WHAT A DAY......WHAT A DAY

The 57th Annual
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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