I am not sure how many of you watch standardbred racing or know a whole lot about them. But rule of thumb is that they come in bay or dark brown colour. With the exception of a chestnut.
But early this May Peter Congilose of New Jersey woke up to see his bay mare dropped a white foal!
Pretty cute. Who knows if he will become a top racer but he sure will be getting a lot of attention on the way there!
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It’s easy to see how Hickstead, or Big Ben were legends of the show jumping world. They were magnificent and athletic. But I think we overlook the athletes of the rodeo world… It isn’t the cowboys, it’s the bulls. They need to have speed, power and aggression to make it the PBR to head up against some of the best bull riders.
Take a look at the PBR’s best bulls of history.
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When your at horse show you need to make your horse look GOOD.
That means taking the time to bathe him, scrub his little hooves and yes to all you hunters…braiding.
Now. There are some standards when it comes to braiding.
For example :
This is not ok by any means. It is messy and ugly.
Another not ok braiding job:
This looks very pretty and neat and probably took a lot of time. But unless your an Andalusian or circus horse best just to leave it be.
This is what your aiming for – Good ol yarn and hardwork :
And please don’t forget your forelock! So many people will show up with lovely braids and their forelock hanging out.
As for tails, I have two different opinions on them. I think they look great braided up properly with a wrap around or pin-wheel but if your horse has a really skinny bony bum, I would avoid it. Braiding tails are meant to draw the eye to the horse’s hind end movement. If your horse doesn’t have it.. Why draw the eye?
I think clipping is another important thing to do. It makes your horse go from backyard looking to show quality. Muzzle and jaw are essential but I won’t give my opinion on the ears because I know some people like the hair.
Some other essentials you must have that were originally found in the AQHA world but MUST come here are :
Pepi Spray! Similar to show sheen but not as oily and more shine. It also goes on as an aerosol spray so more evenly.
Glow Gel <3 My goodness do I love this stuff. It will make your tired dusty looking gelding into a stud in 10 seconds. It shines the face around the eyes and muzzles to give a clean fresh look.
Last but not least Baking Soda. For those stupid stubborn socks that just will not go white even after using white and bright.
So everyone, lets clean up our horses and go showing 
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I had the pleasure of watching Tommy Turvey at the Royal one year and I must say I was impressed.
Other than being absolutely hilarious his horses were very well trained.
Heres a 9 minute video of his act The Riding Instructor
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So originally I found this video because of the song that is one it.. Pretty sick beats.
Than I started to notice the showjumpers falls vs the cross country falls. I have to say.. When the show jumpers come off I think they have the better falls!
What do you think?
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Everyone remain calm.
This cowboy clearly has everything under control.
He chose to let his horse wrestle the steer instead of himself.
I think he is on to something!
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So I am a little bit late here, but I just discovered possibly my new favourite Tv show.
It’s called Full Metal Jousting.
16 guys from ex US Marines to showjumpers, horse trainers, bull riders and steer wrestlers are taught to joust and than compete for $100 000.
And we are talking real jousting here… not Medieval Times Dinner style…The real thing.
The first link is a preview, the second link is a full episode.
Enjoy
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So for any of the jumpers out there who are bored with the same old flying around a course with both legs wrapped securely around the horses belly, here’s one for you!
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Don’t you hate it in the summer when your riding your horse and your become all sweaty… All you can think about is getting a bathing suit and jumping into a pool…
These riders felt the same way.
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