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#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# I must agree. They are a very versatile breed. My old trainer used to pick on me, calling my QH the "jack of all trades, master of none" because I would do the hunters mostly, but a few shows where I would do western just to mix it up a little. He quickly stopped with that phrase when the "master of none" not only brought home numerous championships in hunters and western, but also got 3rd place year end in low hunters, beating the trainer and his horse who finished 6th #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys//silly.gif"#ed_cl#. After that, I also stopped riding with him... hard to stay with a trainer who has such little faith. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#*Giddy Up* wrote:#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#. You'd be suprised at the versatility of a QH.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#No worries - I do take that into account However, I was only talking about #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#some#ed_op#/EM#ed_cl# of my friends (fortunately, lol). I do know people that show hunter/jumper but do dressage, too. My coach, who also is the coach for most of the other leasers at our barn (probably all of the ones that lease non-schoolies, and therefore pretty much the only riders from our barn that show outside our own schooling shows), definitely wouldn't let anyone show O/F without knowing dressage. Just today we were discussing showing and she mentioned that she wants everyone's first show of the season to be a dressage show. In fact, no one at my barn rides strictly O/F; in the school, we have flat days every other day, and all of the leasers also at least do flatwork even if they don't do that much #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#dressage #ed_op#/EM#ed_cl#:)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#[quote=*Giddy Up*]#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#You'd be suprised at the versatility of a QH.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#[/quote]#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I think that it honestly depends on the horse. I can't really remember a lot of the purebred quarter horses that I've known but the three currently at my barn all are schoolies that we got from a cowboy - they were bred to be western, lol. One of them I don't really know, although he's still very green, one of them is the cold back one that we no longer have, and the third is the mare that I also don't really know that well but I think she can at least go round. We also have several quarter horse #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#crosses #ed_op#/EM#ed_cl#and most of them are amazing and very versatile. Napoleon is clydesdale x quarter horse and he's very capable - maybe not all that great for the jumper ring, but I think he got at least reserve champion at both the dressage shows he went to last season and he's got a very nice jump. While we're discussing hunter carriage, etc. though, maybe he is better off for jumper than hunter after all!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#*Giddy Up* wrote:#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#So yes, I do agree with you in that EVERY rider should have a basic knowledge of dressage, but you must take into account that some hunter rides DO do this. It's just a matter of picking them out#ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys//smiley2.gif"#ed_cl#.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#
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