Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Native Arabian Red, Black and Gold Costume

Here is a close-up of the magnificent native Arabian costumes worn during this competition at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse show at Westworld.

This particular horse and rider won the Arabian Mounted Native costume competition. They were the most spirited pair in the arena. They never stopped galloping, just like they would have been doing across the sands in Arabia, which is the point of this particular competition.

17 comments:

Olivier said...

c'est une des plus belles selles que j'ai vu. Elle est magnifique
it is one of the nicest saddles that I saw. It is splendid

Anonymous said...

This photo really deserves the time to click on the photo to enlarge it in order to appreciate the detail of the outfit for horse and rider.

brattcat said...

I love the way you cropped this photo. Beautiful.

cieldequimper said...

The whole outfit is gorgeous and your composition is great!

Sharon said...

Simply beautiful!

Erik W. Laursen said...

My wife rode hunter jumper growing up. These shots are super!

Hilda said...

Oh wow, that costume is so fantastic! Thanks for both the long shot and the detailed shot. The beadwork and embroidery is magnificent!

Janet Kincaid said...

Gorgeous! And beautifully cropped, too.

I grew up in Utah and one of the things I miss about living in the East is the absence of Native American and Hispanic culture. Granted, we have a lot of native peoples and a large Hispanic/Spanish/Latino population, but I never see the colors and culture here like I did in the West.

Judy said...

Fabulous!

Unknown said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Fantastic detail! Well done.

angela said...

This is a stunning costume. I like the previous one too. I would have enjoyed seeing an event like this; you describe it very well.

Lowell said...

Intricate and absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing these photos with us.

Anonymous said...

How beautiful. I had a friend who used to ride in parades where she was judged on the authenticity of her costume. I think she was dressed as a Kioawa (?) woman

Chrissy said...

Beautiful shot and great info.

glenda said...

These colors and design are beautiful. Appropriate for the winner.

Clueless in Boston said...

Beautiful. Very nicely cropped too.

EG CameraGirl said...

Very elaborate! The colours are wonderful.

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