What trends have you seen show up in the horse industry in past 20 years that you disagree with?
July 6th, 2010 | by admin |Hoofprints asked:
Alternately, what former trends do you rarely see now that you would like to see more of?
Alternately, what former trends do you rarely see now that you would like to see more of?
That western pleasure headset has been around for better than 20 years. We used to call them ‘peanut rollers’. I hate that too.
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By charlotte t on Jul 7, 2010 | Reply
LOL only one thing especially at the moment. Katie Price(Jordan) going to HOYS when there’s riders who have been riding for years and not got in! It’s just not fair that people have worked hard to try qualify and haven’t when she can throw a wad of cash about and she’s qualified!!
Also horse slaughter! I don’t think that it started in the last 20yrs but I think the only time they should be allowed is if the horse has broken a leg and it won’t recover or some other injury that they won’t recover from.(I know that I’ll probs get thumbs down for that but thats my opinion)
Charlotte x
EDIT: Juliane I agree, I don’t ride western but when ever i watch western riders at my stables I can’t help but think it looks like they’re having their noses dragged through the dirt. That’s why I like English because it seems to have a neater headset to me. Some people say English is not comfy but I don’t think it’s THAT bad, it’s not like your breaking your pelvis when riding English and it’s not like you can’t ride for hours with an English saddle. I like western saddles though. They have all the pretty decorations and they look really cool.
By ☼ Juliane ☼ on Jul 10, 2010 | Reply
I can’t stand the new western pleasure headset where it looks like the horse is dragging its nose through the dirt.
EDIT: Yeah, you’re right, it’s not really new but it seems like it’s getting lower and lower and lower.
By Denai on Jul 12, 2010 | Reply
My least favorite trend/fad-
Western pleasure horses sticking their noses in the dirt, especially during the stop. We have taken level toplines to the extreme, training our pleasure horses to not only keep their heads extremely low, but to drop them even lower during stops. To me, a pleasure horse should keep their head where it looks natural and free-flowing, and they should not stick their noses in the dirt during the stops.
By whatever on Jul 14, 2010 | Reply
These should be about within the past 20 years… not sure though
-Soring gaited horses (I think this has gone on for longer than 20 years though)
-Peanut rollers in WP (head way too low, exagerrated slow movement, four beating)
-Poorly conformed halter horses (i.e. overmuscled body, posty legs, a halter horse should still be RIDABLE)
-Rust breeches (aha please let these NOT be coming back)
-Over releasing in hunters (this is only common on some circuits)
Some of these are WAY older than 20 years,, sorryy
By matakibud on Jul 15, 2010 | Reply
I show Quarter Horses and Paints and what I really miss are the days when one horse went into the ring and did halter, western pleasure and won at both. There is too much specialization of disciplines now. If you want to do Halter, showmanship and western pleasure, you’ll probably have to have at least two different horses. One for the halter class, and one for the showmanship and western pleasure classes. And heavens forbid if you want o do english or hunter classes too, that’s another horse you’ll have to add. It makes it hard for someone like me who has a very nice gelding who could do whatever I want him to. If I bulk him up for halter, he won’t look right in a riding class.
I am, however glad that the AQHA has decided to do something about the proliferation of horses with HYPP though. It’s a bad disease and needs to be gone. I’m also glad that they’ve enacted the performance halter class for horses who aren’t “halter” horses but who are still good looking enough to do halter.
By galloppal on Jul 16, 2010 | Reply
I was thinking it’s been closer to 30 years that the AQHA trends have met with my disagreement. It just kept getting worse. I do hear rumors that a change for the better is on the horizon…I hope it’s true.
By ? on Jul 17, 2010 | Reply
I was around when AQHA headsets changed…:( I had a big AQHA gelding that I shipped off to a trainer back in the mid ’70’s trying to get his head down. The trainer who was an old timer, simply said “God didn’t make him to push peanuts” and we went on from there.
When I was training under Barbara Torrea at Bay Bar Ranch in Whittier, CA, her daughter was showing a mare in halter and undersaddle in youth. Another one of the kids was showing her mare in broodmares in halter and also trail…
I also wish that they’d bring back the romel reins, saddles that are rigged off the tree instead of the skirt and Navajo blankets!
By Mrs. Edward Cullen on Jul 18, 2010 | Reply
–Kids riding with kinked wrists over fences…it’s become a style
–people riding too much with their hands. I keep as little contact on the mouth as possible, while trying to use my seat and leg to direct the horse.
–people only hosing their horses. I still like doing a nice 45 minute groom job after a lesson.