History made this weekend

Pasogirlz · #1 03-30-2009, 10:40 PM

This past weekend, the Florida Region of PFHA hosted the first Trote classes to be awarded points towards the National competition. A total of 6 horses competed in the Open class.

Terry Wallace · #2 03-30-2009, 11:20 PM

and soooo..."it begins"

Any pics woman?

On a different subject...Lori did you see that mare Pandora (the trote mare) on the latest email ad? Oh My Gosh...what a beauty...I'd not kick that mare out of my barn! What nice confo she has....

Pasogirlz · #3 03-30-2009, 11:31 PM

Sorry, I was working the booth all weekend alone, so it was hard to leave. But I got a chance to watch. I thought it was a very good/competitive class. Stallions and mares competed together, and much like Paso Finos, each horse had a different but beautiful way of executing the gait. It was interesting to see the placements. The top two horses were both very nice, but very different. One was kind of Performance style while the other was almost fino style (but in a trote). The Performance style won for having slightly better consistency in the back end during the work off.

Several people came up to the booth commenting that they had never seen the Trote's before and really liked their look. Said they looked really fun to ride, which they are.

And yes, I did see that mare in the sales ad. I also thought she was very pretty. She also looked like she had a smooth gait.

SandyMM · #4 03-31-2009, 12:27 AM

No comment....

motorgypsy · #5 03-31-2009, 12:39 AM

You may have heard that ATTA has requested that it's members not register with PFHA (I can quote the email if you wish) so there is disagreement from both sides that this is the best way to go.

Serendipity · #6 03-31-2009, 01:37 AM

when was there class? was it at the very end or very beginning like a totally seprate show? like the Clemson Show in SC one day PFHA the next PPR 2 totally differant shows

if we are going to combine shows w/ Other breeds why not combine w/ a breed that we might actully sell horses to. like QH many QH folks got in to Pasos why waste time with a breed we stay in clonflict about? no good P.R. for either group

just thoughts and questions, i'll hide under my rock now

Lori Perez · #7 03-31-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by motorgypsy

You may have heard that ATTA has requested that it's members not register with PFHA (I can quote the email if you wish) so there is disagreement from both sides that this is the best way to go.

The ATTA has and will continue to work with PFHA. We had advised our members against sending in their registrations (People couldn't get an answer from PFHA on procedure when they called the PFHA office, so we wanted to protect the ATTA membership & their horse's registration papers! ) We wanted clarification due to the way the "policy" had been written. WE have been working with PFHA and want to continue to do so. We have just asked PFHA to please publish information to all, eliminating any confusion. I was told today that the class in Miami which was offered as an "exhibition" up until minutes prior to the exhibitors entering in the ring, that yes the class was now going to be pointed. (I am not sure if it will be retroactive as PFHA has not done any certifications to date - as far as I know we are still working on things).

(Maybe some people within PFHA and some members felt that ATTA was against them, but that was never the case - we have been attempting for years to work with PFHA)

I am sure it will all work out - my main interest is the protection and promotion of our horses!

PS - The Trote y Galope mare "Pandora" is own by our farm and yes she is a lot of fun to ride. We have gotten several inquiries about her. If you didn't get the email you can view Cheri Prill's beautiful photos at her website: http://cheriprill.smugmug.com/Paso%2...0Horses/743413

And she also has an ad posted for her under "For Sale" on the home page.

Take care ALL!

Lori Perez · #8 03-31-2009, 05:07 AM

Thank you Terry, I am glad you liked her.

twopaso · #9 03-31-2009, 12:44 PM

I took a lesson a year or so ago on a Trote y Galope mare. I enjoyed it so much that my dream is to own a Trote y Galope one day. I thought there would never be a chance that I could afford one. Then when that email went out about the mare mentioned in the above post and the price was reasonable. I figured there will be others for sale in the future that I can afford.

Lori Perez, Pandora is a beautiful mare.

Terry Wallace · #10 03-31-2009, 02:35 PM

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Thank you Terry, I am glad you liked her.

Lori..there is not much to NOT like about that mare! Were I in the market for a trote horse...I'd want one like her.

At the risk of being "battered about" here.... I have to say I have been very impressed by the T&G horses in general.
I see very GOOD confo on most of them, I see excellent movement and cadence.
I have never seen one in person though...only seen them on video and ShowTime video and in ads....if any were closer to me...I'd sure go look at them. They remind me somewhat of a Marchador...and I like those too.

I think it is time that all Paso modalities were recognized,
I think its time to correctly identify modality of all Paso registered horses. IF working with ATTA will help make that happen....then I'm FOR it...
I'm not even going to duck and run....I can't be Paso Fino "purist" when I already know there is much trocha blood in the PF breed...I see this ATTA/PFHA working together is a good start ...I just hope it will help with proper identification of modality of the horses.

I guess my bottom line question is this.... Is it the intent of these associations to, sometime in the future....make it possible to change modality on a horse that needs the change, and to then also change the registration of that horse to more correclty identify modality?

AND...if that is so...what modality will be assigned a horse who can do all? (Like Don Danillo for example) if you have a horse who can do Paso Fino and Trocha....will there be a different designation for that horse? What will that designation be?