Newcomer Marianne Rogers of Holland, Texas, agreed.
“(I) would like to say it was an excellent session,” she said. “I’m new to
this, so some things I’m not sure I got, but I learned a lot!”
Questions covered a wide range of topics, from general etiquette to the complexities of gait.
Should you make eye contact with the judge when you enter the arena? Do you have to shave your horse’s ears? When a judge
asks for a slow paso llano, how slow do you really want it to be? Do
you place more value on a horse that can go slow over a horse that
has only one faster speed? When asked to stop, is a quick halt best or
a walk down preferred? Is it better to be more calm and relaxed or
forward with more eagerness? Are we delineating too much between
breeding horses and performance horses?
For answers and to continue the discussion, find Austin and
Busk-Downey on Peruvian Horse World and take the talk to the
Forums. Check your NAPHA Member Updates for information on
upcoming Judges Unplugged calls.
YOU CAN NOW JOIN OR RENEW YOUR NAPHA
MEMBERSHIP ONLINE
Go to www.napha.net and click JOIN NAPHA! at the top of
the page in the black border. Soon we’ll be offering online registrations with CLRC as well; we hope this will be up and running by fall
2014.
PERUVIAN TEAM EXCELS IN ACTHA EVENTS,
CONNECTS WITH NEW MARKET
Donna Smith and her palomino partner Hodini de Oro
are hitting the trails and making their mark. Last year, the pair was
ranked fourth in the nation with the American Competitive Trail
Horse Association (ACTHA). This year, they’re connecting Peruvian
and competitive trail riders.
Smith, of Madison, Georgia, has owned Peruvians for more
than 20 years. She and her husband used to show, but his declining
health eventually kept them out of the arena.
After her husband’s death, Smith started competing in
ACTHA. “After I lost my husband, I kinda floundered around for a
little bit,” she said. “A friend of mine started putting some (ACTHA
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