Dressage Horses for Sale near Paxton, IL

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Draft Stallion
Pro trained & Proven Versatility 11 yo Draft Cross gelding. Proven in Dres..
Tuscola, Illinois
Bay
Draft
Stallion
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Tuscola, IL
IL
$5,000
Thoroughbred Mare
Bay TB mare. Honest jumper, good heart, and comfortable jumping or just on..
Mahomet, Illinois
Bay
Thoroughbred
Mare
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Mahomet, IL
IL
$4,500
Thoroughbred Stallion
Slew Ridge (a. k. a. ) Duncan is a handsome 9 year old 16. 1 hand bay thoro..
Mahomet, Illinois
Bay
Thoroughbred
Stallion
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Mahomet, IL
IL
$2,500
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About Paxton, IL

The town was initially named Prairie City in the late 1840s, then Prospect City by an Illinois Central Railroad official in 1855. However, as Wilbur W. Sauer says that residents noted the town was "all prospect and no city." In 1859, it was renamed for Sir Joseph Paxton, architect of the Crystal Palace, who was a major shareholder in the Illinois Central Railroad, which in 1856 was the longest span of railroad in the world ( Chicago to Cairo). It was rumored that Paxton was interested in organizing an English settlement in Illinois. The colony never materialized, but the town kept the name.