My favorite type of shoot is the warmblood inspection. They are educational and I get to spend the day around really high calibre horses. Not to mention the breeders and owners. I just really enjoy it. Saturday was spent in Findlay, OH at the German Oldenburg Verband inspection. Although a smaller inspection than last year in quantity, it was a very nice inspection. And the outdoor ring at Findlay has got to be one of the most picturesque places I go to to shoot. Its just lovely.
Today I spent in Lawrenceburg, IN at Oakwood Farm Hanoverians. They are hosting a Hanoverian inspection today and tomorrow. Today was the mare performance test. It started with free jumping and then they were shown in hand. Tomorrow I'm going back for the foal inspections.
Its been very interesting to me to see how the different verbands do their inspections. So far, the GOV is the only one that doesn't look at the mare at liberty. The Hanoverians and Holsteiners both score the horse at liberty. The Holsteiners score the canter. You'll have to check out the proofs and then the GOV and Hanoverian inspections for photos. Enjoy!
Monday, July 21, 2008
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