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Mountain Horse Breeds

Sturdy and sure-footed, these easy-gaited horses were developed in the hilly terrain and excel at trail riding, showing and parades, and even cattle work.

Mountain Horses include the following recognised breeds:
  • Rocky Mountain Horses
  • Spotted Mountain Horses
  • Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses
  • Mountain Pleasure Horses

While breed standards differ somewhat, their history is often intertwined, with familiar faces throughout their pedigrees. Mountain horses are sturdy and born with a natural four-beat gait that their riders will claim is smoothest of all gaited horses.

Mountain horses are also well known for the prevalence of a silver coat color known as "chocolate" by most afficionados, rare in other breeds but fairly common in the Rocky and other mountain breeds. Links between the chocolate color and possible vision problems are discussed at length in many of the mountain breed websites.

Shown is WalkerRanch's KMSH gelding Stormy before a parade.

Rocky Mountain Horse 

Around the turn of the century, a young horse soon to be called the Rocky Mountain Horse appeared in eastern Kentucky that gave rise to a line of horses prized by North American and European owners. On the farm of Sam Tuttle in Spout Springs Kentucky, there stood a stallion "Old Tobe". This sure footed, gentle horse carried young, old, and inexperienced riders over the rugged mountain trails of Natural Bridge State Park where Sam held the concession for horse-back riding. Even though Old Tobe was a breeding stallion, he carried riders without faltering. He fathered many fine horses up until the age of 37, and many of the present Rocky Mountain Horses carry his bloodline.

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Rocky Mountain Horse for Sale: Black Sam's Shadow

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MMR'S Mountain Spirit : Rocky Mountain Horse

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Dolly (Rocky Mountain Horse) at show

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Me riding Dolly (Rocky mountain horse)

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Kentucky Mountain Horse Bucky being ridden with one leadrope

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