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	The Mysterious Narragansett Pacer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Narragansett Bay region was ideally suited to development of a large plantation system, where a temperate climate, warmed by the Gulf Stream, and fertile soil rich in iodine and bromine, promoted growth of unexcelled meadows and hay crops.
		George Washington (whose mother rode a pacer when she was a child) favored the Narragansett Pacer, and is known to have raced at least one of them.
		Narragansett Pacers were the fastest pacing horses in the colonies.
	www.walkerswest.com /MysteriousNarragansettPacer.htm (3939 words)

	Tennessee Walking horse - The Narragansett Pacer Blood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Narragansett Pacer was established as the aristocrat among horses in the colonies.
		When the Narragansett Pacers were sent back to the mainland, one of the chief areas they were imported to was Virginia and North Carolina which in turn supplied the utility mares brought to Middle Tennessee around 1800.
		Although the Narragansett Pacer blood had been mixed with that of the Canadian Pacer, the gaits were still pure, and without a doubt the American Saddlebred, the Standardbred, and the Tennessee Walking Horse owe much of their existence to these noble little Rhode Island horses.
	www.walkerswest.com /Narragansett.htm (980 words)

	Rhode Island - Search View - MSN Encarta
		The Narragansett Basin occupies the eastern third of Rhode Island and is a low-lying area of sands and clays.
		Prior to the advent of the railroads, Narragansett Bay was Rhode Island’s principal transportation route.
		Hutchinson preached a doctrine of salvation that was considered an attack on the moral and legal codes of the Massachusetts colony and led to her exile.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572815__1/Rhode_Island.html (10807 words)

	Pacers Tickets
		The Pacers' ABA teams were coached by Bobby "Slick" Leonard, and buoyed by the great play of players such as Mel Daniels, George McGinnis and Roger Brown.
		The ABA folded in 1976, and the Pacers were one of four ABA teams invited to join the NBA beginning in the 1976-1977 season (the other three were the New York Nets, Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs).
		The Pacer series was the result of an experiment to see whether the possibility of using bus parts to create a train was viable.
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	Narragansett Pacer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Narragansett Pacer is a relatively unknown horse breed, although it was once quite famous.
		The Narragansett Pacer has influenced many modern breeds, especially the gaited breeds, including the Standardbred, the Tennessee Walking Horse, the Morgan and the American Saddlebred.
		The Narragansett Pacer is also thought to have possibly influenced the Canadian Pacer, who, in turn, has influenced many of the above breeds and developed into the modern day Canadian Horse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narragansett_Pacer (315 words)

	Baker's Mural: Regional History
		The pacer was valued as a saddle horse for its smooth gait over the rough trails of the early countryside and was in high demand throughout the colonies and even as far as the West Indies.
		Although the origins of the pacer are unclear, the breed was nevertheless generally recognized to be a superior one by the beginning of the eighteenth century.
		Narragansett cheese was valued for its richness and flavor throughout the colonies and was also exported to the West Indies.The cheese was made in large quantities, as most planters had at least one cheese house on their property.
	www.brown.edu /Facilities/CIS/sta/dev/ha293/empireecon.html (1369 words)

	Hoofbeats
		He had seen an article about the Abaco Wild Horses which appeared in the "Bahamas Journal of Science." He said that a once famous breed of horse, the Narragansett Pacer, was bred in the State of Rhode Island in the US during the 18th century.
		Steve Harvey, an expert on the standardbred and its heritage, suggested that "Tom's Sister"might be a throwback to the Narragansett pacer.
		Despite the fact that it was probably a Narragansett pacer that Paul Revere rode on his famous ride, the Revolutionary War signaled the demise of the breed.
	www.arkwild.org /hoofbeats/96_articles/newclue.html (632 words)

	History
		The Pacer was generally thought to have become extinct in the late 1700's, but based on her research Ms.
		She had concluded that the Pacer had spread westward with the migration of people across that continent, and had become isolated in the mountainous areas of the Appalachians.
		This horse was bred from the Narragansett Pacer in the late 1700's by out-crossing with local stock.
	www.thedreamhorse.com /history.htm (1275 words)

	Gaited Morgans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Narragansetts came from the same early colonial English gene pool that Justin Morgan came from, or from a slightly earlier line, but Justin Morgan was from a line that didn't happen to amble.
		Not until the development of smooth harness tracks where pacers could be raced after the mid 1800s did the pacer come back into favor in the north.
		Culvers that had standardbred and early Canadian Pacer up close behind her.) For many years there were many mixed gaited horses through the Upwey King Peavine line, both by Upwey King Benn and by Upwey Ben Don and by their sons.
	foundationmorganhorse.com /Gaited-Morgans.asp (1131 words)

	Allison's Favorite Horse Breeds
		Pacers, on the other hand, move the legs on one side of their body in tandem: left front and rear, and right front and rear.
		This action shows why pacers are often called "sidewheelers." Pacers, which account for about 80 percent of the performers in harness racing, are aided in maintaining their gait by plastic loops called hobbles, which keep their legs moving in synchronization.
		Due to the sureness of their action, pacers are usually several seconds faster than trotter._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- thoroughbred _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The term Thoroughbred describes a breed of horse whose ancestry traces back to three foundation sires -- the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerly Turk.
	www.angelfire.com /magic/horseclub (5713 words)

	18thcenga
		The word is Narragansett, the language and name of the preeminent Native American tribe of early 17th-century New England.
		Suspecting that the Narragansetts were harboring Wampanoag warriors, 1,000 colonial troops from Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Plymouth colonies massed at the Castle and attacked the Great Swamp village in December 1675.
		The Updikes were primarily stock and dairy farmers producing cheese, a breed of horse known as the Narragansett Pacer, as well as some agricultural crops.
	www.smithscastle.org /about_castle/text/c17-20.htm (800 words)

	Pet Handbook - Complete guide to pets and pet care » Standardbred (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first harness racers on North America were the Narragansett Pacer and the Canadian Pacer.
		The name "Standardbred" was first used in 1879, due to the fact that, in order to be registered, every Standardbred had to be able to trot or pace a mile within the standard 2 minute, 30 second time.
		Pacers' forelegs move in unison with the hind legs on the same side.
	www.pethandbook.com /pets632.html (557 words)

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		The Narragansett Pacer (no longer exists) was important in development of the Standardbred, American Saddlebred and the Tennessee Walking Horse.
		The Narragansett pacer wasn’t a large horse averaging about 14.1hh its colour was usually sorrel, the breed was neither handsome or stylish but was sure footed, easy to ride and dependable.
		Attempts to increase the height of the horses proved futile, though diminutive in size the little pacers were fine saddle horses, and until good roads and vehicles appeared they remained indispensable.
	www.freewebs.com /standardbredworld/thehistoryofthebreed.htm (699 words)

	NSS - Light Breeds / Arabians
		Developed solely in the US, a magical blend of TB, Morgan and pacer blood produced the high stepping horse which was used as a comfortable ride for plantation owners.
		Descended from the narragansett pacer, the foundation stallion was Black Allan.
		He arrived in tennessee in 1903 and was bred to tennessee pacer mares.
	www.ns-stables.com /light/breed.asp (646 words)

	Welcome to Valley View Downs! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Standardbred arises from a combination of Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Narragansett Pacer blood.
		That pacer's 1:55 quarter-mile record, set in 1906 as a nine-year-old, lasted for 32 years.
		A pacer moves its legs laterally, right front and right hind, then left front and left hind striking the ground simultaneously.
	www.valleyviewdowns.com /harness_racing.shtml (349 words)

	But I Have Never Heard of a Missouri Foxtrotter!
		And, the now-extinct Narragansett Pacer, which evolved from British Hobbies and Galloways brought to the American Colonies by English settlers.
		Narragansetts went in large numbers to the West Indies and Caribbean, where they joined with Spanish horses to become part of the Paso breeds, and to Virginia, to be crossed with the Hobbies and Galloways.
		It was the "Stevenson" or "Cockspur" mare, tracing directly back to the Narragansetts, when bred to Denmark who brought the easy gaits to their foal, "Gaines Denmark." Through that horse, the Tennessee Walking Horse breed also owes a debt to the Canadian and Narragansett Pacers.
	www.foxfirefarm.biz /mftwhat.html (2369 words)

	Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Publishes Atlas of Narragansett Bay
		The atlas is published by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP), one of a network of coastal watershed protection and restoration programs created by the late Senator John H. Chafee and other members of Congress in 1987.
		The purpose of the publication is to inform the general public, municipalities, and resource managers of the findings of the Narragansett Bay coastal habitat inventory study.
		The new offices at the URI Bay Campus are staffed by program director Richard Ribb, outreach and policy coordinator Tom Ardito, scientific director Christopher Deacutis, and environmental scientist Helen Cottrell, all alumni of the University of Rhode Island.
	www.uri.edu /news/releases/html/02-0509-01.html (597 words)

	Rhode Island Advertising Mail - RI Horse Breeders Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Narragansett Pacer was most likely descended from the English and Dutch horses which arrived in Massachusetts between 1629 to 1635.
		It is said that the horse ridden by Paul Revere on his "Midnight Ride" was a Narragansett Pacer.
		The last of the purebred Narragansett Pacers are believed to have died out during the early 1800s, although their bloodline lives on in other breeds such as the Tennessee Walker.
	rhodeisland-philatelic.com /rhodeisland/commercial23.htm (177 words)

	Civil War: At A Gait Sample story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		American gaited equines are thought to have arrived in the colonies from the British Isles in the 1600’s and soon the Narragansett Pacer resulted.
		The Narragansett Pacer became the prolific equine glue that held together the urban areas of the colonies as they became the hauling horses that connected the different areas of commerce.
		The Narragansett Pacers were to the colonial era the equivalent of the railroads in terms of shipping and transport.
	www.naturalgait.com /civilwaratagaits.html (1829 words)

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		Fortunately a number of gentle gaited horses were taken to North America by the early English colonists, who had need of good riding horses in a roadless frontier land.
		The palfrey of New England became known as the Narragansett Pacer and was used for both riding and driving.
		The Narragansett Pacer is the ancestor of the Tennessee Walker and American Saddlebred.
	home.earthlink.net /~khartman/gait.htm (1619 words)

	Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse
		Their gait was naturally ambling and is believed to come from the now extinct Narragansett Pacer.
		The Narragansett Pacer was popular in the New England states in the 18th century.
		The last of the Narragansett Pacer breed was a mare who died around 1880.
	www.corralonline.com /articles/article061002154024.htm (878 words)

	History of American Saddlebred (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Ambler was taken to New World by pioneers and in the Narragansett Bay region was developed into a slightly bigger more refined type by selective breeding, now known as the Narragansett Pacer.
		The English Thoroughbred found its way to America and colonialists judiciously crossed the Narragansett Pacer with the English Thoroughbred and produced the Saddlebred, now known as the American Saddlebred horse.
		Its name was changed later to Kentucky Saddler, but with the formation of the American Saddlebred Horse Association Inc in 1891 - the first horse breed registry in the United States of America - was renamed American Saddlebred in honor of its National Breed status.
	www.esaddlebred.com /forum_organiser.html (161 words)

	The University Pacer
		The University Pacer is published monthly by the URI Department of Communications except in Dec., Jan., June, and Aug. Distribution is free.
		The name of the University’s newspaper derives from a celebrated variety of saddle horse born and bred in Rhode Island.
		Honed to perfection in South County, the Narragansett Pacer was recognized as a superior horse which reached its peak of popularity in the 18th century.
	www.uri.edu /news/pacer (127 words)

	Ask The Expert - The Origin of the Pacer
		Specifically, the Narragansett Pacer was bred by a Rhode Island colony in the late-1600s.
		The Narragansett Pacer was a swift, hardy, easy-gaited saddler that was highly valued prior to the development of roads and vehicular traffic.
		Although the breed died out, the Narragansett Pacer's blood made its way into the American Saddle Horse, the Tennessee Walking Horse, the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse and, more importantly, the standardbred.
	www.standardbredcanada.ca /asktheexpert/q2_origin_of_pacer.html (489 words)

	American Saddlebred horse breed information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Canadian Pacer was of French lineage and a descendent of medieval British mounts.
		The Narragansett was developed by New Englanders who favored its practical smooth ride and its beautiful looks.
		The Canadian Pacer and Narragansett Pacer were prized for their smooth and comfortable gaits.
	www.acmehorses.com /Library/HorseBreed.aspx?breed=7 (603 words)

	Tennessee Walking Horse
		The Tennessee Walking Horse, a member of the light breeds of the equine family, is no mystery horse, nor is there anything of magic or difficult to understand about his makeup.
		It is a composite breed that evolved from the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian, Morgan, Standardbred, Thoroughbred and American Saddlebred.
		While the bloodlines of the Gray Johns, Copperbottoms, Slashers, Hals, Brooks and Bullett families ran thick and produced a type known as the Tennessee pacer prior to the arrival of Allan F-1 in Middle Tennessee, it was a cross between Allan and the Tennessee Pacer that produced today's Tennessee Walking Horse.
	www.shawcreekrockinghorses.com /tennessee.htm (1397 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The name of the Narragansett Pacer comes from the area in which they were bred: the Narragansett Bay area of Rhode Island.
		A Narragansett Pacer is reputed to have served as Paul Revere's mount on his famous ride.
		From these Rhode Island farms, horses were shipped to all of the sea-coast colonies, as well as to the islands of the Caribbean, for use on the plantations.
	www.imh.org /imh/kyhpl3a.html (2500 words)

	The American Saddlebred
		The American Saddlebred began developing in the 1700's by crossing the Narragansett Pacer (a small, hardy horse that was naturaly gaited and very comfortable to ride) with the imported Thoroughbreds, which the colonists began importing from England in the early 1700s.
		These animals retained the easy gaits and stamina of the Narraganset Pacer with the addition of Thoroughbred size and quality.
		The American Horse, was used as the primary means of tansportation for many families, both under saddle and in harness.
	www.gaitedhorses.net /BreedArticles/AmSdlBred.html (560 words)

	" WELCOME TO FREEHOLD - RACE TRACK " (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thoroughbred, Morgan, and Narragansett Pacer blood were combined to achieve the Standardbred.
		The pacer's 1:55 1⁄4 mile record, set in 1906 as a nine year old, lasted for 32 years.
		The yound Standardbred is first taught to accept and respond to harness and reins.
	www.freehold-racetrack.com /harnessracing.html (535 words)

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