The 57th Annual
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
ARABIAN HORSE SHOW
I found 'my eye' focusing on the eyes of the horses
I took 465 photos
The photos I chose are my preference
THEY TELL THE STORY
What a day.....what a day
These little munchkins were waiting their turn
Their parents would parade them around the ring
There was even a little fairy sitting in the saddle with pink cowboy boots
Note......the 'weights' on the front houves
I turned around and saw this......
THEN
I saw this!!!!!!!
We went over to an outdoor corral where we could get quite close to the horses
The lens picked up the veins on the head
I thought this photo was interesting
with the boot and stirrup
'in the picture'
I was astonished at the way the horses held their heads
I asked a fellow about this.....
He said they are trained to hold their head a certain way and then eventually they just do it
ARABIAN PLEASURE DRIVING
First prize
What a beauty
These horses have paint over their eyes
Doesn't this look like a statue?
And......the winner is
Raptors were on dislplay inside the main tent
We are back indoors once again
We sat beside a rider who was watching either her sister or friend
When the girl would go by she would say
SHOULDERS BACK
HEAD UP
SMILE
There was always that waiting period
Lots of action in the warm-up corral
Transporting a saddle
All fours are off the ground
The horse must be thinking
THIS IS HARD WORK!!
Ladies Side Saddle - English
When I first saw the horse coming I was intrigued with the nose
being half black and half pink
Now I wonder if it was painted black?????
This gal's job is to get the attention of the horse
so the head and ears are up for the photographer
Here comes the winning horse
The photo has been taken
Look at those legs
Here come the cowgirls and cowboys
The horse blanket matched her outfit
The sun is shimmering on the mane and tail
Sooooooo pretty
This is the Arabian Western Pleasure
AATR 40 and Over
There were so many riders that they had to divide it into two groups
The riders were asked to line up in front of the judges
They waited quite awhile for the results
Some horses did what they were told
Some horses took a walk
as you can see
ARABIAN MOUNTED NATIVE COSTUME
Check out the bare foot
Such beauty
The late afternoon sun is a photographer's friend
Best costume
The show was over
What a day
As we were walking to our car I noticed this horse
having a bath
Boy I bet that felt good
This is home for many of the horses
We spotted this Canadian flag
Look at the ribbons hanging from the building
A few of the horses in the winning circle were from British Columbia
WHAT A DAY
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