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Mountain Pleasure Horse |
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Horses were brought
into isolated Eastern Kentucky communities by the first settlers in
the late 1700s and 1800s. They bred their mares to the most gentle,
most versatile and smoothest-riding stallions in their communities,
until they achieved what they believed as the perfect horse. This
was the beginning of the Mountain Pleasure Horse. Blood-typing
research by the University of Kentucky has shown it to be the parent
stock of all the American gaited horse breeds. Considered a
rare breed there are around 3,000 Mountain Pleasure Horses
registered from all across the country. According to the American
Livestock Breed Conservancy the Mountain Pleasure Horse is listed on
the conservation priority list under the category of being on watch. |
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