The Baran

[Tackpud]

@Midge

I didn’t know Hardin was still showing hunters.

Haven’t seen him in that ring in a long time. Interesting. Guess they needed to fill the spots?

[APirateLooksAtForty]

Yes. Wait and see. She is not in attendance.

[APirateLooksAtForty]

Right and then it fell apart. a little like this horse show

[dags]

@Tackpud

Guess they needed to fill the spots?

I’m guessing there were a lot of last-minute comped plane tickets…
Also did I miss it, or was there no mention of which horses were going?

[Tackpud]

@dags

I’m guessing there were a lot of last-minute comped plane tickets…

Would love to see the spreadsheet of costs for this entire event. Not sure it’s going to live up to expectations.

[kenyarider]

John French is going. Seeing him is worth all the rest.

[crackerjack]

@BAC

But don’t the Brits have show hunters? I have an old book from the 1960s filled with beautiful photos of British show horses and ponies and many of the photos were of champion hunters wearing big ribbons, but never any photos of them jumping. There seemed to be various divisions as there were champion middle weight, heavy weight, ladies hunters etc. as well as “hacks.” None of these horses were pictured over fences though and yet the Brits are great foxhunters.

Working hunters in the UK are far removed from North American hunters. Like Amberly said - they are supposed to reflect what you’d see on a hunt field.
The show hacks are not the same either. And then you have show hunters which are different from working hunters. … I think? Someone please correct me if I’m wrong. Horse and hound has a good explanation if each.

[kenyarider]

I am no kind of expert, but they have hacks, hunters, riding horses and ponies in the UK system. They are broken down into a lot of categories, light, middleweight, heavy weight, cob, native ponies etc. Lots and lots!

[APirateLooksAtForty]

You can also see him on any random weekend in welly

[DMK]

He does look like the werthers I have known. And those werther daughters just made some nice ammy friendly hunters

[dags]

@APirateLooksAtForty

You can also see him on any random weekend in welly

But John French on a freshly minted euro hunter that hasn’t even crossed the ocean yet is something I would have paid to see.

[BLBGP]

The photo caption mentioned Babylon, but he was the only one listed.

[Amberley]

@crackerjack

show hunters which are different from working hunters. … I think?

Yes like conformation hunters except they they only show on the flat and it’s judged on type and movement and manners. There are tons of divisions and I couldn’t tell you more than that because I fell asleep. It’s fairly small but extremely competitive.

The show hack classes are like a beauty contest, it’s fun to watch for a while because the horses are soooo pretty. They are also extremely well schooled, they do a little test, like a cross between dressage and a western pattern, in a double bridle and they have to show a good gallop to win and some of them really go for it. I believe good hacks cost approximately one arm and two legs but it’s also not my scene.

[TWilson]

@dags

But John French on a freshly minted euro hunter that hasn’t even crossed the ocean yet is something I would have paid to see.

i assume that there will be (or was) a horse that he’s very familiar with on the flight over with Babylon. Isn’t the point of this class to showcase American show hunters? What would be the point of flying US hunter riders to Europe to show European horses over American hunter courses?

[Midge]

@BLBGP

The photo caption mentioned Babylon, but he was the only one listed.

As a friend said, would they really put a horse that valuable on the plane for what is essentially an exhibition?

[dags]

@TWilson

i assume that there will be (or was) a horse that he’s very familiar with on the flight over with Babylon. Isn’t the point of this class to showcase American show hunters? What would be the point of flying US hunter riders to Europe to show European horses over American hunter courses?

Sorry, was jokingly referring to my earlier post where I said this:

@dags

I admit, when I first saw this I thought some European breeder had realized they’d accidentally developed some really solid hunter lines and the whole thing was a marketing ploy. They’d take a few of their horses, some top-notch, big name euro showjump riders and perhaps a couple American hunter riders, fly in a panel of true American hunter judges, run the class under USEF hunter rules, and let the entertainment begin.

[Renn_aissance]

@CuriosoJorge

So many passports flew out the window of cargo 747s somewhere over the north Atlantic at that time, that I’m surprised they don’t have a monument of them in Gander.

This ranks right up there in Top 10 Sentences Ever Expressed on COTH.

[Limerick2017]

I have to ask…did a scrap involving two NC former pony moms end Diva? I was following it and then Diva went POOF! If not, what led to its demise?

[Baybear]

If any of them competed in the US over the winter, they’ve done Safe Sport which hopefully is the case for some of them.

Looks fun and interesting. it’s nice to see some changes in standard formats.

[axl]

@Midge

As a friend said, would they really put a horse that valuable on the plane for what is essentially an exhibition?

I believe there was to be significant $$$ for the winning team?