Barbaro (the Champ)

[prudery]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Yes, Secretariat's hunter jumpers are very good. I actually show against one of his grandsons regularly, but Chucker always kicks his a s s. Chucker is a very good horse though who has kicked a lot of horses a s s e s in the show ring. I'm a dressage, h/j, and western pleasure girl. Weird combination I know, but I love the suspension, fluidness, and perfection of dressage, the adrenaline of jumping, and the easy soft gait of a good western pleasure horse. I've also had the pleasure of riding a champion padded walking horse who won at the great Celebration Horse Show in Memphis, TN. I've won at very big shows in all three. My horse Chucker has won at breed shows, open shows, 4-H shows and C, B, and A circuit shows in model/halter classes, dressage, equitation, jumping, and hunter. I love that horse. I would like to see your horses if you have any pictures of them. I think that dressage is just such a beautiful sport. My dream is to own a Don Schufro or a Gribaldi foal one day. I'm not really a TB fan either unless the right one comes a long. A good horse is a good horse no matter the breed.

I am horseless at the moment, but ride an OTTB with issues . I am a TB fan. Have ridden other breeds--Morgans, QH, a few Walkers, WBs, and a foxtrotter . Rode an advanced reiner once----superschooled that did spins---very dizzying . We are hijacking this thread, you know .

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by prudery

I am horseless at the moment, but ride an OTTB with issues . I am a TB fan. Have ridden other breeds--Morgans, QH, a few Walkers, WBs, and a foxtrotter . Rode an advanced reiner once----superschooled that did spins---very dizzying . We are hijacking this thread, you know .

I'm meant that I'm not a TB fan in the dressage ring because the Hanoverians, Holsteiners, and other warmbloods seem to have more overall suspension, length of stride, smoothness, and conformation as a breed than the TBs do. It is a lot harder to find a good TB for that discipline than it is to find a good warmblood. Overall, I'm a huge TB fan of course! They still rule the hunter ring, although the warmbloods seem to be taking over the jumper ring.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by prudery

I am horseless at the moment, but ride an OTTB with issues . I am a TB fan. Have ridden other breeds--Morgans, QH, a few Walkers, WBs, and a foxtrotter . Rode an advanced reiner once----superschooled that did spins---very dizzying . We are hijacking this thread, you know .

That's cool that you ride an OTTB. Those definitely aren't the easiest to handle. I would love to ride an advanced reining horse. I have some friends that are into that but have never ridden any of their horses. I added a whole bunch of information to my Magnum Psyche thread.