tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-8908970511336113972008-03-02T11:45:00.000-08:002008-03-02T11:45:00.000-08:00Beckz, your question wasn't ignorant...Arab halter classes can be all about energy. <BR/><BR/>The first horses were probably yearlings, who can get pretty animated because of the crowd and the noise and the other horses (YIKES!)<BR/><BR/>The handler with the black horse did a wonderful job controlling his situation. The horse was excited and didn't want to stand still, but the handler was just quiet and reassuring. The hard thing about situations like that is when all the 'helpers' show up...usually running. Being converged on by running people can put a horse over the top, especially in a stressful situation where he's already on his toes. Kudos to that handler. <BR/><BR/>I quite hate it when I see yearlings being jerked on, but sometimes it's necessary. They have such a short attention span, and need to be reminded what is required. I don't know how many horses were in this yearling class, but I can recall "in the olden days" when there'd be upwards of 70 youngsters in one class. Talk about crowded and stressful on the horses.notabloggernoreply@blogger.com