My mom will probably have a cow when she reads this...
While they warmed up, I walked around and looked at a few vendor booths. Can you believe there was someone selling Gaucho saddles?
Oh, if only I had seen this before I made Kellye's Criollo set...
I even got to sit on one, but unfortunately there is no photographic proof!
Eventually, the horses and riders finished their warm-up, and I settled in to watch about half a million Western Pleasure classes.
I could have happily stayed all day, but I didn't want to overdo it. And for the record, I don't think I did. I feel healthier right now than I have in days. Hurray for the Stock Show!
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Waa hoo for the hunter braided western pleasure pics OMG I can make western tack for so many of my ponies ! ~ Rach
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised they have them braided at the Stock Show - isn't that supposed to be a larger venue? It is common practice to band/braid your horse to whatever he is most suited for at a smaller all day show if you are doing all around events. For example, my gelding although able to do hunter under saddle is much more western thus, I band and leave him banded all day even through the english classes at a smaller show. I'm surprised the exhibitors didn't reband/rebraid between classes - interesting find!
ReplyDeleteThis was the Open Show and there were a bunch of different mane styles showing in the ring together--long loose, short loose, banded, braided, roached and running braid. I tried my best to document each, but the light in that ring is tricky. If enough pictures turn out well, expect a full "Western Pleasure hair" post.
ReplyDeleteOf course, hunter girl that I am, I'm partial to the braids. Seriously, those braided WP horses looked AWESOME!
Mechante fille!
ReplyDeletehmm, with photographic proof in hand I could show my old (beat up) braided Breyer Strapless in western classes. Just to shake things up :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is just awesome to see LEVEL heads and not peanut rollers!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos as always Jennifer!
Oh, boy... I am not able to last through a SINGLE Western (Dis)Pleasure class, so I dunno how you survived half a million! ;-) Regardless, I will look forward to your WP hair post. Glad you had fun and are feeling better!
ReplyDeletehuh, I always thought they showed loose or banded, I've never seen them plaited before, but that means I can show my strapless in western once I get her plaits back on haha. Thanks for the post
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