A glass has certain dispositions, for example the disposition to shatter when struck. But what is this disposition? It seems on the one hand to be a perfectly real property, a genuine respect of similarity common to glasses, china cups, and anything else fragile.
The first saddle is believed to have been invented in 365 AD by the Sarmations. Proud horsemen who used their horses in battle and also sacrificed them to the gods, their saddle creations were brought back to Europe by the Huns.
Developed in colonial America by horse breeders seeking a utility horse of beauty, easy gaits, good disposition, intelligence, substance and endurance, the growth of the American Saddlebred paralleled the growth of America. The epitome of a show horse, the Saddlebred has a carriage and attitude elusive of description.