{"id":1734,"date":"2011-03-08T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trickponies.wordpress.com\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2016-03-04T11:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:40:52","slug":"horse-world-expo-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paintingpony.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/horse-world-expo-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse World Expo &#8211; Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While at the Horse World Expo, competing in the Extreme Cowboy Race wasn&#8217;t the only thing I did. There were lots of things to see and do, and even more to learn. I wish I had seen EVERYTHING, but it just wasn&#8217;t possible. Here are a few things I got to experience that you might find interesting.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSJs_GSyRFg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Cowboy Mounted Shooting was a pretty popular demo to see. And don&#8217;t worry, they said that all the horses had their ears plugged and they don&#8217;t use LIVE ammunition.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1741\" title=\"guy mclean\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/img_0300-e1299292264934.jpg?w=373&#038;resize=373%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also got to watch the spectacular night show, Theatre Equus. My favorite part by far was Guy McLean, who flew his horses here all the way from Australia. I didn&#8217;t get to learn much about his training methods, but none-the-less his demonstrations with his horses were AMAZING.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GVRKCDPOtt8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>He had a horse that could canter backwards. Seriously.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1737\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1737\" title=\"pas de deux\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/picture-2.png?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C265\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USDF Young Rider Championships - Super Hero Pas De Deux - Kyley &amp; Megan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We also got to hang out with our friends from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gypsyvanner.com\" target=\"_blank\">El Brio Vanner<\/a>, home to Odd Job Bob, the star of the movie &#8211; The Greening of Whitney Brown. El Brio Vanner is actually right down the street from our farm in PA, and I grew up taking riding lessons with one of their trainers. We always have fun reminiscing about pony camp days and playing with Breyer Horses. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/icrwPQWshrE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>We also spent some time at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=icrwPQWshrE&amp;feature=related\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Cook&#8217;s Bitless Bridle<\/a> booth, as they were excited to learn about Boomerang competing in the Extreme Cowboy Race in one of their bridles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1738\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1738\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1738\" title=\"horse trailer\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/n721899902_2338644_4758877.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Horse Trailer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Surprisingly I bought nothing at the expo, as much as I wanted to. I think my biggest temptation would have been one of the horse trailers. Swoon. Any horse trailer dealers want to sponsor a couple of trick ponies? We&#8217;ll take it all over the country! haha. Our little old rusty maroon trailer has seen better days. And man wouldn&#8217;t I give anything to have a tackroom! At least it&#8217;s still a step up from my childhood horse trailer&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1739\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1739\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1739\" title=\"truck horse trailer\" src=\"http:\/\/trickponies.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/17278_600570205597_26602747_35050612_3369081_n.jpg?w=400&#038;resize=400%2C254\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"254\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Childhood Horse Trailer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s my first pony, Oreo Cookie, in the back of our &#8220;Horse Trailer&#8221;. We were on our way to a show. It&#8217;s a wonder I have any friends! haha<\/p>\n<p>Well we had a great time at the Expo, and hopefully we&#8217;ll be back again next year! \ud83d\ude42 I hope you enjoyed sharing in on the adventure with me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While at the Horse World Expo, competing in the Extreme Cowboy Race wasn&#8217;t the only thing I did. There were lots of things to see and do, and even more to learn. I wish I had seen EVERYTHING, but it just wasn&#8217;t possible. 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