US Arabian Western Pleasure Open Section B

The trainers go head to head in a great western elimination class at the 2006 US Nationals. The Final to come this weekend

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Pets & Animals

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• Arabian
• National
• Championship
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• Show

[aleena117]

yes some of those horses do have their beats wrong, but for the most part they all look very nice. the amount of time and training put into these animals to get them here is incredible and i would take any one of them in a second!

[billybobowens]

i agree with your comments, but also: what beautiful horses! I love arabs!

[indigoinkspill]

I'm happy to see at least the Arab shows allow you to lope at a faster pace to show how athletic and talented these horses can be! I'd love to show my paint mare, but they have those horses in the paint/quarter shows moving way too slow at the lope nowadays...

[nomadebm]

all horses behind the vertical...

[horsesrme2]

I was giving my arab mare last October after the tragic death of my arab x. Lady( new horse)was a amazingly pretty horse and moved really nice but she was extremely scared of everything. She was claimed dangerous and unrideable. I have done so much with her and I ride her all the time. I am so glad my boss gave her to me. She almost didn't have a chance to live and to prove herself. I would love to go to shows like this to show off what I have done with her.

[needanap624]

Too quick legged? They barely look like they are moving to me.

[equestrienne17]

yeah, but we ride horses who have spirit, so we don't need flashy outfits to draw attention to ourselves. i have a 29 yo grey arab cross

[sidmak00]

I've owned, ridden, and shown half arabs all my life. And their true, flowy gaits beat quarter horses' unnaturally slow speeds. The only downfall of the arab circuit is that the people don't seem to have the extravagant outfits that the AQHA / APHA has :D

[Simonson41]

Invest money in an Arabian that isn't backyard bred and you wouldn't have the problem of them being a ticking time bomb! I have seen plenty of nice world class stock horses have temper explosions without warning. Horses are horses. They all have attitude problems. Otherwise what would be the fun in showing without unpredicatbility? No matter what breed though, be able to appreciate the finest horses in that breed.

[mountainwildfire]

I heartily agree. :) thumbs up for that comment.

[megalelala]

yeah. I 'spose your right

But what ever I say just know I'm messing around! =D

Someone I know put it a good way: They bridle and move the way that fits the breed best.

[TheDenverOmelette]

Haha, I'm not trying to put you down but I just think that's really funny because I'm used to quarter horses and paints, so watching the Arabs do pleasure irritates me! To me they have too much knee action and are too quick-legged. It's just a different style for every breed, huh? :)