Local Horses Win at the Rocky Mountain International Championships Sept 8th - 12th
At the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky
Article and photos by Stride Right Farms
This annual championship has Rocky Mountain horses coming from throughout the USA & Canada to compete for the titles. The world renowned Kentucky Horse Park is where the World Equestrian Games are being held Sept. 25 - Oct 10, 2010.
We are proud to announce that two of our horses that are Northwest champions have won additional championship titles at this competition. Our four-year-old mare, Tequila Afternoon (Tiki), won the Amateur Owned and Trained (AOT) Show Pleasure Grand Championship and our five-year-old stallion, Z Roc, added two more championship titles to his growing list. Z-Roc won the 5 Year Old Stallion Trail Pleasure Championship then went on to take the Reserve Championship in the Open Stallion Trail Pleasure Championship.
It is the goal at Stride Right Farms to breed the highest quality Rocky Mountain Horse possible. Winning these and other championship titles over the years, to us, is an indicator that this goal is being accomplished. Nearly all of our breeding stock have proven themselves in the show ring.
Primarily, West Coast-based customers are looking for a good, solid trail horse. Potential customers state repeatedly, "we are not looking for a show horse." What most people don't understand is that a show horse in this breed has to perform in the same manner as a trail horse. It must exhibit a calm disposition even in a stressful situation, it must exhibit an even and consistent gait from a trail walk to an intermediate speed, and then to a faster pleasure gait. The horse must then immediately return back to a relaxed walk. The horse must give to the bit, back up calmly, and must stand quietly in a side-by-side lineup. These are all the same attributes that people expect from their trail horses. The show champions produced from Stride Right Farms have received the majority of their training on mountain trails. These are the same mountain trails that are used for training the trail horses.
Article and photos by Stride Right Farms
This annual championship has Rocky Mountain horses coming from throughout the USA & Canada to compete for the titles. The world renowned Kentucky Horse Park is where the World Equestrian Games are being held Sept. 25 - Oct 10, 2010.We are proud to announce that two of our horses that are Northwest champions have won additional championship titles at this competition. Our four-year-old mare, Tequila Afternoon (Tiki), won the Amateur Owned and Trained (AOT) Show Pleasure Grand Championship and our five-year-old stallion, Z Roc, added two more championship titles to his growing list. Z-Roc won the 5 Year Old Stallion Trail Pleasure Championship then went on to take the Reserve Championship in the Open Stallion Trail Pleasure Championship.
It is the goal at Stride Right Farms to breed the highest quality Rocky Mountain Horse possible. Winning these and other championship titles over the years, to us, is an indicator that this goal is being accomplished. Nearly all of our breeding stock have proven themselves in the show ring.
Primarily, West Coast-based customers are looking for a good, solid trail horse. Potential customers state repeatedly, "we are not looking for a show horse." What most people don't understand is that a show horse in this breed has to perform in the same manner as a trail horse. It must exhibit a calm disposition even in a stressful situation, it must exhibit an even and consistent gait from a trail walk to an intermediate speed, and then to a faster pleasure gait. The horse must then immediately return back to a relaxed walk. The horse must give to the bit, back up calmly, and must stand quietly in a side-by-side lineup. These are all the same attributes that people expect from their trail horses. The show champions produced from Stride Right Farms have received the majority of their training on mountain trails. These are the same mountain trails that are used for training the trail horses.Labels: horse show, rocky mountain horse, trail horse
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