“The audience would talk to me after ed passion for excellence. tack or ropes, his handler guiding him
the show about our connection. I “No training should be done by with nothing but a slight gesture, a
thought for a long time that it was an force, she said. “We request, and we whispered word.
appearance I created with training, make the right answer the easiest “Acierto is now in his fifteenth
another example of my time as his stu- answer. We don’t use harsher bits or year. Looking back, we have shared so
dent. I see so much more in horses gadgets. It is important to work with much. I have been both student and
because of him. I now know that the the horse. One of the things I tell my teacher. Working with a horse that has
bond between human and horse can be students is, ‘We don’t ride with the a mind like Acierto’s is a rare pleasure.
very powerful.” bridle, we guide with the bridle.’” He has always been the horse I trusted
The level of horsemanship In 2004, Laura was honored by the to do the job first. Acierto has done a
required by this business cannot be IALHA as the official Ambassador for large number of shows. Thankfully, he
viewed as simply a goal, but is a con- the Breed, in recognition of her work has stayed strong and continues to
tinual process. Training to a level that in showing this beautiful and ancient challenge me,”
not only demonstrates obedience, but breed in its finest light. That year, she ”I believe for all of us, life can
also the flair of live entertainment, and Acierto performed her liberty and knock us down. Finding the strength
requires constant schooling. The dili- garrocha acts at the IALHA National to stand and brush off the dirt can
gent fine-tuning never stops. It is not Show in Ft. Worth, Texas. seem impossible. For me, it came from
for the lazy, or the faint of heart. It is Rave Reviews my faith, my beautiful daughter Alexa,
not for those who prefer the quick fix Understanding, patience and con- and a love for a stallion who made our
or the application of cruel gadgets. As sistency are the key to building that family complete.”
in any true craft, it requires a dedicat- kind of relationship: a horse free of
USDF/IALHA All Breed Award Final Standings
Partbred List
Place Level Horse Owner/Rider
1 Adult Amateur Cleopatra Susanne Frahm
Training Level
1 Adult Amateur Asturias EX Cathy Cottrill
Second Level
1 Open Training Cleopatra Susanne Frahm
Level
1 Open Second Level Asturias EX Cathy Cottrill
1 Open Prix St. Georges Gibraltar Ellin Brown-Miegel
Rider: Debra Hill
1 Musical Freestyle Asturias EX Cathy Cottrill
Second Level
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