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  • Original Poster
    #21
    Yeah didnt quite understand the point of the whole hat dealio. :P
    Hahaha horse was like uhh no im not going with you!
    Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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    • #22
      OMG Karen Oconnor is my hero!!!

      oh dear, hope her cross country went better than the reining.

      I don't care, she's just the best.

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        #23
        Now we have Karen OConner riding! (she must be exhausted!!)
        Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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          #24
          Awww! but she looks like she is havign fun with it. Her face at each blip is just so light hearted...not angry just like ahw darn haha
          Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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          • #25
            YAY!! Riders for helmets! Go Gina!!

            Enhtusiasm good, but shorten your reins.

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              #26
              Was about to say the same thing! Yay for helmet!

              Hey they mentioned COTH xD
              Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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              • #27
                She's doing a rather terrible job....but having fun.

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                  #28
                  Baw. xD yeah shorter reins would have possibly helped that little fail at the spin. Also... music.. uhg xP and now it falls apart....


                  She is all over the place. But I love how shes just laughin away with her (trainer?) after it. 201.5 score.
                  Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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                  • #29
                    I like this little chestnut horse, looks like a blast to ride.

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                    • #30
                      I guess it's over ... well that was fun to watch and discuss!

                      Karen's horse is stunning!!

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                      • #31
                        The last guy was my favourite The eventers were HILARIOUS to watch - looked like they were having a blast.
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                          #32
                          They really were!! haha I really wanna see the reiners tackle their discipline! Thatd be great fun to see!

                          Last guy was def my fav. They dropped his score though didnt they?

                          I still highly dislike that dang skirt. That is one thing I can not unsee.... the slow mo of her slide. *shakes head*
                          Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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                            #33
                            Uhg. The weird hippy won?! But... awww no encouraging that!
                            Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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                            • #34
                              Ariat Reining Cup

                              My family and I were at the event last year and this year. I think we all left feeling disappointed last year and this year.

                              Last year the performances were better. Seemed rigged on the placing. We felt the same this year and the audience I think felt it too.

                              AQHA Intro was great with the little boy. That was not part of the event last year. It was exhibition only.

                              There were more costumes and variations of performers last year. They explained the event all the way last year. This year it was not done. Also there were large screen monitors up to helping people see the performances. Scores were on the monitors last year not this year. Hard to understand the announcer some times due to echoing.

                              I bought tickets on Groupon and this year we were fairly high up and so were others. Stands were full this year. Last year was almost empty.

                              I heard several complaints at the event this year. Most the costumes and music was the same as last year and so was the tractor driver that really is the show.

                              The Freestyle is about the routine, costume and music. Just as a Musical Kur is done to music. Freestyle is too. It is the WOW factor that the crowds come to see. They have an assigned pattern. I think they can vary it a little since some of the performers were sliding to the left and others to the right of the arena. If I remember it was pattern 10 they had for this event.

                              Several of the riders were not up to level last night, why? I don't know. They seemed not to be caring like the event standings were known.

                              Karen Conner did pretty well after a long day. She did miss on one slide and get bounced out on another. Which after years riding English is to be expected. I transitioned from in my youth and feel for her as I see the moment she goes the wrong way. I feel it in my gut. As I would want to shift my weight forward too and not back. It is counter intuitive for her.

                              I was disappointed as the crowd was by some scores.

                              I hope next year the event will be better. Trade area is still a bit light. This event needs to be fleshed out a bit more. It is a work in progress. This was my amateur review of the event from the stands.

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                              • #35
                                They supposedly has the actual discipline stuff on Friday not Saturday. I think only Saturday was televised. Saturday is FREESTYLE. It is basically their choice on whatever they want to do. I agree. I was not impressed last year with the JOY TO THE WORLD bit. After watching it twice now. I agree it was not the best performance I have ever seen. We left before the pinning. Most the people in the stands jumped up and followed us.

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                                • #36
                                  One rider was also a bit large for the horse she was on and you could tell the horse was not happy at all.

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                                    #37
                                    Originally posted by balentwineranch View Post
                                    Several of the riders were not up to level last night, why? I don't know. They seemed not to be caring like the event standings were known.
                                    ...
                                    I was disappointed as the crowd was by some scores.
                                    I agree! I did not understand the scoring at all....
                                    Clancy 17hh chestnut Dutch WB, '99. Owned and loved since '04 and still goin'!

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                                    • #38
                                      The story.
                                      http://www.horsesdaily.com/index.php...ship-freestyle
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                                      • #39
                                        Here is the rules.

                                        Originally posted by Tehzebra View Post
                                        I agree! I did not understand the scoring at all....

                                        www.nrha.com/handbook/freestylereining.pdf

                                        I was wrong costume is allowed but not part of the judging. But, the people in costume inspire the crowd more which is 20% of the score.

                                        Time Limit I didn't realize at all which explains a lot. Time starts with music and several riders were in the gate for a long time after the music started. One or two finished long after their music ended too.

                                        Joy to the World entry same last year, and Houston Shine same performance as last year. Poodle skirt was the same last year. So it kind of felt rigged since the horses were the same and the costumes were the same. Music was the same. It was disappointing in that way.

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