I think some of it is Natural, when you look at the lay of his shoulder, very slopped, and you look at his hock action, but when you see the longer toes, I have seen longer, and how they are lifting him up in the front and hopping down on his back, it is not all natural... They have to be able to "DO IT" to some degree, if they are going to ENHANCE it...
I grew up with Arabians, Many of the training methods that were used with the Saddlebreds were brought over to the Arabs for a while, that is why they started the National Show Horse registry too.. so they could do some of those training methods on the NSH's... lots of political CRAP going on behind the barn... YUCK... Virginia, that was BAD, but Normal riding for some Park riders, you see it all the time, it SUCKS... One can ride a Park trot, you just have to DO IT... it is called Practice... I never rode like that when I rode the Arabians and NSH's... there is absolutely no excuse for that kind of riding... NONE... what they are doing it shortening the stirrups, then trying to lift off the loins, to keep the weight back, free up the shoulders, but you really have got to have a strong knee and thigh to do it RIGHT.. not many can... and his hands, oh my god, that poor horse... he needs to watch this video and CHANGE or stay off the horses... unfortunately, they do not See themselves as poor riders... it is really to bad.. -- Debbie in MN ~ Please check out how we can all help raise money for Huginn's Hospital Fund ~ http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgtrq74d_386xtqp ~~~~~~~~~~~If we all do a little, we will have a lot!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
