Just FYI, Part II of Barn Trauma will be published the 15th, Sunday night...
What a tidy, professional pair! Super turnout, relaxed performance, and a nice lengthening too.
Here is a summary of the history of Kiger mustangs. There are more mustangs in dressage out west, of course, and here is a list of some of the more frequent/regular dressage performers.
Judy Yancey, a dressage breeder and stallion broker, breeds Kiger mustangs and they sure look dressagey to me! Here is her Web page on Kigers...
15 comments:
Hey, as neat as this is, what happened to Part 2 of the Barn Trauma!!!????????
What nice looking horses!
That's not very nice to make us wait until Sunday...
I love Kiger mustangs! Thanks for the links. I once saw JB Andrew at Dressage at Devon - that mustang could move:)
Hey, I wait a WEEK to watch Top Chef!
Weekends the readership drops by half, I hate to post something like that when no one reads.
wow, what a beautiful horse
That is very cool! And nice video!
I also want to know what happens in part 2! But I feel better knowing it has a happy ending, I'm glad you told us that.
This is lovely. Such nice relaxation and freedom in first level, good rhythm, and I do love to see horses that are not technically 'built' for dressage look happy and comfortable doing it.
This is the heart of dressage for me. :)
I prefer this kind of dressage to the flamboyant, over done presentations like Quarterback. I just don't like it when creatures are bred for overdone movement. Those types of trots are so passagey, you can't tell what's trot and what's passage. I enjoyed this very much.
I'll admit I came here looking for Part II - and I'm glad I did - I thouroughly enjoyed this! Gorgeous horses!
Be back tomorrow! :D
~DD
Well, that's not exactly a pure mustang...it's half Andalusian, half Kiger, if you look at the website. That explains a lot of its movement and talent. Although like you said there ARE mustangs doing dressage, you'd be hard pressed to find a pure one off the range that moves that that.
Obviously, Kigers are more numerous here in Oregon and they are visible in a wide variety of disciplines. They make an excellent cross with other breeds, and the purebreds are hardy, as one one expect.
Maybe it's a west coast thing, but "atypical" breeds are not uncommon in our dressage shows. Arabians, appendix quarter horses. appies, Norwegian fjords, etc. Makes it more fun, I think. Maybe the movements aren't as spectacular as a warmblood, but a well trained horse of any breed is a pleasure to watch.
Fascinating article. Thanks for sharing.
I just wanted to post a comment to Banner regarding the Kiger Mustang Dressage video. They commented that Bella is half Andalusian but I can assure you that she is 100% pure Kiger (Spanish Mustang) because I own her. She was actually feral until age 4. She is a wonderful horse with a great mind that simply loves to dance. The trainer/rider owns and has trained Andalusians but Bella is all Mustang....KMA registered! Thanks for all the wonderful comments and sharing her with your friends.
Anon, thanks for piping in! I had wondered about the andalusian comment and am glad you set the record straight. In my mind it didn't matter that much b/c she makes such a lovely overall picture, very unusual yet so correct. She looks like she could go all the way!
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