The very first spotted horses were brought to America by Cortez and SSHBEA (spotted saddle horse) descended from "spanish ponies", the "real" ssh's are short cobby very naturally gaited definitely pony type horses. My friend Sylvias SSH mare is only 13.3hh and stocky. Some say the long long wavey hair in the TWH is a sign of spanish blood. But I have my own theories about that. Where DID gait orginate? Different places at once or all from Spain?? and why spain and not other places, conformation of indigeous breeds?? just thinking aloud haha
Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
