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"A
beautiful Palomino stallion whose offspring are inheriting
his stunning good looks and athletic ability,
in addition to his calm and gentle temperament."
He
is an own son of Shining Spark, two million dollar Sire,
and his mother is a full sister to Martha's Mega Jack,
who is the # 1 money earning son of Hollywood Jack,
with lifetime earnings of over $120,000.
Reining
is a judged event designed to show the athletic ability of
a ranch type horse in the confines of a show arena.
In
NRHA competition, contestants are required to run one of ten
approved patterns. Each pattern includes small slow circles,
large fast circles, flying lead changes, roll backs over the
hocks, 360 degree spins done in place, and exciting sliding
stops that are the hallmark of the reining horse.
"To
rein a horse is not only to guide him, but also to control
his every movement.
The
best reined horse should be willingly guided or controlled
with little or no apparent resistance and dictated to completely.
Any movement on his own must be considered a lack of control.
All deviations from the exact written pattern must be considered
a lack of or temporary loss of control; and therefore, a fault
that must be marked down according to severity of deviation.
After
deducting all faults set here within, against execution of
the pattern and the horse's overall performance, credit should
be given for smoothness, finesse, attitude, quickness and
authority of performing various maneuvers, while using controlled
speed which raises the difficulty level and makes him more
exciting and pleasing to watch to an audience."
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