Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 12:19:09 GMT
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Post by horselady on Mar 7, 2014 12:34:35 GMT
What amazing looking horses and the people are so colorful
i would imagine no one thinks of people walking getting kicked or bumped. not like in this country where everyone is extra careful not to have horses backing up and hitting people
we have what is called Equine Affaires where there are up to 700 booths selling stuff. from ashtrays to zebra cloth fabric for throws. and many demonstrations by horse people and shows displaying the types of riding and training demos.
I love the mule
Verona Italy, my grandparents are from Naples, Benevento . Lucano
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 12:44:14 GMT
People are very relaxed, you can stand by any horse you what and take a picture, nobody will be mad or anything like thak. So you are partly italian, that is interesting  |
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Post by jclark on Mar 7, 2014 16:15:48 GMT
Looks like a blast! Do you bring any of your horses to the show? May be a great place to sell your stallion!
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 16:18:06 GMT
We didn't because we don't know the procedure, we came there as part of our Lipizzan horse association.
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Post by horselady on Mar 7, 2014 20:21:46 GMT
I am italian. all 4 grandparents were born in italy and my parents were born in this country. so that makes me italian american. yes
and those photos are awesome. to be that close to the lippizon is amazing. we went to a lippizon show and when i bought the tickets i told the agent that my husband was a horse trainer that could not see well and wanted the best seat she had.
when we arrived at the venue an usher asked for my tickets. and he gave me this strange look. and promptly proceeded to take us to the first row that was roped off and on the floor. so when the horses went past we could smell them and catch their sweat.
it was amazing.
i will never forget that ever.
many people are not aware that the dressage movements were for war. and the piaffe and the lavade are for striking the opponents off their horses and to see this being done in hand is amazing let alone being on top of a huge horse rising up in the air and kicking out.
magical
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 7, 2014 21:12:08 GMT
I am italian. all 4 grandparents were born in italy and my parents were born in this country. so that makes me italian american. yes and those photos are awesome. to be that close to the lippizon is amazing. we went to a lippizon show and when i bought the tickets i told the agent that my husband was a horse trainer that could not see well and wanted the best seat she had. when we arrived at the venue an usher asked for my tickets. and he gave me this strange look. and promptly proceeded to take us to the first row that was roped off and on the floor. so when the horses went past we could smell them and catch their sweat. it was amazing. i will never forget that ever. many people are not aware that the dressage movements were for war. and the piaffe and the lavade are for striking the opponents off their horses and to see this being done in hand is amazing let alone being on top of a huge horse rising up in the air and kicking out. magical Yes many people don't know that. All these figures that they do, in the war used them to defend or attack. |
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Post by horselady on Mar 8, 2014 0:44:03 GMT
I did notice that in the first photo and the 4th photo especially , the hooves of the horses are high. not long in the toe but high!!
are your personal horses like that, ? and on some of the other horses the shoes are beyond the hooves, ??
just wondering if there is a reason for it. as horses hooves are hooves, no matter what country they are in.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 8, 2014 9:20:34 GMT
No, my horses are trimed barefoot. I don't see reason for that high hooves either.
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Terry
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Post by Terry on Mar 8, 2014 16:03:29 GMT
Great pictures! 
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mingiz
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Post by mingiz on Mar 19, 2014 16:53:55 GMT
It all was neat looking. Wish I was a millionaire. That way I could go to all the horse fairs every where. I would have one of every breed in the world. Yea I dream big.... maybe
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Mar 19, 2014 17:29:35 GMT
You dream similar to me. If I had lots of money I would spend all on horses. :-)
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nhg
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Post by nhg on Apr 11, 2014 2:18:25 GMT
Wow, what great pictures! What's with the guys riding western?
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Apr 11, 2014 4:26:35 GMT
Well there is western and english riding everywhere in the world too :-)
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nhg
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Post by nhg on Apr 15, 2014 20:49:29 GMT
But they look like police or something like that.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Apr 15, 2014 20:56:11 GMT
I think those were people who maintain the order. I don't know english word for it :-)
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nhg
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Post by nhg on Apr 16, 2014 22:33:52 GMT
Security guards maybe. It's really interesting to see all the different styles of riding and types of horses.
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Apr 17, 2014 8:13:16 GMT
I have more pictures, I will post later :-)
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Lipizzan
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Post by Lipizzan on Apr 18, 2014 15:19:17 GMT
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Great Pics!!! Love the mule!! 
