This is about the Racking Horse
Name:Racking Horse
Lifespan:25-31 years +
Height:15.2 h.h.
Price:
Appearance:Long sloping neck, full flanks, shoulders and croup are sloping, finely-textured hair, and smooth legs; tail naturally raised without nicking or tail-sets; overall well-muscled; belongs to the ‘light horse’ group
Colors:Black, bay, sorrel, chestnut, brown, gray, yellow , spotted.
Markings:Yes
Aptitude:General riding, racing, horse shows.
Where From:USA
Facts:The spotted ‘pinto’ variety of the racking horse may be double-registered as ‘Spotted Saddle Horse’.
In horse shows, while assessing the ‘rack’ of these Racking Horses, the judges emphasize more on speed and correct movement of the stallions and the mares, rather than their extreme elevation.
The largest population of this breed is located in the American states of Tennessee and Alabama.
When in motion, the rack of the horse may be anything between 8 mph (during pleasure or style racking), up to 30 mph (during speed racking).
Super Fact:ill date, approximately 80,000 individuals of these equines have been registered.
Lifespan:25-31 years +
Height:15.2 h.h.
Price:
Appearance:Long sloping neck, full flanks, shoulders and croup are sloping, finely-textured hair, and smooth legs; tail naturally raised without nicking or tail-sets; overall well-muscled; belongs to the ‘light horse’ group
Colors:Black, bay, sorrel, chestnut, brown, gray, yellow , spotted.
Markings:Yes
Aptitude:General riding, racing, horse shows.
Where From:USA
Facts:The spotted ‘pinto’ variety of the racking horse may be double-registered as ‘Spotted Saddle Horse’.
In horse shows, while assessing the ‘rack’ of these Racking Horses, the judges emphasize more on speed and correct movement of the stallions and the mares, rather than their extreme elevation.
The largest population of this breed is located in the American states of Tennessee and Alabama.
When in motion, the rack of the horse may be anything between 8 mph (during pleasure or style racking), up to 30 mph (during speed racking).
Super Fact:ill date, approximately 80,000 individuals of these equines have been registered.