Full video of Friday night's final class, the Ladies Amateur 5-Gaited Championship at the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show. More like this is available on USEF Network at www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2...
Audrey, yes, 3 year olds. It's called a Futurity class. The winning horse and rider get a big fund to help the horse and rider further their show ring career :) not as bad as it seems - most Futurity stakes are much shorter than normal classes. Normals are usually under ten minutes, these classes are usually a bit shorter for the horses in them.
I don’t know much about this breed, so correct if anything I say it’s wrong. I feel like these horses having their heads so high only inverts their spines and keeps them from using their hind end correctly. They have very developed, almost too developed muscles on the inside on their neck because of this. I understand this is signature for this breed, but it seems so counter productive
You’re incorrect. This is how you collect a saddlebred. This is the correct contact for them; as their balance and center of gravity is much different than say a warmblood or quarter horse.
@@cheyennepepper301 always happy to help educate! Glad you’re receptive to it! Most people are like nope I know what I’m talking about; even if they don’t. Hence the majority of the comments on this vid 🤦🏼♀️
Avery = Observe their expressions and the un-peaceful look --- almost painful look in their eyes. The tails are sometimes 'doctored' .... so it's carried so artificially high ( I've been told by vets that sometimes an operation is done to break those bones) and it's said they make the 'collection' and action in their legs so animated and abnormal, by putting a hot medication (?) on the hoof & leg that causes pain when they touch the ground. I'm praying this is outlawed. I used to so want to have a horse like that, with such fun gaits = but I would not allow some or anyone hurt my horse ! Hope you care for your horse very much and enjoy their well being. =D They are wonderful !
@@carolmartin2503 uhhhh you’re thinking of Tennessee walkers. Saddlebreds don’t have hot paste that makes them step higher. their gaits are NATURAL. look up videos of foals and observe the same movements their parents make without even being trained at all or alive for more than a few days. Please educate yourself before spreading incorrect information. I show top level saddle seat saddlebreds and seriously they’re treated really well. The look in their eyes is excitement and love for what they do. Trust me when I say a horse knows when it’s show time and they get allllll excited and know what to do.
If you are interested you could compare your horses/riders with the Icelandic horses from Europe: F 1 Five Gait A-Final, World Championship Icelandic Horses 2013. Sometimes they go "Rennpass" - very fast pace/amble ?/I don't think that there is a time accelerator/quick motion-apparatus), and sometimes they go "Tölt" /running walk with very long rains.
Elena Horowitz sorry I forgot to add in saddleseat we lime to finish the rail with the gait we are doing and you never want to stop in front of the judge.
We always finish our rail, we never want to stop in front of a judge, plus, they always ask multiple times so everyone in the audience knows what gait the riders are doing, and for the riders aswell. Sometimes when I’m doing a show it’s kind of hard to hear with all the trainers yelling at their riders instructing them.
The rack is a very comfortable gait to ride and is a favorite gait of many pleasure riders, however, these are SHOW horses. The job of the rider is to show off the horse lol 😂 the goal is to win not look comfy
The rack is a very comfortable gait to ride and is a favorite gait of many pleasure riders, however, these are SHOW horses. The job of the rider is to show off the horse lol 😂 the goal is to win not look comfy
Bailey McCosh, they actually could be 3 years old, unlike in other breeds, with saddlebreds its very common to use switches in their tails which is basically a hair extension for a horses! It's very interesting if you look into it. Have an amazing day! 😊
You can ride a horse at 3 years old, however you can't really jump them or race them. But doing stuff like this won't be a strain since it's their natural gait
Dia Reed and while i agree with you that none of this is right i don’t think it should be compared to big lick. this industry does need some real reform though.
@@ratherbfishing455 I’ve never heard that. The only rules for heading a horse is that you can’t wear jeans and you should be wearing a polo top or something nice. Heck, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an old picture where they are wearing a white coat. Whatever this tradition is, it died decades ago.
@@ratherbfishing455 what breed are you talking about? There a chance that what you are describing only happens in Arabians or Morgan’s and not with Saddlebreds. If it is Saddlebreds, then I understand why they stopped, as it can be dangerous and also, like I mentioned, white never stays white long at a show.
i cant STAND the creepy organ music. lol. and....are they sitting on their last rib?? or kidneys? can't tell. The HORSES AND GAITS ARE GORGEOUS! This sport can and SHOULD be refined. Its kinda helter skelter and creepy in this video.
