Painting of GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ON ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MOUNTS, BLUESKIN

Looking for a command is his foxhound, Tipster. You can see his pack of hounds in the distance on the trail of a fox. Washington was considered done of the “Best Horsemen of his age and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback.” Washington loved his animals’ and kept records on breeding his dogs, horses and mules. His most favorite horse, a sorrel was named Nelson after the general who gave him to him and who carried him throughout the revolutionary war.