I love those pictures of the scenery... this is all on a private ranch? I’d love to own all that. It looks very pretty.
RE the dam... well, at least the landing at the bottom is soft ;~)
How did the foxtrotter do? I’ve been wondering about gaiteds in these kinds of competitions. It would seem right up their alley.
Yes, it’s a private ranch, but it is owned by a corporation. It has 30,000 acres. It’s huge.
It’s kind of neat, This was the 32 year this ride has been held there. It was started before the ranch became a corporation. The man who originally owned it, John Zink, liked horses, so altho the ranch is now closed to public use for riding, since the old man liked horses, they still allow this ride. It’s the only time now horses are allowed there. Before the man died he built a huge building with plumbing to hold awards and meetings in.
Some years back they use to hold dirt bike races there to, but that has all been stopped now. There is a Boy Scout camp ground on the ranch, and a shooting range. It is a pretty neat place, it’s just too bad it can’t be used more then it is. But I understand why they don’t allow more...we humans can sure leave some nasty messes behind. Sad.
The Foxtrotter in the picture did not compete. He wasn’t ready. The other fox trotteres all do pretty good. Most go in the Open division. In fact one of them got 1st in the heavyweight division. So I guess they can do pretty good.
There are quit a few gaited horses that do compete.
Becky