Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show

Kelly, Peggy and I attended the very prestigious Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. They had 2200 horses showing, and the entire "extravaganza" was amazing. Each stable decorated the front of their stalls-making an elaborate "Tack Room"-some had large plasma TVs showing their horses in action-others had large framed oil paintings of their horses-it was truly "one up man-ship"!

They had over 300 commercial vendors-selling everything from 2600$ riding habits to diamond studded whips. I often wondered who wore some of the gaudy clothes I see in catalogs-now I know-the gold lamee' ball caps and fur trimmed sparkly vests-are worn in Scottsdale. Even the dogs wear more costly clothing than mine.

The most exciting class was the "Native Dress Class". The costumes were elaborate jewel-studded and wildly ornate-even better than those in the movie-Hildago.