Mountain Horses | Gaited Horse Breeds | www.AllHorses.us
Ranked #10,449 in Animals, #294,454 overall
Mountain Horse Breeds
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.
Mountain Horse Links
KMSHA Official Website
Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association1 point
Rocky Mountain Horse Home Page
0 points
Mountain Pleasure Horse Association
0 points
History of the Rocky Mountain Horse
0 points
SMHA Official Website
Spotted Mountain Horse Association0 points
Mountain Horses on CafePress
Mountain Horses on eBay
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
Your turn
Tell us about your Mountain Horse!
-
Reply
- pattyhahne pattyhahne Apr 17, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
- Good info here. Your featured!
Peruvian Paso Horses
Easy-Gaited Horses: Gentle, humane methods for training and riding gaited pleasure horses
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/31/2009)
Featured lens
-
Gaited Horse Breeds
-
All horses are "gaited" in the sense that walk, trot and canter are all considered gaits. So, what is a so-called gaited horse, and what makes it different from other horses? Horses that perform a gait separate from the standard three list...
