tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4530073890179491397..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Chocolate or Vanilla?Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-41246004322826578522014-09-02T20:57:46.251-04:002014-09-02T20:57:46.251-04:00We need to remember that both horses are just babi...We need to remember that both horses are just babies. I liked Biscaya better, and not just because of her flingy trot (which I think with time and training will become a true extended trot), but because she also seemed like the happier of the two.Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365504782943118994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-43383189556716997312014-09-02T12:17:01.603-04:002014-09-02T12:17:01.603-04:00If I had to pick based on breeding alone, Calamity...If I had to pick based on breeding alone, Calamity Jane is the clear winner, and I felt she had the stronger conformation (particularly the neck) and overall harmony -- although it is hard to judge a moving horse. I have to admit that I'm swayed by the exhuberance of Biscaya. Both horses are ridden for a showy trot, and at their age I think something has to give. Biscaya may have carried moreStacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-40752808335615362192014-09-02T07:52:00.664-04:002014-09-02T07:52:00.664-04:00Top mare has the better walk--more overstep. She c...Top mare has the better walk--more overstep. She curls a bit in what I am thinking is supposed to be the stretchy circle, but I overall liked her better. Biscaya.TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-53410187312968334342014-09-02T00:04:21.294-04:002014-09-02T00:04:21.294-04:00I imagine the reserve champion mare wouldn't h...I imagine the reserve champion mare wouldn't have had nearly as nice a walk as Calamity Jane, who I felt was a MUCH nicer horse. The Bordeaux mare really seemed to just fling her legs about without using her body correctly, while CJ used herself very, very nicely. She wasn't as flashy, but used her haunches and shoulders more correctly, which to me says both more likely to perform well Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.com