. c..
4 Watts. Is splendid hand to develop
a saddle horse. In the county of Mad
ison Mr.. Stewart Taylor has developed
some good ones. In the Valley Mr.
Jarman has done likewise, and in
Southwest Virginia Mr.. p. NJ cloyd and
4 Julius Buford, of Dublin, have bred,
trained and sold some excellent gated
saddle horses.
IN the North. however, am told
/ that very few buyers Will even con-
slider purchasing gated saddle horse,
as they cannot find any sale for these
so-called mix gated horses" Truly
4 = o4 All
i bred, thoroughly gated. American sad
die horse, when the horse is being rid
den by some one who has no idea even
what he wants the horse to do much
/ less how to make the animal show his
natural gaits. 10 show to the best
advantage. the gated saddler must
have a rider in the saddle who not
only knows what he wants the horse
to do, but who can appreciate the
slightest mistake in the horse'ss stride
or step, In fact. no animal requires
4 tho sympathy Of his rider as much
as this sensitive animal. as, through
the touch Of the hand on the bit, the
very seat In the saddle, the motion of
4 the riders body, from tho tip of his
i toe to the crown of his head all means
something to the we'll trained, gated
saddle horse.
i I have never sen an individual who
4 could properly ride a galted saddle
4 horse who was not practical horse
4 man, MS we'll as an indiyldual who nat
4 urally loved to associate with his horse
4 Just as much as possible. In other
I words, the gated saddle horse was
never Intended to be owned or ridden
by man simply for the use Of the anil
NAL alone. Yet no horse was ever bred
capable Of giving man better service
I than this horse, provided tho owner
. has natural horse-sense enough to ap-
preclate the qualities of tho gated
F saddlor, s.
The gated saddle horse has all of
the galts OF the park saddler--walk,
trot and cnnter--and, besides, he has
three more distinct gaits--the running
walk, fox trot and rack. Many persons
cali a pacing horse n saddle horse. but
i this Is really a mistake, The pace is
4 natural harness gait, and q racer
horse gait at that,
The running walk Of tho Natural
saddle horse Is u splendid gait for the
rider, and lis a comparatively easy one
to tho horse, The fox trot Is the hest
igait az all when the animal can easily
change 1t to the running walk when
going UP and down hills, Tho rack,