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Re: [RC] PoundHorses/Mustangs - heidiJust a couple of comments here... He's not a BLM but a registered Kiger born in captivity from 2 wild(BLM) horses.The twist here is that I know his sire,Steen's Vaquero,who only one yr after being captured (at 2yrs old)was winning at open & mustang shows in reining,working cow,hunter hack etc, which said to me this colt HAD a pedigree,mustang or not. The Steens Mountains group (Kiger group) is a fairly consistent group, and is the result of the very sort of breeding I talked about earlier--the local ranchers being very selective about what stallions were turned out in the early days. One CAN identify specific groups like this and have a much better chance of getting a good horse from them than from simply looking at feral horses across the board. That said... BTW, there were no Arabs as Dressage in the Wine Co., except for a breed demo of a Shagya Arab stallion, who was handled on a lead.....and not terrible well behaved either....... It sounds like this show was an exception to the norm, as the #2 use for Arabs in competition (slightly edging out Class A shows) is to show them in Open competition such as dressage, jumping, etc. The "powers that be" in the Arabian show world were downright stunned at the response to having a separate Sport Horse Nationals--it drew over 1400 entries (all dressage, jumping, hunt seat, etc.), a great many of which had earned their qualifications in open competition against all breeds, since so few Class A Arab shows have been offering such classes. I did some checking on the number of Class A shows in Region IV (where I live) vs the number of endurance rides in the same geographic area (about half of the NW region of AERC), and looked up the numbers of entries at same--I can't find my notes on my desk at the moment, but there were roughly 8-10 times as many Arabs involved in endurance rides in that geographic area as there were involved in Class A shows last year, if memory serves, and WAY more endurance events than Class A shows. Between the endurance rides and the popularity of the Sport Horse events, it is pretty clear that the average amateur Arabian owner/rider is not into the show scene either... Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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