Proving again that the truth is stranger than fiction...
I’ll be picking out a specific case out of the hundreds
I’ve worked on in the past years and give you a brief
rendition of the facts and outcome. And, I may cover pertinent equine related topics.
Taking advantage of situations that have occurred to others may lead
you to say things to yourself like, “Boy I’m glad
that didn’t happen to me!” Anyway, for sheer entertainment
value, you’ll like them.
After reading the Blog, please
feel free to call or e-mail with any questions or comments. Although I will not be taking comments on this blog, your feedback is welcomed. Archived Blogs available at this link.
NAES BLOG - February 2020
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, one of the city of Scottsdale’s biggest events, is in its 65th year. Show activities begin February 13th and go through February 23rd, 2020.
The focal point of the show highlights the myriad of abilities the Arabian horse can do. From the elegance of dressage, where the horse performs “High School” maneuvers, to open jumping, working Hunters over fences, which shows the Arabian horse smoothly negotiating jumps over a specified course, the Arabian horse seemingly can “do it all.”
One of the crowed favorite classes is the “Freestyle Liberty” class where each entry is turned loose into the show ring for two minutes. The focus of the class is for each entry to perform at the open trot and canter, hopefully showing off their fantastic movement. At the end of the two minutes, the handlers come into the ring and have an additional two minutes to retrieve the horse.
Each horse is scored on 5 separate items: 1. Arabian Type, 2. Animation & Charisma, 3. Movement, 4. Use of the Arena, 5. Crowd Participation. The judges score each of the 5 categories 1 to 10 points each, for a possible total of 50 points.
The Arabian Freestyle Liberty Class is not usually seen at the smaller Arabian shows, but especially when the evening crowds get into the events, these classes are quite exciting.
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February 2020
Your show horse no longer competitive? You may want to consider an equine donation.
Schools and facilities use retired show horses as therapeutic riding schools, colleges, university equine programs, and veterinarian schools.
You will always want to check out the facility that you are considering, insuring that the care for horses, their surroundings and the management skills at the facility meet your standards of care.
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