Western Show Saddles

Western Show Saddles

Western Saddle takes pride in offering you only the finest selection of Western Show Saddles online. Training of a show horse should be approached like any other event. You don't take a green horse to the Thanksgiving Day Parade for their first western parade experience! Many places across the country have "all horse parades" and these events are an excellent starting point for a new parade horse. Always plan to take a western show horse into their first parade alongside an experienced horse or at least a horse that is calm. Arrive early and ride through the staging area at length, allowing the horse to get used to the costumes and carts and sounds of a parade. Warm up as much as you need to till your horse is at ease in the parade staging area- it's far better to have a horse that looks a little tired when the parade starts than a horse that's keyed up and difficult to control. While a degree of "showiness" is acceptable for parade horses, a parade is NOT the place for any horse that lacks basic training.

Small town, preferably all-horse parades, are the best place for giving your horse a positive start to being a parade horse. For your first parade, you might want to consider having a person, dressed appropriately, walking along side "heading" your horse in case something happens. (this is VERY common with harness horses in parades, but is done with young ridden parade horses too).

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