At Double S Quarter Horses we strive to produce happy horses with practical western horsemanship skills. The ranch riding is a really good fit for us and what we have always been about.
In competition each entry works individually, performing a prescribed pattern demonstrating all gaits (walk, trot, extended trot, lope, extended lope) with emphasis on forward motion. Optional maneuvers can be anything that one might reasonably encounter doing ranch work. The horse should demonstrate the versatility, attitude and movement of a working ranch horse and be relaxed, quiet, soft and cadenced at all gaits.
Ranch riding is a fun class that takes us back to the original roots of the working western horse. We are pursuing this in the other ranch horse versatility classes as well. It is all about a well trained, yet natural horse that is happy to do his job!
