Now with the passing of time, there is a revival for the use of pleasure horses in other disciplines such as dressage, endurance, three-day evening, hunting etc. Although treasured and cosseted for many generations as the finest show horse, the Saddlebred is now also reminding everyone of his versatility background. He easily turns his brilliant co-ordination with his hooves, his intelligent reasonable attitude and his quick mind to any discipline required of him. Many have represented the USA in the regular sport horse disciplines; in endurance the world champion for three consecutive years was a pure bred gelding; and in driving he is difficult to surpass. However, with outside riding so threatened by the increasingly horse-hostile environment, perhaps it is the exciting show-ring horse with his brilliant carriage and swift gaits that will be the future of arena and park riding in the not too distant future.