Rocky Mountain Spotted Horse

Out of this genetical combo would emerge all walks evolved in America, among them the American saddle horse and the Tennessee Walking Horse. Ganghorses are those that by nature have different walkings than (or in excess of) all horses' walking, trotting and galloping; they can comprise the racks, individual feet and walkings that are more pleasant for the horseman than the Trot.

It is probable that this trait was attributed to Spaniards of the US races. Rocky Mountain was also characterized by its early use in the calcareous plains and hills of the east of Kentucky. Horse riders were asked to be flexible and multi-purpose, light to hold, robust and non-slip, ready to dispose. Rocky Mountain race mirrors the primary walk horse kind and may originate from later evolved contemporary races.

There is a difference in the name of the race between a certain type of gang horse, which originates from a stud that was taken from the West to East Kentucky around the turn of the 1900. He was raised with local broodmares, and the most renowned of the descendants was Old Tobe, the ancestor of the brood.

The Old Tobe belonged to Sam Tuttle, who for many years ran the equestrian license for Natural Bridge State Park in East Kentucky. Up to the year of 37 Tobe was also used as a stud horse and is in the bloodlines of many Rocky Mountain stallions today.

Rocky Mountain Horse Association was founded in 1986 through the work of Rea Swan of Lexington, Kentucky. For several years she worked to gain an understanding of the race's story, to find the remains of the race and to set up a register of pedigree records. Rocky Mountain has been growing rapidly as it is suitable for the light saddle horse and soft familiy horse markets and now numbers around 10,000.

The Rocky Mountain as a land race is a little bit flexible in kind. While some have very specific characteristics, others are more like the bigger, contemporary races. There are 14 horsemen. The majority of the plain colours known to be found in the horse are in the race, among them grey and red, with flax-like manes and tails being the most common in different tones.

Observed persons are occasional, but are not acceptable to the registrar. Rocky Mountain is a close relative of the Mountain Pleasure horse and many of them are contained in the registers of both races.