Morgan Horse Saddleseat Equitation - Carousel Charity Horse Show 

That's good to know, and like I said in the video, I wasn't sure about that. I'm guessing it's still that way.

I know what you mean… I am the same way in that I keep watching the horses instead of the riders!

@@MagnificentHorses They look incredible to ride. I've never seen this breed in the UK. I love them.

@@MR-ly4xt yeah it's an American breed so I don't think they are very common in Europe.

@@MR-ly4xt Yes, Morgans are incredibly versatile and usually have a wonderful temperament.

Psssst…. Most of the tails are fake!!!

OK, thank you for the info!

Thanks so much and I'm glad you liked the video!

Thanks so much and I agree completely!

Thanks so much and I agree completely!

Thanks for the info!

Thanks Sarah! I have more trouble picking winners in equitation classes than I do when judging the horses.

Yes, that's how they naturally move.😊

It's just an elevated, collected version of the natural gaits. What bothers me are the saddles that have the riders sitting much further back than they should be.

@@ponygirl1716 yes, the saddles sit way back on the horse. I'm sure you know that that's to also help the horses have a more flashy gait.

@@MagnificentHorses No, I hadn't heard that. I'm not a saddler, but I don't think you have to sit way back like that to free up a horse's shoulders.

@@ponygirl1716 I think it does actually give their gaits more movement. But I'm not a big fan really. I do jumping and our saddles or even termed "forward seat" because the last thing you want to do in jumping is to be behind the horse. Trust me, I know that from personal experience!😱😂

You're welcome and I love those Morgan horses, too! For me it's about a three-way tie between them and saddlebreds and Arabians. Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!

I don't think these Morgans are anything like Figure and the original breed. They've had too much infusion of the peacock breeds. Too light and thinly built. Remember that in addition to being fast, Morgans could also hold their own logging and plowing. These horses are pretty, but have got away from the versatile conformation of the original.

@@NavvyMom I'm not sure they're more fragile than the original breed that was like Figure, but I think they have gotten bigger over the years. Figure was a very small horse, which made his accomplishments that much more remarkable. It would be very interesting to see these horses try their hands--or hooves, as the case may be--at pulling logs.

@@NavvyMom I do have another video that shows Morgans pulling buggies. Here is the link if you (or anyone else) wants to check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1x50YZoOpys.html

@@MagnificentHorses The change in conformation has only occurred within the last 50? or so years. I remember Morgans being more substantially/thicker built even back when I was a little kid. The Breyer model that came with Marguerite Henry's book "Justin Morgan Had a Horse" on which the movie was based is more like the old body type. I don't know that "fragile" is the word I should use to describe the newer type, but definitely leaner/lighter. I suppose the people who created this type would call it "refined". And yes, taller. I doubt they could pull logs as well as the older type. but they could surprise me.

If he was alive today I think he would be shocked that so many people still own descendants of Figure. But yeah, the breed has changed over the years.

​@@MagnificentHorsesDistorted is more like it!! Sad 🙁

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@@tierrabear10 I am sorry you feel that way. It doesn't bother me very much but I do know what you mean.

@@MagnificentHorses Honestly, if you ever saw one of the old time Morgans, which I did many years ago, you would be blown away. They had an intelligence and an air to them that went beyond the show arena.

I don't know what to tell you but that's how all shows for Morgan's and Arabians ride them. Personally I think it looks great but not everyone agrees with that.

I assume you meant you thought they were stockier. I think they have gotten taller and more lean over the years with selective breeding.

@@MagnificentHorses oh thank you. That is what I meant.

@@priscillaphillips3082 😂 That's not exactly a common word for our voice to text apps!

These are the ones that are easily mistaken for Saddlebred or Standardbred horses. The Lippitt and western Morgan line look much more like the original Morgan breed standard. Especially the Lippitts. They are stunning!!

@@Gingerwalker. thanks for the info and that's good to know! And yes, the Morgans in this class look very similar to saddlebreds.

De quoi parlez-vous qui inflige autant de souffrance à ces chevaux ?

​@@MagnificentHorsesthese horses are abused to make them "prance" like that. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED.

@@daretodream...898 ok thanks.