Information for the
Sport Horse Breeder

The picture above is an American Hunter Horse, with other hunter horses in the background, being trained by a point to point (circa 1800). This is a wood engraving by Alexander Anderson--original print at both the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library--digital collections.

This site will provide information for the sport horse breeder on sport horse bloodlines and sport horse history, it is especially directed to the North American breeder to give them back the true history of their breeds. If you notice that articles you are searching for can no longer be found here, it is usually because the data in that study has become so massive that I convert it and additional research into a book form. As before you may access the tabs on the left to find the subjects you may be interested in.

Why put the information in books?

As I said above, the sheer mass and scope of the information gets too complex for a website. But there is another reason. I'm aging out, in my late 70s, and once I  kick the site will go off air. Remember how you all felt when you couldn't find Les Brinfield's Pedigree Post or Ellen Parker's reind-de-course site? You were kicking yourselves for not downloading their articles. Books are forever. When some researcher is looking for the information that was on this site, they will always be able to find a copy of the book that contains it. 

After much much editing and correction of typos the second edition of American Running Horse is available for purchase. It is carried on all online booksellers, and we offer it here on this site with a  20% discount. Access the discount on the Running Horse tab on the left. 

Next spring I hope to have the second edition of Legacy of Lexington out, I'm working hard on it now. In the dozen years since it was published I have amassed considerable additional information and conducted several pedigree studies that I believe are of value.