Arabian Stallion 4-6 year Halter Class | Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show 2022 الحصان العربي

[@20Barbie24]

My Dad and I use to go. The horses are just Beautiful.

[@MagnificentHorses]

Yes…every single horse!

[@roselenhart8107]

No longer in AZ but absolutely loved the Arabian Horse Show in Scottsdale!

[@MagnificentHorses]

I know what you mean. I look forward to it every year and am glad I live only about 20 minutes away. Hopefully you can make it back here for it sometime.

[@ItsTheRealSauce]

Studying this for my future classes!

[@MagnificentHorses]

Awesome! Good luck with your classes in the future!

[@VanessaBaker-h2x]

Oh that chestnut & bay, superb

[@MagnificentHorses]

Yeah I know what you mean about that one!

[@mlgauss60435]

My God! What beautiful creatures! 😍

[@MagnificentHorses]

They sure are!

[@BabarKhan-vf1wt]

The most beautiful horses.on the.planet earth 🐅💖🌟🇬🇧🤗💖💖💖💖

[@MagnificentHorses]

They sure are!

[@BabarKhan-vf1wt]

@@MagnificentHorses absaloutly sir!!

[@stephaniegardner6236]

Beautiful horses…love going to this show and being around all the horses…😊

[@MagnificentHorses]

Yeah I look forward to it every year! Glad you could go.

[@PaulaR-mp9di]

The gray had the best legs with good bone and excellent movement. The bay finishinig last had very light boned legs. They are ALL beautiful but for function a horse needs BONE!

[@MagnificentHorses]

Thanks for the info!

[@felicitytoad]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🏃🐎

[@MagnificentHorses]

Thank you!

[@yolandalongoria184]

Wow! Totally awesome. 💕🐴

[@MagnificentHorses]

Thanks Yolanda! They are beautiful horses, aren’t they!

[@idahotrumpdog5276]

Oh I worked at an Arabian horse ranch the trainer whips the horses all over the place to keep them backing up backing up backing up and wants to come forward so now they're in high alert and then somebody mentioned don't shave their eyes well that's funny they shave everything on a horse like that even the feet I know all the tricks to the trade and that's why I quit working there I will not mention the forms name but they had rare stallions there from Poland and from Egypt this actually makes me sick to watch because it reminds me of bad memories

[@MagnificentHorses]

I'm sorry that was your experience but that is a rare exception to how most Arabian horse farms operate.

[@snowcrash4286]

“A scared Arabian is a beautiful Arabian.” These horses look like they’re all on edge. There’s no natural beauty here like an Arab deserves.

[@maryj2671]

I know these horses are taken care of very well, but when i watch it seems they are scared and nervous.

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@maryj2671 yeah I know what you mean.

[@allysondoerfler8688]

Stop shaving their eyes and even their faces. Stop slatthering them with oil. Some looked decidedly worried that they were going to be hit with the whip. How can the judge tell if the horse moves correctly when the handler has them jumping all around? If the judges did their jobs and excused a few from the ring this would stop.

[@MagnificentHorses]

If you don’t like the horses faces shaved or having the oil on them, that is certainly your prerogative. I’m guessing most people would think they don’t look as good without those enhancements, though.

[@rotseri1]

Agree!! I find it amazing people see this as some sort of "enhancing" . Shaving eyelids and the oil?

[@Ambelica]

The horses are fine . These Arabians are some of the finest and oldest bloodlines out there. They oil and cut they use is to show off their natural structure and is the same as showing any other animal like a dog , they use certain things to stand out. As far as the “whipping” it’s traditional to show Arabians this way. It spotlights their spirited nature , which is a much sought out character. Arabians are “hot blooded “ horses , they can be temperamental and sensitive. I’ve been to some of these horse breeders ranches around Scottsdale and these horse want for nothing. This is a few days of their life , they spend most of their time being pampered , getting the best feed and the best pasturing. Not to mention the best girls. My point is ; you’re much more bothered than these stallions .

[@bevwinn1369]

@@Ambelica being traditional does not mean it is not abusive. What a silly proposition. The fact that some of the time they are not abused does not make the abuse acceptable.

[@Eeee-xl4xb]

@@Ambelicait’s literally illegal here to shave your horses face, like their whiskers or eyelashes. those are ugly as hell, looking like slugs with their shaved and oiled coat

[@dixieblonde2208]

Beautiful .awesome

[@MagnificentHorses]

Thanks! They are definitely beautiful!

[@bevwinn1369]

Stressed out, abused horses. Stop it.

[@MagnificentHorses]

How are they abused?

[@bevwinn1369]

@@MagnificentHorses they are abused by being stressed and terrified.

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@bevwinn1369 these horses are not abused and are pampered and cared for like most horses can only dream of.

[@Eeee-xl4xb]

@@MagnificentHorsestheir body language tells otherwise. wide eyes and flinching all the time. overall all of them are very tense. definitely get hit a lot. no horse carries their head high up like that

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@Eeee-xl4xb I agree with everything in your last comment except I doubt that they get hit a lot, from what I have seen. So I do agree that it looks like they are under some stress for the short time they are being shown, but I don't think it comes close to rising to what I would term abuse. And I totally agree about the way they hold their heads up so high. It's strictly because the lead lines are constantly being yanked. The horses would look much better in a more natural head position. So all in all we agree on a lot and don't disagree on much. But the positive way these horses are pampered far outweighs the negative, in my opinion.

[@mad_mudsdale]

The noses tho..

[@MagnificentHorses]

😆That’s the classic Arabian horse look.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@MagnificentHorses Many Arabian bloodlines have changed over the decades to a much more dished face , some very extreme . Also performance horses way of going . I'm friends w/ the 1981-82 IAHA president - his pics of his own horses that went top ten are very different .

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@cynthiajohnston424 Thanks, that's interesting info!

[@JBRich1]

@@cynthiajohnston424yes, classic Arabians and a nice dish are gorgeous! I don’t care for the extreme dish profile though.There are ones who are so extreme that their heads look like two faces merged together into one (the top and the bottom half). Others look like dwarf horse faces with Hoover noses on a gorgeous body.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@JBRich1 Agree about the extreme faces & am concerned about resulting health issues . Years ago , the Arabians I showed were pure Polish w/ only slightly dished faces ; loved their sweet , calm personalities . ( I also showed Quarter Horses & that breed has also gone to some very unhealthy extremes in several disciplines . ) Sometimes change is not always for the best ... 🥰

[@Cavykarma]

Tails that drag on the floor look so silly… it’s not natural, and they resemble saddlebreds… trim those tails! Arabians do not have tails that drag all over the floor…urge..

[@MagnificentHorses]

Arabians actually do have tails that long but I agree that they look silly and should be trimmed before they get that long.

[@Cavykarma]

@@MagnificentHorses I understand they can have long tails, but not so they drag a foot along the ground behind them.. these actually appear to be false tails.. either way, quite dangerous if the horse was to tread on its own tail...

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@Cavykarma The Scottsdale show does not allow fake tails so all of them are real. But again, I agree with you that they need to be trimmed. And yeah, could be a little dangerous.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@MagnificentHorses Agree ! A friend's Saddlebred mare stepped on her tail when asked to back up while in the lineup of an under saddle class - panic ! but no one got hurt . The mare then had issues which eventually were resolved .

[@MagnificentHorses]

@@cynthiajohnston424 yeah I can totally see how that could happen.