According to the AAQHC website: "The Equine Chronicle Congress Masters Western Pleasure class is open to two-year-old horses that have not previously shown (maiden horses) and is approved by NSBA. "
These are two-year-old horses. Most, if not all of the riders are pros. I recognized some names but I didn't bother to google thme all. Most ride client's horses, the winner this year was the horse's owner as well as exhibitor and they received a check for $75,000. The video includes the whole class and the placings so you get a nice look at some of the body angles as the winners lope up to receive their awards.
Wow, that video is so painful on so many levels....
ReplyDeleteIts sad the way the horses are being ridden now.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how they can even rationalize this.
ReplyDeleteugh...WP could be so nice, if it weren't for this type of stuff. Ditto to what Story said...
ReplyDeleteLove my QH, love western pleasure, but not like that! :-(