ok…here are some pics of Popeye I got. He was so much fun to watch.
I also really liked Obadiah.
Voodoo wasn’t bad, but I think he could’ve been ridden MUCH better over fences. His rider was kinda scary!
Enjoy the pics!
and here is Popeye doing what Popeye does best!
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He looks wonderful. Definitely still Drool Worthy.
Thanks for the pictures
Very handsome.
What’s his web site? Does he throw his chrome?
Sally
GREAT pictures, Riva!!!
Obadiah was absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful gaits, gorgeous color, and amazing ‘airs above the ground’. Man oh man did he have a good rider on him. Absolutely nothing fazed her and he did some things that would have had me bailing off and running for cover!
I never did see Voodoo jump a course. It looked like he just did a few practice jumps and then left the ring. What happened. He looked good in the free jumping after in the ring.
Do they judge the “Hunters” differently when they have to do the dressage part of the IBOP? He looks rather huntery in those photos (well he is but…)
To qualify as a ‘kwpn hunter stallion’ do they only have to do the IBOP?
I was under the impression that a lot of horses could get out of the IBOP test from good results in competition (i.e. in Holland if a mare has over +5 points at the 1.20m there is no need for the IBOP test). Does that mean he doesn’t have to do any testing?
well…here are a couple I got of Obadiah and Voodoo.
Voodoo’s rider was so after him and looked like, as a friend calls it, a “spider monkey.” Voodoo started getting pissed off at her and I think the judges stopped it. They just had her jump the practice jumps. He did look good over the free jumps tho.
I really liked Obadiah. I heard he didn’t have to do the jumping portions because he has a show record? Does anyone have info on him?
:eek: :eek: :eek: WOWIE…Thanks for the pics Riva.
I have heard how beautiful Popeye is but to see it with my own eyes. I am rethinking the “never breeding a horse again” mantra right now!!!:winkgrin:
I totally agree with you. The photos (which are lovely Riva) show no rounding or coming through over the back. It looks like he rode him just as he would at a hunter show. I too thought that you would need to ride more in a dressage-frame (although I don’t like the word “frame”). I know that the AHS MPT requires more of a dressage frame to score highly, but I don’t know about the IBOP.
And I thought that Popeye K was going for FULL approval and not just the hunter book.
it was really funny when Popeye did his dressage test. I was standing next to Popeye’s owner (I can’t remember her first name right now) and she said “wow…this is much bigger than we expected” they practiced in a field and just marked off the letters since neither felt like going to get a calculator to figure out what 20m x 60m was in feet! :lol: She also said that dressage was not Tommy’s strong point. Which makes sense to me. I doubt hunters are Anky’s strong point. 
Popeye was such a good boy. I have a 3yo hunter filly in my barn right now that I wish I could lease for a year and breed to him. That would be such an awesome baby!
I think he probably should’ve been in a deeper frame, but I don’t really think they were all that concerned about it. Popeye has certainly proven himself in sport and breeding already.
I hate to say this because he is a nice hunter, BUT he does look like a 1 month broke 3 year old in those photos (and they are lovely photos they just don’t have the expression the other horses show in the other photos). No doubt that the Dutch inspectors went back to their hotel rooms scratching their heads over that IBOP test. I mean I have seen SEVERAL 3 year old stallions that are ‘further along’ in their dressage training, although they were in the direction of jumping and dressage. I’m extremely interested to see the outcome of that. And why didn’t they practice the test at least enough to get it down for the IBOP?, it’s like an “B” level in Holland = the LOWEST and easiest level test a young horse can do. Has Tommy really not ever payed attention to dressage?? I’m sure with one week of training he could have done a nice test, it’s a shame Tommy didn’t show him off better. (do I need to put my flaming suit on??)
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I hate to say this because he is a nice hunter, BUT he does look like a 1 month broke 3 year old in those photos (and they are lovely photos they just don’t have the expression the other horses show in the other photos). No doubt that the Dutch inspectors went back to their hotel rooms scratching their heads over that IBOP test. I mean I have seen SEVERAL 3 year old stallions that are ‘further along’ in their dressage training, although they were in the direction of jumping and dressage. I’m extremely interested to see the outcome of that. And why didn’t they practice the test at least enough to get it down for the IBOP?, it’s like an “B” level in Holland = the LOWEST and easiest level test a young horse can do. Has Tommy really not ever payed attention to dressage?? I’m sure with one week of training he could have done a nice test, it’s a shame Tommy didn’t show him off better. (do I need to put my flaming suit on??)[/QUOTE]
Agreed.
Do they have to use the same rider for the dressage test as over fences? I would have been more than happy to ride him during his dressage phase, as I am actually a dressage rider.
Looks like this guy did him a huge disservice in the dressage portion - the chestnut horse is REALLY on the forehand, but at least he’s in somewhat of a round frame! :eek:
I heard that Obadiah already had the requisite number of FEI scores and that he had been off for about a year before the keuring.
Also, there should be an “On The Road” report on the KWPN-NA website (www.napwpn.org) with keuring results as the jury travels from location to location. Give it a couple of days to get started.
they don’t have to use the same rider for dressage as for jumping - Voodoo had a different rider. But, I’ve heard that Tommy is the only one allowed on Popeye’s back and that he is the only one who has ever been on Popeye’s back. I believe that as a top, very successful hunter rider, he hasn’t ever done dressage (or concentrated on it at all). I do agree, a bit more practice and he could’ve at least done the test properly.
unfortunately, I know many hunter/jumper riders who just can’t be bothered with dressage even tho it is so important for between jumps.
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they don’t have to use the same rider for dressage as for jumping - Voodoo had a different rider. But, I’ve heard that Tommy is the only one allowed on Popeye’s back and that he is the only one who has ever been on Popeye’s back. [/QUOTE]
That’s not true - I’ve been on Popeyes back!
Sabovee…really?? do you have pics??
well…I found this pic of him…He looks a bit more dressage-y here, but I have to say, if my fingers were ever open that much, my trainer would kill me!
Really - Don’t have photographs - I use to work for Ian Millar, Popeye was at our barn for a few days prior to the Royal where he won the Governors Cup. I got to warm him up/cool him down twice for Ian.
He was lovely to ride.
I remember when Largo by Argus was presented, the owners flew over a rider from Holland to ride him for the test. It was fabulous.
Little miss - I agree that the photos unfortunately show a gorgeous horse and appears to be pleasant to ride but definitely not “in front of the leg”. If he had been - the rounding in front and movement over the back into the top line would definitely be there. It will be interesting to see if he gets full licensing.
