You’ve heard the old saying, “One mans junk is another mans treasure.” Well God doesn’t make junk.
Every horse owner thinks that they have the best horse in the world, and they do.
We love our horses. We believe they can do anything, and do it perfectly (most of the time). So many breeds, so little time.
Each breed was bred for a reason. Each of them have their own specialty, but in this day and age, with love behind it, we ask our horses to step out of their comfort zone.
Quarter Horses were bred for ranch work. Thoroughbreds were bred for racing. Tennessee Walkers were bred to get around the plantations quickly with a comfortable gate. But our love for each breed has caused us to prove that our beloved horse can do it all, and in many instances, they do.
Mary Mairs Chapot rode her Quarter Horse Mare Tomboy in the 1960’s and took the world by storm. Quarter horses in the jumping arena, let alone the USET was unheard of back then, that was Thoroughbred country.
These days we not only have Quarter Horses doing Dressage, but tons of other breeds accomplishing the same movements.
We’re crossing English/Western lines. Jumper/Dressage lines. The challenges are unending. If you’ve got a horse, love that horse, and want to prove that it can do anything – the sky’s the limit.
We don’t put our horses, or ourselves, in a box anymore. If we can dream it, we can do it. Of course they still excel at what they were bred for, but “May The Best Horse Win” or at least have fun trying.