The Saddlebred Saturday Night Series is SpecialJuly 27- August 2, 2015 |
| Equine Photographer Genie Images San Antonio |
Every summer, around the first weekend of August, Paul Cates Stables organizes a
wonderful American Saddlebred show. We
all know how hot it is in August, so this show only runs in the evening. These guys are a class act!
American Saddlebred Association
is the governing body for the breed.
Texas does not have a lot of Saddlebred horses, but the ones we do have
are really good quality. San Antonio has
a wonderful club, the San Antonio Saddle
Horse Association and many of its'
members were here to support the Saturday Night Series.
The evening sun gave a warm glow to these stunning horses. Their coats were groomed to perfection and
their long luxurious tails glimmered with shiny reflections. These tall magnificent horses have quite a
presences. Some were saddled in western
gear, while most were wearing their classic saddleseat attire.
The warm up arena was buzzing with big trotting horses, trainers
shouting out commands, and riders focused on their prize. As they called for each class, the warm up
arena stopped, the riders formed an effortless line, and picked up the trot to
make their grand entrance. Each class
takes approximately 10 minutes and then the riders exit the arena. This is a wonderful time to see the riders faces;
the winners and the losers. The horses
seem to know what has happened too as some come walking out with their heads
hanging while others come out bursting exuberance. If you watch close enough you will notice four
types of winners and losers: (1)the angry loser who could care less about their
horse, (2) the happy loser how is just happy to able to show a horse, (3)the
winner who has won so many times that they could care less, (4)the winner who
is thrilled whether it is the first blue ribbon or the 100th. Enjoy
the moment . . . win or lose.
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