IAHC ProAm Horse Show

I spent the weekend in Rochester, IN shooting the Indiana Arabian Horse Club's ProAm horse show.  It was the first time that I had been to the Fulton County Equestrian Center.  It is a very nice 4-H complex with multiple large rings as well as a covered arena.  It was a good thing that they had a covered arena because we received quite a bit of rain throughout the weekend.  In fact, on Sunday, the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through town. 

The breed shows are always interesting for me.  They're very different than the sport horse shows that I'm used to.  Although, with the Arabians, they do have sport horse classes, which requires a USEF Sport Horse judge.  Other than that, they are judged by an USEF Arabian judge.  I've also thought that these "rail" shows (where the horses work on the rail) were so very subjective and if you didn't have the type of horse that the judge liked, you might as well pack it up and go home.  I have seeen subjective judging like that at open shows.  However, I was pleased to see that the judge this past weekend was really very interested in giving the best horse and rider the blue ribbon.  

Pictures are up in the proof gallery, so be sure to take a look:  IAHC ProAm Show