Dressed like Tonto, Australian Dan James impressed the crowds and judges in Kentucky with this freestyle reining performance. Dan James and Smart Little Elan gave an electrifying performance in front of the cheering crowd. The pair performed as they were one and everything about them was simply amazing, Dan’s costume, the music, the decoration, and also the performance in freestyle reining.
Despite winning, horse people are divided into what some consider to be a great performance and others say that this was horse abuse and not what they expected. Some of the comments read: “The horse looks great, relaxed, attentive, supple. I was worried when I saw how big those shanks on the bit were but it turned out well.”
“Crowd pleasing performance sure, but brutal show of the reining sport, sloppy stops and spins and mechanical collection. Far from championship material.” “Cool performance but he needs a looser rein for the horse to be more comfortable.” “I feel so bad for that poor horse! He is so clearly in pain from that bit!” What do you think about this? Share your opinions with us!
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