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Come see the Hackney’s at The C-fair Show in Monroe August 2-5, 2007!

There are a number of noted breeders of Hackney horses here in the Pacific Northwest and they will be showing off their horses abilities at the Morgan, Friesian, Hackney and Saddlebred Show, sponsored by the area Morgan Horse Club during Sea Fair Week at the Monroe Fairgrounds this August.

Hackney horses are some what rare in the world today, where once they dominated the carriage trade for the well to do, and were imported all over Europe to upgrade stock for many uses because of their strength, character, and athleticism. In the early part of the 20th century, several notable Hackney jumping horses held height records of as high as 8 ft 2 inches in this country and Europe. Many breeds, including the American Saddlebred, the Dutch Warmblood,  the Friesian and the Morgan are said to have originated with Hackney influences and the introduction of Hackney bloodlines has been recorded in many stud books during the establishment of the breeds characteristics.

Many people think of a pony when they think of Hackneys, Hackney ponies having been bred by crossing some of the Great British pony breeds with Hackney horses to develop a fancy high stepping fine harness pony for show.

Hackneys are impressive. While primarily bred as harness horses, and they do excel as driving horses because of their enormous trot, they have also been used for many of the Olympic disciplines including dressage and jumping. They should be well represented by area breeders and owners at the show this August giving people a chance to see these magnificent specimens in action.

If you’d like to learn more about this interesting breed, or see some of these incredible horses and hear the tales of their successes, contact the Western States Hackney Association, or  Margo Hill at Aristocrat Hackneys AristocratsFarm@comcast.net.