Vaquero Heritage Foundation

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Heritage of Horses

June 10-11, 2006 at the

San Fernando Valley Fair

Produced as a community service by the Vaquero Heritage Foundation, starring talented equestrians and beautiful horses of the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles!

All photos were taken by Amanda St. John

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St. Francis Rangers

Rosendo Solis

Buffalo Soldiers

Native American

La Garrocha

La Garrocha - hands free

Vaquero Gold

Ashlynn's dramatic entrance thrilled the crowd

Fast Entrance

Rosendo Solis on Bandolero

Rope Tricks

Martin and Amanda St. John of Muttshack Animal Rescue (of New Orleans- Katrina rescue fame)

Muttshackers

Rosendo Solis on Bandolero

El Maestro

Francisco Rodriguez on 3-year-old Andalusian colt

Francisco Rodriguez

18-year-old QH mare Sneakers greets the crowd after the show

Sneaks

Backstage

Backstage

Erica & Sneaks meet folks after the show

Erica & Sneaks

Ashlynn wears traditional woman's clothing of her Mescalero Apache tribe

Ashlynn & Appys

This miniature horse is being shown In-Hand

Showing In-Hand

Miniature horse Custer pulling a cart

Driving

The grey arabian's name is Fred

Arabian Costume - Woman

Hunter Seat on an Arabian

Hunter Seat

Western Pleasure

Western Pleasure

Miniatures are too small to ride, but strong enough to pull carts

Driving

Arabian Costume - Man

Arabian Costume - Man

Humans get a work-out when they show horses In-Hand

Showing In-Hand

La Garrocha

Flying

La Garrocha

Entrance

Dragging la garrocha

Dragging

This teenage horse-in-training is making his performance debut

Bambam

Note the loose reins as the colt side-passes on the rider's leg cues alone, a Spanish style of riding known as "a la jinete" (by the rider's body, as opposed to "by the bit")

La Jinete

This young horse is still being ridden double-reined, using both the bit and the bosal

Double-Reined colt