The American Saddlebred as Sport Horse - BELIEVE IT!
Belle Beach
Tom Bass on Belle Beach
Long before there was Dressage in the United States there was the "High School class". Tom Bass was a master of training American Saddlebreds for the "High School". High School classes included collected trot, extended trot, piaffe, passage, tempi changes, trot half passes and interesting gaits that you don't see much today including canter on three legs, backwards canter, and the tango. This is a picture of the famous Tom Bass riding his most famous horse, the American Saddlebred mare Belle Beach . Picture circa 1890's
My Privateer
Emma Dye and My Privateer
My Privateer, 1986 black ASB gelding by Spartan's Colonel and out of Lady of the Knight by Night Symbol was owned and shown by Emma Dye. My Privateer was shown by Emma through Intermediare-1 and was schooling all of the Grand Prix when he passed away in January 1998. My Privateer was the USDF ASHA All Breeds Prix St. Georges Champion in 1997.
