The judges caught on and would sniff their butts. Not the most glorious moment in the career of a judge that remembers the good ole days.
What is ironic about ~it~ is that different breeds have different little fads and trends that get over-emphasized to the point of abuse. Where Arab people like high-stepping half-crazy looking horses with High tail carriage (and will sink to abuse to achieve it if it don't come natural)...
...Quarter Horse people right now like low "daisy-cutter" movement where the horse moves with the lowest "action" possible, head nearly on the ground and I hear they sometimes cheat and deaden the tail with anesthetic or surgery if the horse tries to carry it. They want a dead tail. Horses look like they were run 100 miles before the show.
People..... will never understand 'em.