I grew up doing dressage and eventing, with some pleasure shows in there as well. But in the last two years I apparently have gotten bored, because I have tried western on both my Standardbreds and saddleseat this past year on Reva. (Damn those MHA shows I have been going to where I have met Saddlebred and Hackney friends! LOL! ;-) I really want to try team penning some day and I am DEFINITELY going foxhunting next year!
So specifically, I am a dressage and event rider, but I also like to have fun and make my horses versatile. A good horse is a good horse, regardless of what seat you ride. I am not a snob when it comes to breeds or disciplines. It is actually pretty fun to bring along four saddles and four outfits to a show! Ha ha ha.
Reva
In her one year of showing, she did in-hand (hunter and western), showmanship, equitation, hunter under saddle and over fences, western, trail, dressage, and saddleseat. Whew!
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| Reva's first time showing saddleseat! MHA Labor Day Classic 2011 |
Dreamy
She has done in-hand (hunter), showmanship, equitation, hunter under saddle and over fences, roaster under saddle, western, trail, barrel racing, pole bending, dressage, eventing, and lots of marshaling at the track!
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| Dreamy's first time down centerline! SMDA in 2007 |
We did it all...in-hand (hunter), showmanship, equitation, hunter under saddle and over fences, western, trail, barrel racing, pole bending, dressage, eventing, pleasure driving, and combined driving.
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| Sparky and I in 2006 at a CDE at Preliminary level...she won it! |
3 comments:
I love the pic of sparky :) She's so cute.
I think Dreamy would enjoy endurance >g<
Thanks Kate! :-) And yes, Aarene, I bet she would! Sadly I do not know anyone in the area that rides endurance. :-( If I lived closer to you, I will definitely give it a try!
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