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Reining is a western riding competition for horses where the riders guide the horses through a precise pattern of circles, spins, and stops. All work is done at the lope (a version of the horse gait more commonly known worldwide as the canter ), or the gallop (the fastest of the horse gaits).
The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.40 km) or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 44 mph (71 km/h). The development of the Quarter Horse traces to the 1600s.
A western riding pattern. Western riding is a competitive event at American horse shows, particularly those for stock horse breeds such as the American Quarter Horse.It is not to be confused with the general term "western riding," referring to the many forms of equestrianism where riders use a western saddle; instead, it refers to a particular class where the horse and rider complete a pattern ...
Outside of the American Quarter Horse Association's Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. The American Quarter Horse Association was born at a meeting on March 15, 1940, in Fort Worth, Texas. The original idea had come from articles published by Robert M. Denhardt during the 1930s about the history and characteristics of the quarter horse.
Reining is a western riding event that judges the athletic ability and willingness of the horse to perform patterns that each consist of certain maneuvers. [5] To rein a horse is not only to guide him but to control his every movement, the best reined horse will guide with little or no apparent resistance and will be dedicated to completely.
Video of a rider performing a western equitation pattern. Western equitation (sometimes called Western horsemanship, stock seat equitation, or, in some classes, reining seat equitation) competitions are judged at the walk, jog, and lope in both directions. Some classes require individual patterns. Riders must sit to the jog and never post.
Expensive Hobby was shown in reining 120 times, and won the class 110 of those times. [1] He won the American Quarter Horse Association, or AQHA, World Show Champion title in working cowhorse and reining in 1979. [2] He was retired in 1983, but came out of retirement briefly, but was eventually retired again, before dying at age 32 in 2003. [1]
His dam, Diamond Sparkles, is the 1979 AQHA Superhorse. His dam is also a member of the NRHA Hall of Fame. His sire Genuine Doc was bred, raised, and trained by those whom Rose picked as only the best. Genuine Doc is a leading sire of reining and cutting horses. Doc is an AQHA Superhorse sire. Doc has progeny bearing numerous AQHA and NHRA ...