| As the number one, fastest growing discipline in the | | | | the wealthy. You have to have the best bred horse, |
| equestrian world, it seems Natural Horsemanship is the | | | | being trained by the world renowned trainer, being |
| new kid on the block. There would be very few | | | | shipped around in the name brand truck, and shown in |
| people that had never heard of it and as it grows it is | | | | the designer gear. I personally, as I'm sure most of you, |
| no longer the "other" style of training. 15 years ago, | | | | don't have a problem with beautifully presented horses. |
| when yours truly first came across it, you had to be | | | | The problem, as I see it, is the number of horses being |
| either a hippy, or at the very least a bit different, to | | | | treated as motorbikes, just for the sake of a trophy or |
| want to give it a go. Still today, the stick wielding, rope | | | | to have your name in print. |
| shaking, scruffy horsemen are the minority. But slowly | | | | The nobility and dignity needs to be returned to the |
| the true partnerships with this beautiful animal are | | | | horse world, and this is where I see Natural |
| starting to make an impact. Already several Olympians, | | | | Horsemanship playing a huge part. Bringing back the |
| internationally known trainers and Showmen have | | | | connection between a horse and rider and showing |
| made their mark and shown us what can happen | | | | respect for these glorious, intelligent animals can only |
| when the relationship with the horse is number one, | | | | come if we are willing to take the competition out of |
| and the accolades are just a bonus. | | | | horsemanship and bring back relationship. |
| Unfortunately a lot of the horse world is dictated to by | | | | |