>>> The highlight of that year was that one of the bridleless riders won the class (and about $10K).
Stacy Westfall was one of the presenters I saw today, and she's won several reining championships bareback and bridleless: http://www.bridlelessridingnaturalhorsemanshiptrainer.com/about.html I love that - people competing for the "less is more in the way of tack" titles instead of falling into the trap of needing more and more equipment to ride. It makes me sad to see the FEIF allowing more severe bits, harsher nosebands, etc., for Icelandic's while a lot of the rest of the equestrian world is striving for less in the way of tack. Our breed people are so darned out of sync with the equestrian world I want to be watching for inspiration. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.3/809 - Release Date: 5/17/2007 5:18 PM
