{"id":650,"date":"2010-08-09T04:34:39","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T04:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=650"},"modified":"2025-10-29T00:03:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:03:40","slug":"half-saddlebred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/half-saddlebred","title":{"rendered":"Half-Saddlebred"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>The Half Saddlebred Registry of America was formed in 1971 to encompass the many cross breeds using the <a href=\"\/breeds\/american-saddlebred\">American Saddlebred horse<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>Saddlebreds have always been known for their quality, refinement and smooth gaits. Their blood tends to cross well and have an enhancing effect on other breeds. To register as a Half-Saddlebred, an animal must have at least one parent registered with the American Saddlebred Association.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 15 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Conformation will vary as many different breed crosses can be registered<br \/>\nHowever there are some basic guidelines<br \/>\nGraceful body structure<br \/>\nShoulders are muscular<br \/>\nLege are strong with tough joints<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>All <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Graceful and intelligent<br \/>\nExuberant and sophisticated<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding horse<br \/>\nShow horse<br \/>\nDriving<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>* all links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saddlebred.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Saddlebred Horse Association<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xBnboXP_LRI?si=-e-Pl6NRHP3NrhZv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XRojBTa1gIM?si=c52q17Awv9qU6kPX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro The Half Saddlebred Registry of America was formed in 1971 to encompass the many cross breeds using the American Saddlebred horse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usa","tag-all-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10218,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions\/10218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}