Spotted Saddle Horses for Sale near Mattoon, IL

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Spotted Saddle Stallion
Good Trail horse, loads, trailers, stands good, good for farrier. Current o..
Newton, Illinois
Spotted Saddle
Stallion
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Newton, IL
IL
$2,800
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About Mattoon, IL

One of the main factors determining the settlement of Mattoon and Coles County in general was the topography. Coles County straddled a timberline in the southern half and prairie in the north. The forested areas were primarily fed by two major rivers: the Embarras River in the east and the Kaskaskia in the west. The prairie, known as the "Grand Prairie", was generally wet and swampy. An early historian described the geography: "Away from the timber to the north, the face of the country is generally quite level, broken only by long undulations.