Comments on: Horse’n Around Days http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/ Admirers of the regal Akhal-Teke horses! Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kerri http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-475 kerri Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:00:04 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-475 Yes Dasha - put up a link of you riding Tiki!! Yes Dasha – put up a link of you riding Tiki!!

]]> By: Dasha http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Dasha Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:37:32 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-474 Just a quick comment on the pictures. When I meet new people and I mention to them that I have Akhal Tekes- sometimes I get a comment “those hard to ride horses”. I think it will be very useful not to have controversial pictures of Akhal Tekes because negative opinion is there and it is hard to fight. When people look at the pictures they are not necessarily evaluating the situation but judging at the spare moment. From my own prospective it took me about two month to start riding Akhal Teke 3-year old mare and it is taking almost a year and half to climb on the stallion’s back. Stallions of Akhal Teke breed is the breed of their own – can be as nice and sugary to the owner and reluctant to the stranger, I have seen it watching my Dolomite. The fact that volunteer climbed on AT stud is encouraging but maybe horse did not need to be pushed that far to feed the ego of the rider. That`s what I saw from the pictures. I don`t think it is Kerri`s fault we all know AT fans are sensitive as the horses are. I think more selection towards the character of the pictures would be a plus. Anyone want to see my pictures riding Tiki? Just kidding… Just a quick comment on the pictures. When I meet new people and I mention to them that I have Akhal Tekes- sometimes I get a comment “those hard to ride horses”. I think it will be very useful not to have controversial pictures of Akhal Tekes because negative opinion is there and it is hard to fight. When people look at the pictures they are not necessarily evaluating the situation but judging at the spare moment. From my own prospective it took me about two month to start riding Akhal Teke 3-year old mare and it is taking almost a year and half to climb on the stallion’s back. Stallions of Akhal Teke breed is the breed of their own – can be as nice and sugary to the owner and reluctant to the stranger, I have seen it watching my Dolomite. The fact that volunteer climbed on AT stud is encouraging but maybe horse did not need to be pushed that far to feed the ego of the rider. That`s what I saw from the pictures. I don`t think it is Kerri`s fault we all know AT fans are sensitive as the horses are. I think more selection towards the character of the pictures would be a plus. Anyone want to see my pictures riding Tiki? Just kidding…

]]> By: Leonid http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Leonid Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:10:09 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-465 Photo of Pantau are terrible. Try to do something with so much metal on the neck. So Pantau tryes to free himself from this metal, wich keeps his neck and head. Akhalteke horses are beautiful and not need to hide them under shining trinkets. Akhalteke horses are not exotic, they are not marmosets in color fool's caps. Akhalteke horses are universal seriose horses. Photo of Pantau are terrible. Try to do something with so much metal on the neck. So Pantau tryes to free himself from this metal, wich keeps his neck and head. Akhalteke horses are beautiful and not need to hide them under shining trinkets. Akhalteke horses are not exotic, they are not marmosets in color fool’s caps. Akhalteke horses are universal seriose horses.

]]> By: kerri http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-462 kerri Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:25:38 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-462 I have now removed the photos that showed Pan Tau fighting with his rider during the show as well and added a row of Pan Tau in its place. I have now removed the photos that showed Pan Tau fighting with his rider during the show as well and added a row of Pan Tau in its place.

]]> By: Darya http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Darya Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:23:08 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-461 I welcome the decision to remove some of the pictures. I found some of them rather worrying and I'm never very appreciative of such pictures as it can make people assume all Tekes are resentful and wild. So much nicer to see a Teke working in harmony and well balanced. I know from my own experience that stallions on a busy show are an art to handle. Congrats to everyone on a lovely show once again. I welcome the decision to remove some of the pictures. I found some of them rather worrying and I’m never very appreciative of such pictures as it can make people assume all Tekes are resentful and wild. So much nicer to see a Teke working in harmony and well balanced.

I know from my own experience that stallions on a busy show are an art to handle. Congrats to everyone on a lovely show once again.

]]> By: kerri http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-459 kerri Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:37:41 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-459 Also - I did not try to get these photos of Pan Tau specifically, they are the ones I ended up with that were of good quality. I do have a few others, where Pan Tau looks both worse and better, but mainly are out of focus or have a bad background. I have added them to the last row. I just took photos. I took about the same number of both riders and these were the ones that turned out. Also – I did not try to get these photos of Pan Tau specifically, they are the ones I ended up with that were of good quality. I do have a few others, where Pan Tau looks both worse and better, but mainly are out of focus or have a bad background. I have added them to the last row.

I just took photos. I took about the same number of both riders and these were the ones that turned out.

]]> By: kerri http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-458 kerri Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:57:27 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-458 I have taken out the 3 photos that I took after the show was over of Pan Tau. The rest are all during the show. I have taken out the 3 photos that I took after the show was over of Pan Tau. The rest are all during the show.

]]> By: Amrita Ibold http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Amrita Ibold Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-456 A friend told me this conversation was going on here concerning my stallion Pan Tau. I would remark that most of the “ugly images” of resistance were created because Pan Tau was required to stand still in a specific spot, after the show, so that Kerri Jo could take the picture. Neither horse nor rider were thrilled about standing in the road where she thought the light was best.... Pan Tau is a lovely and sensitive creature but he is also a stallion and when he is in a busy public place the obligation to control him can sometimes lead to discussions you would prefer not to have. I was shocked to see these pictures on the site, and when I aksed Kerri why she choose those, she said : "the better pictures I thought they were boring and less exotic looking than the >> others. I was walking on crutches at the time of the show. If I would have been able to follow them to the road, where this picture taking happened, you bet I would have stopped it! As for Kerri's taste, I wonder if she will have her own horses in these "exotic" positions on her site in the near future. You can go to my website and see Pan Tau under "what's new" during the show. Amrita A friend told me this conversation was going on here concerning my stallion Pan Tau.
I would remark that most of the “ugly images” of resistance were created because Pan Tau was required to stand still in a specific spot, after the show, so that Kerri Jo could take the picture. Neither horse nor rider were thrilled about standing in the road where she thought the light was best….

Pan Tau is a lovely and sensitive creature but he is also a stallion and when he is in a busy public place the obligation to control him can sometimes lead to discussions you would prefer not to have.

I was shocked to see these pictures on the site,
and when I aksed Kerri why she choose those, she said : “the better pictures I thought they were boring and less exotic looking than the
>> others.
I was walking on crutches at the time of the show. If I would have been able to follow them to the road, where this picture taking happened, you bet I would have stopped it!
As for Kerri’s taste, I wonder if she will have her own horses in these “exotic” positions on her site in the near future.
You can go to my website and see Pan Tau under “what’s new” during the show.
Amrita

]]> By: Sherry Leväaho http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Sherry Leväaho Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:12:01 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-453 Perhaps what you say is true. But also, as you say, he was not paying attention to the horse. I know as well as anyone that it is impossible to ride perfectly all the time, especially on a possibly nervous horse in public, but the overall impression is very bad. Even the single photo of him jumping the horse is not very flattering (to be fair, other jumps may have looked better). If I were that man, I would be embarrassed that such photos are being seen in public. If it took so long for him to 'get acquainted' with the horse, such an experienced horseman should have shown better judgement and been less ambitious in what he wanted to do with the horse. Perhaps what you say is true. But also, as you say, he was not paying attention to the horse. I know as well as anyone that it is impossible to ride perfectly all the time, especially on a possibly nervous horse in public, but the overall impression is very bad. Even the single photo of him jumping the horse is not very flattering (to be fair, other jumps may have looked better). If I were that man, I would be embarrassed that such photos are being seen in public. If it took so long for him to ‘get acquainted’ with the horse, such an experienced horseman should have shown better judgement and been less ambitious in what he wanted to do with the horse.

]]> By: kerri http://www.teke.ca/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/comment-page-1/#comment-450 kerri Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:12:36 +0000 http://www.stewartclan.ca/akhal-teke/2007/07/26/horsen-around-days/#comment-450 To all concerned, here is my opinion of what happened: It was obvious to me that the rider was well trained with good technical skills. If you look closely at the reins in any of the photos, although he has contact he is never pulling on Pan Tau's mouth. Unfortunately he was not paying attention to Pan Tau's reactions. To all concerned, here is my opinion of what happened:

It was obvious to me that the rider was well trained with good technical skills. If you look closely at the reins in any of the photos, although he has contact he is never pulling on Pan Tau’s mouth.

Unfortunately he was not paying attention to Pan Tau’s reactions.

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