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one,” said Craig.
Her long-running relationship
has taught her how to communi
cate with each horse, a skill vi
tally important in the show ring.
One of Craig’s favorite classes, a
trail class with an obstacle
course, requires constant com
munication between horse and
rider.
“To learn to do that well you
have to really have good com
munication with your horse,”
she said.
“I’ve had the opportunity to
watch the horse grow up in the
herd and see the way they react
with each other, so I can put
myself in the posttionas a boss
that they respect but are not
afraid of.
“When I’m on their back they
already know me. I become very
firm and set standards and
make those standards clear to
them from the beginning,” she
said. “I develop a simple set of
commands that they know and
follow them.
“For the show ring, I pick a
horse that is cooperative to work
with. Flag was easygoing and
accepting of guidance, besides
being naturally gifted.” Flag’s
training, although conducted
every day, was not necessarily
intense.
“Since younger horses are not
developed especially Ara
bians, who do not mature until
they art five I keep the work
load pleasant.”
Horses must learn to keep
their head quiet, or held in posi
tion while performing different
gaits and maneuvers in the ring.
In the .b*intqfo glasses, fhe
horse’s head should be straight,
almost vertical, and just above
the withers. Judges are also
looking for balance and the
horse moving in a correct frame,
ohfeh makes a pretty picture,
she said
la, the English pleasure
classes, the horse is more stylish
and carries itself higher, and
Western seat calls for shorter
strides and a slower gait. Craig’s
horses may compete in these
various classes. Country Cadi
lac, for example, won in all three
divisions last year in the ama
teur circuit.
At the 2001 KILE competi
tion, Craig again competed in
the battle of the breeds, a seven
class event which pits a variety
of breeds against one another in
pleasure, hunter hack, pleasure
driving, western pleasure, west
ern riding, timed obstacle, and
barrel racing classes.
Two judges evaluate the
event. Twelve horses and riders
competed in this year’s event.
Since 1990, the first year Craig
competed in the battle of the
breeds, she has won seven years
on five different horses, taking
home the last four titles.
“I find this competition fasci
nating and fun. I’ve always en
joyed doing different things with
«achiiorse,” she said.
A few younger horsee thet will appear in the ring in the
future show seasons also reside on the farm.
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