Ridecamp: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV

> I saw that show the other night and thought Heather's, Valerie's, and the
> horse being "pulled" up the hill looked rather good after doing 95 miles
and
> climbing a hill with 2000 ft elevation change.  I didn't catch the length
> (miles of the hill).
>
> And forgive me, but I'm no expert by any means!  JMO!
>
> Red was trotting, dropped his head a couple times as if to stretch his
back,
> Valerie's horse was walking, and she appeared to be nudging him a little,
> probably to get him to walk a little faster.  Once she got to the top he
> trotted off briskly enough.
>
> When they came in to the finish they looked bright and fresh.
>
> Didn't look all that traumatic to me!

Well, I was curious about this infamous film footage as well.  I checked the
schedule and found that it aired one more time, tonight at 6:30 pm.  I don't
get TV at all, but my parents do have Dish network, so I asked them to tape
it.  I told them that there was a controversy about it on our list, but not
what the controversy was.  I won't get to see the tape until tomorrow, but
after watching it, they asked me what was so controversial about it, as they
both thought it was a lovely piece on endurance riding.  When I told them
that it had been suggested on this forum that the horses appeared to be
exhausted, they were both utterly amazed.  My dad's comment was, "I thought
they looked GREAT!  And well handled, too!"

I'll be interested to see the tape myself.

Heidi


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