As soon as we finished the last part of our show it started pouring. The slightly reduced program - in the breed demonstration only 3 horses and only 2 teams with one match in the Soccer Cup - took place while the weather stayed dry. The weather was alright and we only had do make do with- out Palmi, Pianola and Bandolera who injured herself dring the warm-up. Had we not taken such big effort in preparation, I would have done it. Then we had a severe change of weather and went from week-long heat and drought to a forecast of rain all day long which brought me to the point of finally canceling the whole event. After the dropping out of Palmi and then Pianola I was starting to worry that I would have to cancel the Fiesta due to the lack of four-legged protagonists. To make things more exciting than they already were, first Baika and then Sinaida showed some lameness. This was born more or less out of necessity but proved to be the main attraction! To prepare Sinaida and myself for this new and unusual situation I included a short Liberty sequence on the ground.
Instead I would just choose some nice music and play it by ear. With all the hustle and bustle I did not have the nerve for my neck ring dressage and decided to skip the Dressage test. So we made a virtue out of necessity and included the sounding board into our choreography and simply hoped that 3 times practicing would be enough. Without the help of our men - who had to take care of the barbe- cue - this would have taken too long. It has a considerable weight and our first idea of simply removing it for the time being and put it back again was quickly abandoned. We managed to practice only 3 times before our big event and we also had to change the choreography several times, the last time after we put the sounding board (lend to us by PFAE) into place only to realize that it was in our way pretty much all the time. So a quick change of plans - she will ride Carino and I Baika. Ursula moved Pianola to a different stable only a week before the Fiesta which made it impossible to include her into the show. Then while browsing the web I came across a dream property and we started making plans for relocating which caused a chain reac- tion. The first in a row of unfore- seen events was Paloma breaking her splint bone. We were doing things in a big way his time!īut as always in life, things never turn out the way you expect. We had a plan - at least roughly outlined - and started advertising with the help of Pia from Gessner Entertainment, who first came for a photo shoot and then created flyers and posters which we distributed pretty much everywhere. In addi- tion we were having Daniela Wolf with us for a demonstration of horse assisted coaching. And last but not least we wanted to show our horses for sale. My plan was to use the Dressage B of the PFAE rule- book which I had already trained with Carino for his performance test. It’s much easier said than done! Our initial casting consisted of Pianola and Carino.Īnother presentation was supposed to be a dressage test ridden only with a neck ring. Never once before had I ridden with a quadrille or drill team, let alone planned one. At this point I should probably mention that it was the first time for both of us doing something like this. We sat down to brainstorm and developed a„Mary Poppins“ show act. When I told Ursula about it she was hooked - she is a„Goth“ and actively involved in Medieval reenactment and therefore owns many dresses and accessories from the Victorian era and such. Ursula, the owner of Pianola, one day forgot her umbrella at the stable and when I saw it all of a sudden „Mary Poppins“ came to mind (even though I never saw the movie!).
The other two parts of our little program were created more by accident. We thought to be well diversified with Baika, Bandolera, Carino, Paloma, Pianola and Sinaida.ĭuring the clinic with Michael Gascon I dis- covered the fun in playing„horse soccer“ and so we planned a„Soccer Cup“, with 2 rounds and 4 teams. Initially the plan was a breed display with the different types of Paso Finos. My goal was to put together a varied show program with every aspect of the „work“ with our horses.Ī traditional part is essential since this is what makes the Paso Fino unique. In previous years we had fun classes for my students and Paso Fino demonstrations, this time our focus was on showing the versatility of the Paso Fino breed. Our annual open house has already become a tradition but this year we were planning something different. Fiesta Caballo con el Paso Fino in Frankenwinheim
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