Okay, I know we're here to talk horses, but I just had to say something about the most extraordinary thing I saw at Olympia on Saturday - bactrain camels doing dressage to music. Into the arena came these two camels, with their riders in full dressage gear, wedged between the two humps. Everyone roared with laughter but then it went very quiet as the camels started their pas de deux and some pretty nifty lateral work. Even more incredible stuff followed when the camels went into canter and started doing flying changes. All this riding bareback and with bitless bridles! It really was out of this world, and the camels in their purple headbands looked like something out of Starwars. Afterwards I thought if anything proves classical training methods this must - apparently if camels don't want to do what they're asked, they spit, shout and lie down.
Anyway, hope everyone has a brilliant christmas - very best wishes to all,
fran
Anyway, hope everyone has a brilliant christmas - very best wishes to all,
fran