Though the Colorado Ranger Horse is one of the three American spotted breeds, the coloring or unique markings are not a requirement for breed registration. It is the ability to trace the horse's bloodline back to the breed's founding horses, Leopard and Linden Tree, that allow a horse to claim Colorado Ranger status.

The horse's legs are short but powerful and lead down to sound and hard hooves. The head boasts a touch of refinement, evidence of the Arabian blood passed down from its forefathers. The Colorado Ranger Horse has always been bred as a working horse, so its strength is complimented by stamina and will. The body of the horse exhibits its hardness through muscular exhibition and form. At one point, this phenomenal breed was even bred at the Royal Jordanian Stud in Ammam.

The breed began when General Ulysses S. Grant visited Turkey in 1878. Sultan Abdul Hamid presented Grant with two fine horses – a gray Arab, foaled in the desert, and a pure blue-gray Barb. Grant brought the horses back to America where they first used as a basis for a harness horse. When they were retired to Nebraska, the two began producing offspring that were spotted, sparking interest in local breeders.

The horses were officially named Colorado Rangers in 1934, and one of the breed's earliest champions and founders, Mike Ruby, remained President of the breed association until his death in 1942. Today, the Colorado Ranger remains a popular and high quality horse.

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