Re: RC: David Boggs Suspension -Reply

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

When you consider that arabs were originally bred to be able to endure long
hot miserable treks, fight in fierce battles, and be so gentle they could
live in the tents with the folks, current show standards seem determined to
breed all THAT out of them.
Dyane
N. CA.

----- Original Message -----
From: <sweety@nni.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 10:12 AM
Subject: RC: RC: David Boggs Suspension -Reply


> At 10:06 AM 9/18/99 -0600, you wrote:
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> >They use all kinds of techniques to get a horse's alert attention:  Fire
> >extinguishers, people walking around under tarps, tape recorders of
> >horses whinnying or zoo lions roaring, umbrellas - I'm sure there's
> >things they do that I can't even imagine!  Lif
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> Hey Lif - should've said 'lions, tigers, and BEARS' I distinctly remember
> being talked into being the 'bear' at a photo shoot by one of the, if not
> the, top arabian photographers. All I can say about that shoot was that I
> honestly cannot say who was more tired at the end - the people or the
horses
> :-}  No whips involved, though.
>
> In regards to the halter stance, I think you can really see it in the
> horses' position, whether the training was intensely abusive or not. The
> ones with the noses high in the air {evasion and escaping} seem to be the
> worse, while the more relaxed in appearance seem to have their necks
> politely arched with interest towards the handler, and don't seem so
stiff.
> Just my observation, though.
>
> I know this has been said countless times before - but it bears
> repeating...It would be nice {not to mention that it would promote the
breed
> in a more responsible and effective manner} if the halter classes were not
> permitted unnatural stances - the stretching and stargazing horses do not
> make judging actual conformation very easy. {Yes, I know, actual
> conformation plays a minor role in the halter ring nowadays}. I think that
> judging horses stood square, perhaps with an arched neck and alert
head{not
> stargazing or evading} and then on the walk-trot and disposition for an
> overall score, would be more effective in promoting useful, correct, AND
> beautiful arabians. And perhaps this would better promote the arabian as a
> using horse, instead of a flighty, fancy, barn ornament.
>
> Call me silly, but I don't particularly care for the waspy waisted horse
> with no hip, and what may appear to be a flat {and lately even uphill
> towards the tailhead} croup when stretched - but in a natural stance
> actually reveals rump-high conformation. I believe I've seen more of this
> promoted lately, but then again, I haven't been as up-to-date on the show
> scene as I used to be {and not regretting it terribly}.
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