I love Quarter& Painthorses and WesternStyle, this horse ist beautiful yeah and I like, that he has not this painful horseshoes and hurting creams on the ankles like the Tennessee Walkers! Animal abuse , why they can still do this in the US??? By us in Europe the animal rescuers would be straight there!!!!
i ride this discipline and of course there are bad apples just like in every sport but every trainer who I have met has the upmost respect for their horses and are treated like gold. these animals are athletes and are taken care of extremely well. the morgan trot and canter has a lot more action than most breeds and it is natural to them. you might be confusing saddle seat with big lick. they are both very different and big lick is abusive. everyone who participated in big lick is a bad trainer.
I just watched this wonderful lady just show this horse in the 2020 Hackney Pony Grand Championship at the World Champion Horse Show in Louisville. She won again, what a great pony going strong for such a long time! Amazing pair of Champions! The same gentleman is standing at the head of the pony during the line up, wonder who he is, he made her cry tonight. I am sure tears of joy!
