[drivingpairs] breed driving

In the early 90s, when I came back from living in the NE, an active Arabian 
breed-show enthusiast asked me to do a program on carriage driving.   Having 
been trained in CDE and pleasure driving and not breed show driving,  I was 
only happy for the opportunity to possibly get more Arabian owners to drive 
their horses.   This was in a large Texas city (which shall remain nameless).   
My plan was to show The Horse in Sport video on carriage driving.  

Would you believe the members in attendance actually turned their chairs around 
and gave their backs to the TV?   They refused to watch the video.   I was 
shocked!

Breed show people are different and have their own agendas.   They sell a good 
story to sell their horses, but they sure don't like to be told what to do, 
even if it's right.

Would be wonderful if all breed shows had classes for multiples.   Multiple 
drivers are in the minority of horse owners and we love showing off our 
carriage horses.   But alas, most of the folks that 'run' these breed 
organizations are not into driving.   It's their loss.  

Helen G. Roeder

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