Illinois American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Association. We are a non profit charter club of the American Saddlebred Horse Association. The premier site for information about American Saddlebred Pleasure Horses. We are a charter club of the American Saddlebred Horse Association. For more information visit www.iaspha.com. You can also help support IASPHA by shopping at smile.amazon.com IASPHA was founded by a group of American Saddlebred pleasure horse enthusiasts in 1971 to promote the use of the American Saddlebred as a pleasure horse. Purposes Of This Association: a. To promote, stimulate and improve the breeding and use of the American Saddlebred horse as a pleasure horse; b. To benefit the members by providing a variety of show classes for the breed, promoting youth activities, contests, trail rides, endurance rides, dressage contests, versatility, and the like; c. To promote and publicize the breed by providing clinics, films, publications and other educational materials