tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post3798511955408010634..comments2023-10-28T00:51:22.112-07:00Comments on MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses: Daffodil..............The Show........Rising Rainbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-30277316508783968142010-04-28T23:10:32.513-07:002010-04-28T23:10:32.513-07:00fernvalley, I'm not sure if you mean me forget...fernvalley, I'm not sure if you mean me forgetting my hat or leaving you hanging. LOL<br /><br />Paint Girl, were you at the show this weekend? Those tarps are definitely an issue, that and the people who walk right behind them that the horses can't see but they hear them. That gate blowing open is a scary thing too. Saw that happen myself. <br /><br />lytha, I haven't read the fugly post. Will have to look it up. <br />As for the shoeing regulations, they have just been recently changed. The 4.5 inch rule is the old one. Not sure about the new length because I don't push the limits on those things. <br /><br />I do know that the change was made because of half Arabians being bigger horses and sometimes the "experts" thought that 4.5 was not enough foot for those bigger horses. While that may be the case, there are those who will push the limits just because they can whether it's good for their horses or not. <br /><br />I'm not sure there really is a "good" answer to this issue. It does make sense to me that foot length should correlate to the size of the horse. How they would determine and enforce that I don't know.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-76206731361260942112010-04-28T02:32:33.015-07:002010-04-28T02:32:33.015-07:00mikael, can you comment on the arabian shoeing rul...mikael, can you comment on the arabian shoeing rules that fugly brought up on her april 26 post? <br /><br />i was shocked to see the feet on the horses at scottsdale, even some of the halter horses had very long feet. people say there is a 4.5 inch rule - but is it enforced? it horrifies me that we are enhancing arabians' gaits in ways that will destroy their longterm soundness. god gave them naturally floating gaits, and it seems that it's not good enough for some people.<br /><br />~lythalythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-43105337129668086722010-04-27T19:33:30.863-07:002010-04-27T19:33:30.863-07:00That arena is pretty scary. We had a client in a c...That arena is pretty scary. We had a client in a class, when the wind blew the "tarps" on that one end of the arena, her horse spooked. But she handled it pretty well. Also while I was out longing a horse, those gates just blew open during a class. Thankfully there wasn't a horse right there. That wouldn't have been good!<br />Can't wait to hear how your class went!Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053415389447235937.post-87386081637213013412010-04-27T18:47:38.211-07:002010-04-27T18:47:38.211-07:00See this is why I am nervous , you do this all the...See this is why I am nervous , you do this all the time and it can get you rattled and forgetful ! I am rattled just at the prospect!Sherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.com