@@Bethelhorses OK, thanks for sharing! I think my favorite costume was the black and red on the black horse. But of course they all look great in their own way.
Oh my goodness I picked Nat King Cole, Momentum VA, and Hot Pursuit for 1st 🏆, 2nd 🌟 and 3rd 🌹This was such an exhilarating class to watch and outside in the sunshine too 🌞 The horses were flying 🐎 but no one had a sweaty neck or sweat between their legs. All the riders and horses seemed to be enjoying themselves 🥰
@@sarahmarks7082 those are three good choices! I really liked the chestnut with the four white socks, too, even though he only got sixth place. It was really hard to pick out just one top finisher, at least for me. It's nice to see that your top two choices were ridden by my free Eddie and Elizabeth!
@@richardschneider4775 that's a good question about the type of saddle that's used because they are covered by the costume. But the riders don't post because that is only done at the trot, which is not a gait shown in the native costume class.
Posting in those costumes is difficult. Most are English-type saddles adapted with a padded cover to match the original Arabic saddles. You can now buy the actual Bedouin saddles, but they are very pricey. The padded covers do not interfere with the actual tree, it is a secure slip-cover tightened with drawstrings. The pommel and cantel pads are usually a foam cover styrofoam for structures that are contoured to fit the shape and length of the pommel and cantel. The padded seat is sewn around these with a pocket so that the seat cover will not move, To add security, we add loops that will slip under the saddle panel and slide onto the girth straps. When we make these covers, we use the saddle that the horse will use and custom-fit all of the necessary tabs, pockets and draws so that the cover is secure and will not slip. We also sew panels onto the back of the saddle cover so that the croup covers are secure and will not fall to either side or flop around with any wind. The saddle blankets have slots cut into them so that the cinch can be looped through easily and not impede the lay of the blanket. The tassels on the bridle and reins are usually tight-fitting sleeves. We used to hand-make those long tassels out of cross-stitch floss if we needed to be on a tight budget, but many times we would go to an upholstery supply store to get the weighted stands for those tassels. Back in the 70s and 80s, it was a big thing to have a crest cover for the manes. These would connect to the top of the bridle and also to the pommel of the saddle with coloured elastic, the crest cover would be attached to the horse's manes with locking hair clips. There is a lot of engineering that goes on for these costumes
@ wow, thanks so much for that very detailed explanation! I did not know anyone made an actual Bedouin style of saddle. Do you know if most of the saddles that are used are forward seat like for hunters or are they the type that sit back further?
@@MagnificentHorses The Bedouin saddles that I have seen have been going as a complete package of the embroidered saddle, bridle, breastplate and croupier. The lowest price was $6000 and they went up from there. So using a forward seat saddle is more economical! Most of the costumes use an all-purpose style of forward seat saddles. The jumping saddle is not desired because the knee rolls are too far forward on the shoulder. Dressage saddles make the riders sit too rigid for this class. The Saddle seat saddles are not used because the massive side panels would interfere with the layering of the fabric and the position of the rider makes it look unnatural with the rest of the costume. In rare instances, a light western saddle was used once while I was making a set. The owner didn't ride English style and he didn't have the money to buy another saddle considering the amount of money he had to have to just afford the cost of getting this entire costume. He had a cheap western saddle that he used to long-line horses when he sacked them out. We removed the rear fenders of the saddle and modified the stirrup panels and he had a friend whip up some triangle-style stirrups for him out of metal. I made styrofoam blocks that encased the horn and put a styrofoam wedge behind the cantel. I then had fun making a cover for all of that! He placed third in our Provincial championships, so I was quite happy with the result!
@ very cool! And thanks for all of that additional information. Do you want to give your name or company name here in the comments in case anyone wants to order from you?
Nat King Cole will always be a favorite of mine. I remember him from a previous video you made. So glad to see more male riders in this class. That chestnut that came in 6th really caught my eye, too. Very flashy.
@@RobynHoodeofSherwood yeah, Nat King Cole--the horse as well as the singer--are special! And I also really liked the flashy chestnut. Not just because of its color but because of its movement.
@@carolynstewart8465 The one I mentioned in the video that might be a dark baby probably is so. But Nat King Cole is a registered black Arabian. I don't know about the third horse but my guess is it's a true black.
@@carolynstewart8465 the bright sunshine here in the desert brings out any hint of color. Even Friesians, all of which are black, can show a hint of red in their coat.
This used to be my favourite class to show. Still have my costumes. I hate that the judging has gone to saddle seat type only. Never liked the tense forced movement created by the saddle seat style. Shame really as back in the day there were some really competitive western native costumes too.
that's fascinating! I didn't know about the Western Native Costume classes! Please read my reply to @LovinLnCottage! Thank you to @Magnificent Horses for sharing these videos and giving us gals and guys a way to share our love and experiences with the Arabian Horse!
If you ever think you might want to donate your costumes to a non profit who would use them one day, I have a non profit program that would cherish them! We are working on funding for a farm at the moment! Sheri The Organic Pet Lady
I bought AM Canadian Beau++ first goal in 1972 and stayed with the Crabbet blood lines because they are the actual bloodlines of the Sheikhs of the Arabian desert rescued from dispersal when Abbas Pasha Sherif died. ( Hope I am spelling that correctly. At 78 my vision is failing.) I really hate to see the descendants of my beautiful Dessage horses defiled by the type of abuse suffered by American Saddlebreds and TN walking horses. What you see here is fake because the original Arabians were WAR HORSES and the originators of Classical Dressage whose tradition is now sustained by the Spanish Riding School. Educate yourself and STOP EQUINE ABUSE.
I think that I understand what you are saying...you hate to see the Arabian horses in un-natural movement for the Trot, Canter and Gallop gaits. I also hate to see the un-natural movement that they train with weights and other nefarious measures by SOME trainers, not all, to get the horses to pick up their feet especially high instead of what real training is: training collection, and obtaining natural movement through lightness. That level of trainer is hard to find but there are a ton of them that were fired from the Spanish Riding School that need jobs. The Spanish Riding School is only a performing school now...the crazies in Europe shut down 450 years of Classical training the Lipizzanner horses. I'm devastated. I also despise the fake tails. It's so annoying. The Arabian horse doesn't need makeup either. They are gorgeous just the way they are, maybe with a little clipping to enhance their dark skin around the eye and muzzle. @LovinLnCottage I'd love to actually talk with you and I can be reached by my handle here at g mail if you want to chat about Arabian horses! I am passionate about them and willing to learn as much as I can about their history. For 15 years, I educated the public about them in musical breed presentations, in costume and other educational performances for many years. I also rescued a Polish/Crabbet Gelding Alleluia Prince back in 2007 from a slaughter truck and rehabilitated him. He was my first horse on paper. My first love affair with an Arabian was a Pure Polish Gelding by the name of Zurich -- Chopinn x Zelandia Locust Farms Arabians !
@ that's all interesting info so thanks for sharing! One point about the Arabian Horses in these videos is that the tails are all real. They don't allow fake tales in these shows.
Hey! I was watching a video on a channel that used your footage of the 1/2 Arab Costume Class in it for the Arabian segment . I can't report it but you might want to since it's your footage. I recognized it right away! I know how hard you work to make your channel cool. I'll post the video here for you to follow up on. I really enjoyed this class! I was waiting to see this one! Peace! This is the video ... ruclips.net/video/eobiV9BpsaE/видео.html
@@PetPrepRadioShow thanks for the heads up and the link. I don't see a way to report it to RUclips but I left a comment for the video saying they stole it without permission. RUclips will probably find it eventually and report it to me at which time I can get it taken down. i'm guessing that everything in that video is stolen material.
Thank you very much for showing our culture outfit
From Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
@@Abdulaziz-SA you're welcome and it's so nice that we can see a little bit of your culture all the way over there in Saudi Arabia!
Green costume was my favorite costume. as well as the black and red on the grey
@@Bethelhorses OK, thanks for sharing! I think my favorite costume was the black and red on the black horse. But of course they all look great in their own way.
💜 They're all so beautiful
@@KT-be2fi I know what you mean. All of them look amazing!
Stunning! 😍
@@cb664 thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
❤❤❤
I like the black one with the blue costume rider.. the horse's prance front legs look regal.. I love them all. I would like to own them all... LOL
@@royalty77724 thanks and I know what you mean about loving them all and wanting to own them all!😆
Yeah I couldn’t pick witch one to win because they are all so awesome in what they do😊❤❤
One day I want to perform at Scottsdale and I’m in South Africa by the way this is a some 😊
@@wildhorsesgrow8060 that would be awesome! If you ever do ride here in that show let me know and I'll be sure to video at least one of your classes.
I will definitely do that but that is just if it get to go there 😅
@ yeah that's a long trip for sure! But hopefully it works out for you.
Thanks a lot ❤️❤️😊
Oh my goodness I picked Nat King Cole, Momentum VA, and Hot Pursuit for 1st 🏆, 2nd 🌟 and 3rd 🌹This was such an exhilarating class to watch and outside in the sunshine too 🌞 The horses were flying 🐎 but no one had a sweaty neck or sweat between their legs. All the riders and horses seemed to be enjoying themselves 🥰
@@sarahmarks7082 those are three good choices! I really liked the chestnut with the four white socks, too, even though he only got sixth place. It was really hard to pick out just one top finisher, at least for me. It's nice to see that your top two choices were ridden by my free Eddie and Elizabeth!
Beauty in motion.
What type of saddle is used in this competition ?
I note the double reins & lack of riders posting in all gaits any info ?
@@richardschneider4775 that's a good question about the type of saddle that's used because they are covered by the costume. But the riders don't post because that is only done at the trot, which is not a gait shown in the native costume class.
Posting in those costumes is difficult. Most are English-type saddles adapted with a padded cover to match the original Arabic saddles. You can now buy the actual Bedouin saddles, but they are very pricey. The padded covers do not interfere with the actual tree, it is a secure slip-cover tightened with drawstrings. The pommel and cantel pads are usually a foam cover styrofoam for structures that are contoured to fit the shape and length of the pommel and cantel. The padded seat is sewn around these with a pocket so that the seat cover will not move, To add security, we add loops that will slip under the saddle panel and slide onto the girth straps. When we make these covers, we use the saddle that the horse will use and custom-fit all of the necessary tabs, pockets and draws so that the cover is secure and will not slip. We also sew panels onto the back of the saddle cover so that the croup covers are secure and will not fall to either side or flop around with any wind. The saddle blankets have slots cut into them so that the cinch can be looped through easily and not impede the lay of the blanket. The tassels on the bridle and reins are usually tight-fitting sleeves. We used to hand-make those long tassels out of cross-stitch floss if we needed to be on a tight budget, but many times we would go to an upholstery supply store to get the weighted stands for those tassels. Back in the 70s and 80s, it was a big thing to have a crest cover for the manes. These would connect to the top of the bridle and also to the pommel of the saddle with coloured elastic, the crest cover would be attached to the horse's manes with locking hair clips. There is a lot of engineering that goes on for these costumes
@ wow, thanks so much for that very detailed explanation! I did not know anyone made an actual Bedouin style of saddle. Do you know if most of the saddles that are used are forward seat like for hunters or are they the type that sit back further?
@@MagnificentHorses The Bedouin saddles that I have seen have been going as a complete package of the embroidered saddle, bridle, breastplate and croupier. The lowest price was $6000 and they went up from there. So using a forward seat saddle is more economical! Most of the costumes use an all-purpose style of forward seat saddles. The jumping saddle is not desired because the knee rolls are too far forward on the shoulder. Dressage saddles make the riders sit too rigid for this class. The Saddle seat saddles are not used because the massive side panels would interfere with the layering of the fabric and the position of the rider makes it look unnatural with the rest of the costume. In rare instances, a light western saddle was used once while I was making a set. The owner didn't ride English style and he didn't have the money to buy another saddle considering the amount of money he had to have to just afford the cost of getting this entire costume. He had a cheap western saddle that he used to long-line horses when he sacked them out. We removed the rear fenders of the saddle and modified the stirrup panels and he had a friend whip up some triangle-style stirrups for him out of metal. I made styrofoam blocks that encased the horn and put a styrofoam wedge behind the cantel. I then had fun making a cover for all of that! He placed third in our Provincial championships, so I was quite happy with the result!
@ very cool! And thanks for all of that additional information. Do you want to give your name or company name here in the comments in case anyone wants to order from you?
Nat King Cole will always be a favorite of mine. I remember him from a previous video you made. So glad to see more male riders in this class. That chestnut that came in 6th really caught my eye, too. Very flashy.
@@RobynHoodeofSherwood yeah, Nat King Cole--the horse as well as the singer--are special! And I also really liked the flashy chestnut. Not just because of its color but because of its movement.
Same I love him
Nat king Cole reminds me of the horse in the black stallion movie.
@@christineorlandi6215 yes 💯!!
I like the Grey with turquoise and black motif. Some riders are just not very good which spoils the picture.
@@lori5455 thanks, that's my friend Elizabeth. A couple of other comments have mentioned how much they liked her and the horse she was riding.❤️
Sorry, but t hose aren't black but dark bay to seal brown. True black has a blue hue, not red.
@@carolynstewart8465 The one I mentioned in the video that might be a dark baby probably is so. But Nat King Cole is a registered black Arabian. I don't know about the third horse but my guess is it's a true black.
@@carolynstewart8465 the bright sunshine here in the desert brings out any hint of color. Even Friesians, all of which are black, can show a hint of red in their coat.
Black horses that are out in the sun get a burnt looking red coat sometimes. I think they are stunning regardless!
@ yeah I have even seen that with Friesian Horses here in the bright Arizona sun.
This used to be my favourite class to show. Still have my costumes. I hate that the judging has gone to saddle seat type only. Never liked the tense forced movement created by the saddle seat style. Shame really as back in the day there were some really competitive western native costumes too.
@@kellycarter4944 thanks for your insight and I'm glad you were able to compete in the costume classes.
that's fascinating! I didn't know about the Western Native Costume classes! Please read my reply to @LovinLnCottage! Thank you to @Magnificent Horses for sharing these videos and giving us gals and guys a way to share our love and experiences with the Arabian Horse!
If you ever think you might want to donate your costumes to a non profit who would use them one day, I have a non profit program that would cherish them! We are working on funding for a farm at the moment! Sheri The Organic Pet Lady
@ you're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed the videos! I'll check out that reply you had.
I bought AM Canadian Beau++ first goal in 1972 and stayed with the Crabbet blood lines because they are the actual bloodlines of the Sheikhs of the Arabian desert rescued from dispersal when Abbas Pasha Sherif died. ( Hope I am spelling that correctly. At 78 my vision is failing.) I really hate to see the descendants of my beautiful Dessage horses defiled by the type of abuse suffered by American Saddlebreds and TN walking horses. What you see here is fake because the original Arabians were WAR HORSES and the originators of Classical Dressage whose tradition is now sustained by the Spanish Riding School. Educate yourself and STOP EQUINE ABUSE.
@@LovinLnCottage I enjoyed reading most of your comment but these horses are not abused and are pampered and loved by their owners.
I think that I understand what you are saying...you hate to see the Arabian horses in un-natural movement for the Trot, Canter and Gallop gaits. I also hate to see the un-natural movement that they train with weights and other nefarious measures by SOME trainers, not all, to get the horses to pick up their feet especially high instead of what real training is: training collection, and obtaining natural movement through lightness. That level of trainer is hard to find but there are a ton of them that were fired from the Spanish Riding School that need jobs. The Spanish Riding School is only a performing school now...the crazies in Europe shut down 450 years of Classical training the Lipizzanner horses. I'm devastated. I also despise the fake tails. It's so annoying. The Arabian horse doesn't need makeup either. They are gorgeous just the way they are, maybe with a little clipping to enhance their dark skin around the eye and muzzle. @LovinLnCottage I'd love to actually talk with you and I can be reached by my handle here at g mail if you want to chat about Arabian horses! I am passionate about them and willing to learn as much as I can about their history. For 15 years, I educated the public about them in musical breed presentations, in costume and other educational performances for many years. I also rescued a Polish/Crabbet Gelding Alleluia Prince back in 2007 from a slaughter truck and rehabilitated him. He was my first horse on paper. My first love affair with an Arabian was a Pure Polish Gelding by the name of Zurich -- Chopinn x Zelandia Locust Farms Arabians !
@ that's all interesting info so thanks for sharing! One point about the Arabian Horses in these videos is that the tails are all real. They don't allow fake tales in these shows.
Hey! I was watching a video on a channel that used your footage of the 1/2 Arab Costume Class in it for the Arabian segment . I can't report it but you might want to since it's your footage. I recognized it right away! I know how hard you work to make your channel cool. I'll post the video here for you to follow up on. I really enjoyed this class! I was waiting to see this one! Peace! This is the video ... ruclips.net/video/eobiV9BpsaE/видео.html
@@PetPrepRadioShow thanks for the heads up and the link. I don't see a way to report it to RUclips but I left a comment for the video
saying they stole it without permission. RUclips will probably find it eventually and report it to me at which time I can get it taken down. i'm guessing that everything in that video is stolen material.