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Black Allan in 1905. The Tennessee Walking Horse was one of the first horse breeds to be named for an American state, [9] and was developed in Middle Tennessee.Horse breeder James Brantley began his program in the early 1900s, using the foundation stallion Black Allan, [10] who had a smooth running walk and a calm disposition, which he passed on to his offspring. [11]
"Western Riding" Western Riding is a class that judges horses on a pattern, evaluating smooth gaits, flying lead changes, responsiveness to the rider, manners, and disposition. Team penning: a timed event in which a team of 3 riders must select 3 to 5 marked steers out of a herd and drive them into a small pen. The catch: riders cannot close ...
Mark Rashid is an American horse trainer, clinician, and author from Estes Park, Colorado.Practicing within the western riding tradition, Rashid's philosophy involves understanding the horse's point of view and solving difficult problems with communication rather than force.
Within the IHSA, riders compete as individuals and teams in English riding (hunter seat equitation, aka, 'flat,' and over fences) or Western riding (Western horsemanship and reining). There are eight hunter seat levels total of nine classes including Introductory, Pre-Novice, Novice, Limit on the flat and over fences, Intermediate on the flat ...
A western riding pattern. Western riding is a competitive event at American horse shows, particularly those for stock horse breeds such as the American Quarter Horse.It is not to be confused with the general term "western riding," referring to the many forms of equestrianism where riders use a western saddle; instead, it refers to a particular class where the horse and rider complete a pattern ...
It was originally developed as a riding horse on farms and plantations in the American South. It is a popular riding horse due to its calm disposition, smooth gaits and sure-footedness. The Tennessee Walking Horse is often seen in the show ring, but is also popular as a pleasure and trail riding horse using both English and Western equipment ...
Riders must use a Western saddle and a curb bit, and may only use one hand to hold the reins while riding. Two hands are allowed if the horse is ridden in a snaffle bit or hackamore , which are only permitted for use on younger, "junior" horses, defined differently by various breed associations, but usually referring to horses four or five ...
Western pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed and slow but collected gait cadence, along with calm and responsive disposition. The horse is to appear to be a "pleasure" to ride, smooth-moving and very comfortable.