The Horse Breeds - Mustangs, Mountain Pleasure
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Mountain Pleasure
 The Mountain Pleasure horse
was developed in Kentucky as a versatile, sure-footed, easy keeping animal and
was sometimes referred to as the "Kentucky Saddler." This breed is a
gaited horse, meaning that it naturally has gaits other than the walk, trot, and
canter of all horses. Mountain Pleasure horses are valued for their calm
disposition, and the breed is best matched as a family pleasure horse rather
than a high powered show horse.
Multiple Breed
 Horses have accompanied
people in all times and full-scale events throughout the history of the mankind.
They have borne the whole brunt of wars, to say nothing of economy, agriculture
and recreation. So far, the power of internal combustion engines is measured in
horse power. Horses were bred for various purposes, such as racing,
barrel-roping, car-pulling and so forth. Desirable qualities and traits were
developed by way of thorough selective breeding.
Mustangs
 The American Mustang is a
wild horse, which originated in the west of North America. Among all other
horses, this breed is the hardest to tame. There were attempts by many people to
tame Mustangs, but in most cases they had their fencings smashed and animals
gone. The breed was influenced by other wild horses, which inhabited areas east
of the Mississippi River and were forced westwards by civilization. Mustangs
occur in various colors.
Mustang, American
 The American Mustang can be
any type of wild horse. The term Mustang comes from the Spanish word "mesteno,"
which means "stray or ownerless" horse. An American Mustang is any
wild horse in the United States. Today, there are about 41,000 Mustangs that
wander freely on public land after Congress passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horse
and Burro Act in 1971. Mustangs are described as "living symbols of the
historic and pioneer spirit of the West."
Mustang, Spanish
 These horses arrived in
America from Spain, many of which escaped and became feral. The breed was on the
brink of extinction in the first half of the 1900s, but Robert E. Brislawn
founded the Spanish Mustang Registry in 1957. These horses average 14.2 hands
high; they are well muscled. Colors are not limited. Spanish Mustangs are proud
and independent, but they do respond to kind treatment with love and devotion.
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