Post by kigerfan on May 17, 2009 18:08:22 GMT -5
First off, there was one woman who had a very difficult horse and it was not ready to be ridden yet. She was a phenominal (sp) person. She WALKED the WHOLE trail on both Friday and Saturday, beside her horse. These were no ordinary trails! The raw land trail was extremely difficult, it was very steep with a lot in many places and for long distances. I know I couldn't have even made it up a quarter of the way up the first incline, but she did the whole thing! Another woman was unseated on Friday and could not ride Saturday, so she too walked the whole in town trail. They had a lot of distractions including Llamas, yard sales, leaf blowers, a steep drop to a river and a climb up the other side. These two ladies were amazing. Saturday afternoon, during practice, the number 5 horse (Valentine) missed her footing over a jump and fell to the ground. Her trainer Madelyn Wagner took it all in stride with a very calm demeanor. Valentine was checked out and was okay. Madelyn did not remove any jumps from her final performance. She left them all in. On the jump that Valentine had fallen on, she semi-refused and basically went around it. She wanted to refuse at the three-jump jump, but Madelyn urged her right over and she did well.
This is the first Extreme Mustang Makeover I've gone to, but I can guarantee, it won't be the last. I was extremely impressed with all of the horses. The amount of trust and willingness shown by all of them was mindbending. Every single one of those trainers should be busting their buttons with pride for what they accomplished.
Now the pictures and some video. Excuse the video, it's raw and unedited. People kept walking into me while I was trying to record, one girl literally fell right over me and knocked me over. With my eyes focused on the camera, I couldn't see what was going on around me well. Also, for some reason, either the sound system or the light system plays havoc with the cameras. Even the people that work for Equestrian Magazine (whom I spent two days with) were having trouble and told me everyone does in that arena for some reason.
There were four foals there. Five mares had been pregnant but one had her baby still-born. The mare still did fantastic even under the difficult conditions....
This was the initial start of the competition. The Norco Rodeo Girl's Drill Team....
Then out came 'Hail Yeah' a dressage trained former wild mustang. The movements he did throughout both days were a joy to watch, he was even doing 'airs above the ground'. Wow, what a horse!
This is a closeup of one of the drill team paints
The drill team lined up while the national anthem played
Number 17, Windy from Wilson Creek, ridden by Buzz Reibschlager of Norco. This horse was really amazing. She had no fear. They placed first.
This is a video of number 22, Jessie Jane, ridden by Lorrie Grover of Corpus Christi, Texas. She placed second. about half way through the performance the bridle was removed and the rest of the performance was without it.
This video is of Valentine and her rider Madelyn. Quite a performance.
This is horse number 28 named Tiny Dancer. She is standing in the back of a pickup truck which she jumped into all by herself.
This is a picture of the ten finalists
These pictures don't even come close to showing the real thrill of what happened Friday and Saturday. I had so much fun and spent so much time impressed and spellbound that today feels almost like a letdown. The auction happened today, starting at noon. I could have gone, but I didn't want to see the horses I would really loved to have had, trot away behind someone else
I hope you enjoyed this, if you have any questions, just ask, I have the program still, and my friends from Equestrian magazine promised me they would send me some of their pictures and the stats.
This is the first Extreme Mustang Makeover I've gone to, but I can guarantee, it won't be the last. I was extremely impressed with all of the horses. The amount of trust and willingness shown by all of them was mindbending. Every single one of those trainers should be busting their buttons with pride for what they accomplished.
Now the pictures and some video. Excuse the video, it's raw and unedited. People kept walking into me while I was trying to record, one girl literally fell right over me and knocked me over. With my eyes focused on the camera, I couldn't see what was going on around me well. Also, for some reason, either the sound system or the light system plays havoc with the cameras. Even the people that work for Equestrian Magazine (whom I spent two days with) were having trouble and told me everyone does in that arena for some reason.
There were four foals there. Five mares had been pregnant but one had her baby still-born. The mare still did fantastic even under the difficult conditions....
This was the initial start of the competition. The Norco Rodeo Girl's Drill Team....
Then out came 'Hail Yeah' a dressage trained former wild mustang. The movements he did throughout both days were a joy to watch, he was even doing 'airs above the ground'. Wow, what a horse!
This is a closeup of one of the drill team paints
The drill team lined up while the national anthem played
Number 17, Windy from Wilson Creek, ridden by Buzz Reibschlager of Norco. This horse was really amazing. She had no fear. They placed first.
This is a video of number 22, Jessie Jane, ridden by Lorrie Grover of Corpus Christi, Texas. She placed second. about half way through the performance the bridle was removed and the rest of the performance was without it.
This video is of Valentine and her rider Madelyn. Quite a performance.
This is horse number 28 named Tiny Dancer. She is standing in the back of a pickup truck which she jumped into all by herself.
This is a picture of the ten finalists
These pictures don't even come close to showing the real thrill of what happened Friday and Saturday. I had so much fun and spent so much time impressed and spellbound that today feels almost like a letdown. The auction happened today, starting at noon. I could have gone, but I didn't want to see the horses I would really loved to have had, trot away behind someone else
I hope you enjoyed this, if you have any questions, just ask, I have the program still, and my friends from Equestrian magazine promised me they would send me some of their pictures and the stats.
