>>>> Now this is an impressive drill ride!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE4YU2QY_Yw
When a drill is THAT precise, then yes, I think they are entitled to use fire and lights for effect. Their precision is amazing. I've done drills with that criss-cross pattern - it's hard, and we rarely got beyond a trot. What's really impressive is that with all the jumps and rings in the arena, there's nowhere to fudge the pattern. What I mean is, if the ring is empty, and the timing gets off, you can fudge your cross-over point. It won't look as nice, but sometimes you have to make the best of what you're doing - and to avoid collisions! And for them to cross so close together at a canter, with the spacing never varying...AND no one runs into the jumps. And I don't even get to the fact that they managed to wiggle out of their jackets, stirrups and saddles by the end... Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
