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And it is those kinds of people who give the TWH the bad stigma.  Less than
10% of all TWH owners actually show their horses in this horrible fashion.
The rest of them ride as naturally as the good folks on this list ride their
horses, seat and leg cues included.
P.
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Last night my daughter and I went to the fairgrounds to watch the local
Lion's Club horse show. This was basically a gaited horse show(western NC
seems to be bigtime walking horse country) although we did see a couple of
QH's and there western riders waiting to show. My daughter was aghast(and
frankly so was I) at watching the walkers. Those huge pads, the chains and
the unnatural gait. Reaching so high with their front legs and looking like
they were trying to crawl with their hind legs. Whips, spurs, expressions on
horses faces which did not look like they were having fun. We couldn't stay
much longer than 20 minutes. Couldn't take it.

Ed Roley


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