This is probably ... By: volleyballlibero1996. on 03 Sep 11, 03:00:10 This is probably one of the hardest sports out there (besides gymnastics). People think that you just sit on the? horse. Not even close. Besides track/cross country runners, riders have one of the biggest thighs of any athlete and don't even try to deny that we aren't athletes. Yes, volleyball, basketball, track, lacrosse, cheerleading, crew/rowing, ect. are hard, but equestrian is just right up there with them (but not really western because I don't think it is that hard as English).
@jellybeantelephone ... By: MissReiner. on 07 May 11, 06:36:41 @jellybeantelephone ? I see why you would say that, since there is some western disciplines that really don't require such precision, but there's also english disciplines that aren't on that level, for example english pleasure. You have to realize that reining is the western version of dressage, just a newer version of the sport. Reiners, like dressage riders, must also be in control of every movement, and be connected to the horse in a way that requires complete will from the horse.
love this! :D? By: eventingfreak101. on 17 Jul 10, 01:56:26 love this! :D?
are they? all ... By: KatsavesAnimals. on 04 Jul 10, 15:35:12 are they? all thoroughbreds? it'd be nice to see some different breeds...lol id love to see a MULE in these competitions!
@jellybeantelephone ... By: jumpergurl4190. on 04 May 10, 22:42:28 @jellybeantelephone - i agree, chasing cans and destroying cows is just BS? :o) lol
i saw gina miles at ... By: TrueRider2010. on 16 Mar 10, 22:22:12 i saw gina miles at the last horse trials i went? 2... shes AMAZING!
nah, it would wreck ... By: jellybeantelephone. on 15 Feb 10, 11:11:34 nah, it would wreck the olympics to have any other disipline than the olympic ones. I recognise that reining and barrelss require stregth and ability but their? strength is nothing on the power, disipline and training that the olympic disiplines have to have. The olympic disiplines are in a completly different league.
its all bout the 3 ... By: fezfrk92. on 15 Feb 10, 03:03:23 its all bout the 3 day eventing.? I think it would be cool if they did do like barrall racing etc.
@The4hcowgirl ... By: lolgurl200. on 12 Feb 10, 02:02:52 @The4hcowgirl because it's considered a not popular enough, or worldwide? sport.
thats what the ... By: chrissyluvhorsey. on 10 Feb 10, 16:28:55 thats what the WEG's are for? =)
cool? By: MsEvita123. on 01 Feb 10, 00:11:31 cool?
because only ... By: Roxy12300. on 09 Jan 10, 20:12:44 because only america and the close countries like canada and? mexico do it and even then its still limited to certain areas if it was world wide they would have it
@The4hcowgirl ... By: servantofDieu. on 06 Jan 10, 21:35:53 @The4hcowgirl Because the Olympic Eventing was originally to judge war horses? they had to compleat something similar to todays Three Day Eventing. Western is not done all around the world as much so as the Eventing. Eventing is just older and was in the Olypics first. Not fair to the Western world but how it is
If u went to a ... By: richmondkrn. on 03 Dec 09, 02:00:32 If u went to a competive barn there would be all english riders and most of the local shows are like that but there are a ton of all? english shows.
its the same why at ... By: richmondkrn. on 03 Dec 09, 01:58:04 its the same why at the world equestrian games exept for reining. and that because most places besides the us and australia are almost all english. the only western sport done on an international? level is rening. and the 3 equine olmpic sports are Eventing, show jumping and Dressage.
because western ... By: ThoroughbredRunner. on 25 Nov 09, 18:43:42 because western events are mostly a U.S. sport, so we would? cream the Olympics and not many other countries would enter anyways
for the same reason ... By: tripxandxslide. on 12 Nov 09, 04:59:54 for the same reason theres no baseball or basket ball i guess. i think western is pretty? limited to the us. may or may not be true =/
how come there is ... By: The4hcowgirl. on 31 Oct 09, 01:32:49 how come there is no western events? @ olympics?
i know what you ... By: DelaynaNicole. on 21 Aug 09, 18:21:05 i know what you mean. at my stables there are barrels and polls set up. But you have to set up jumps. At shows, english is in the morning, then western. I have no english friends to ride with.?
Wow thats so ... By: funlvrforevr. on 19 Aug 09, 15:05:18 Wow thats so exciting. No problem, I hope you continue to? ride and learn about horses. Enjoy!
thanks for all your ... By: klsunsnowluck. on 18 Aug 09, 14:02:01 thanks for all your help the horse im riding in the clinic is also an english horse and the person who owns him still has her old eventing saddles so im gonna learn dressage and then when we find some jumps maybe some jumping i found out last night? and i was bouncing off the walls with excitement cause eventing is like my dream and now i.l be on an old eventer
Wow that sounds so ... By: funlvrforevr. on 17 Aug 09, 14:25:53 Wow that sounds so fun! Well you can go to your english barn and just ask to work there, you dont need to board. The clinic? sounds like a great idea!!
ya im gonna see if ... By: klsunsnowluck. on 17 Aug 09, 01:29:30 ya im gonna see if i can do that with the only english barn near me but i dont know if they will because they have a waiting list for boarders? and it is a really fancy place. for now im going to learn reining! im going to a free clinic at my bffs open house with one of my friends old horses!
Ya thats a good ... By: funlvrforevr. on 17 Aug 09, 00:41:25 Ya thats a good idea!!! I work for? my barn and it helps me with board and shows.
I was trying to get a video of my horse eating his treat, when he took it upon himself to get a close-up^^
He's an Arab x Quarter Horse gelding named Bayou Blue and he's dapple gray.
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By: volleyballlibero1996. on 03 Sep 11, 03:00:10
This is probably one of the hardest sports out there (besides gymnastics). People think that you just sit on the? horse. Not even close. Besides track/cross country runners, riders have one of the biggest thighs of any athlete and don't even try to deny that we aren't athletes. Yes, volleyball, basketball, track, lacrosse, cheerleading, crew/rowing, ect. are hard, but equestrian is just right up there with them (but not really western because I don't think it is that hard as English).
By: MissReiner. on 07 May 11, 06:36:41
@jellybeantelephone ? I see why you would say that, since there is some western disciplines that really don't require such precision, but there's also english disciplines that aren't on that level, for example english pleasure. You have to realize that reining is the western version of dressage, just a newer version of the sport. Reiners, like dressage riders, must also be in control of every movement, and be connected to the horse in a way that requires complete will from the horse.
By: eventingfreak101. on 17 Jul 10, 01:56:26
love this! :D?
By: KatsavesAnimals. on 04 Jul 10, 15:35:12
are they? all thoroughbreds? it'd be nice to see some different breeds...lol id love to see a MULE in these competitions!
By: ponyclubber12. on 02 Jul 10, 03:41:52
LOVE? Beezie Madden!
By: jumpergurl4190. on 04 May 10, 22:42:28
@jellybeantelephone - i agree, chasing cans and destroying cows is just BS? :o) lol
By: TrueRider2010. on 16 Mar 10, 22:22:12
i saw gina miles at the last horse trials i went? 2... shes AMAZING!
By: jellybeantelephone. on 15 Feb 10, 11:11:34
nah, it would wreck the olympics to have any other disipline than the olympic ones. I recognise that reining and barrelss require stregth and ability but their? strength is nothing on the power, disipline and training that the olympic disiplines have to have. The olympic disiplines are in a completly different league.
By: fezfrk92. on 15 Feb 10, 03:03:23
its all bout the 3 day eventing.? I think it would be cool if they did do like barrall racing etc.
By: lolgurl200. on 12 Feb 10, 02:02:52
@The4hcowgirl because it's considered a not popular enough, or worldwide? sport.
By: chrissyluvhorsey. on 10 Feb 10, 16:28:55
thats what the WEG's are for? =)
By: MsEvita123. on 01 Feb 10, 00:11:31
cool?
By: Roxy12300. on 09 Jan 10, 20:12:44
because only america and the close countries like canada and? mexico do it and even then its still limited to certain areas if it was world wide they would have it
By: servantofDieu. on 06 Jan 10, 21:35:53
@The4hcowgirl Because the Olympic Eventing was originally to judge war horses? they had to compleat something similar to todays Three Day Eventing. Western is not done all around the world as much so as the Eventing. Eventing is just older and was in the Olypics first. Not fair to the Western world but how it is
By: richmondkrn. on 03 Dec 09, 02:00:32
If u went to a competive barn there would be all english riders and most of the local shows are like that but there are a ton of all? english shows.
By: richmondkrn. on 03 Dec 09, 01:58:04
its the same why at the world equestrian games exept for reining. and that because most places besides the us and australia are almost all english. the only western sport done on an international? level is rening. and the 3 equine olmpic sports are Eventing, show jumping and Dressage.
By: ThoroughbredRunner. on 25 Nov 09, 18:43:42
because western events are mostly a U.S. sport, so we would? cream the Olympics and not many other countries would enter anyways
By: tripxandxslide. on 12 Nov 09, 04:59:54
for the same reason theres no baseball or basket ball i guess. i think western is pretty? limited to the us. may or may not be true =/
By: The4hcowgirl. on 31 Oct 09, 01:32:49
how come there is no western events? @ olympics?
By: DelaynaNicole. on 21 Aug 09, 18:21:05
i know what you mean. at my stables there are barrels and polls set up. But you have to set up jumps. At shows, english is in the morning, then western. I have no english friends to ride with.?
By: funlvrforevr. on 19 Aug 09, 15:05:18
Wow thats so exciting. No problem, I hope you continue to? ride and learn about horses. Enjoy!
By: klsunsnowluck. on 18 Aug 09, 14:02:01
thanks for all your help the horse im riding in the clinic is also an english horse and the person who owns him still has her old eventing saddles so im gonna learn dressage and then when we find some jumps maybe some jumping i found out last night? and i was bouncing off the walls with excitement cause eventing is like my dream and now i.l be on an old eventer
By: funlvrforevr. on 17 Aug 09, 14:25:53
Wow that sounds so fun! Well you can go to your english barn and just ask to work there, you dont need to board. The clinic? sounds like a great idea!!
By: klsunsnowluck. on 17 Aug 09, 01:29:30
ya im gonna see if i can do that with the only english barn near me but i dont know if they will because they have a waiting list for boarders? and it is a really fancy place. for now im going to learn reining! im going to a free clinic at my bffs open house with one of my friends old horses!
By: funlvrforevr. on 17 Aug 09, 00:41:25
Ya thats a good idea!!! I work for? my barn and it helps me with board and shows.