The current rules for western pleasure is a western saddle with a horn and sturrups in a U shape not the other shape a completley different religion to the englidh saddle.

There is western riding (gaming, western pleasure) and English riding (dressage, jumpers, hunter jumper, Polo, and English pleasure).

Horses that are rode for pleasure are just that, Pleasure horses. This is not to be confused with English or Western pleasure show horses, they are two different things.

They say Western Pleasure is Western Dressage.As for reining nothing.

yes thoroughbreds make good western horses