The Mane Event, part three

The Mane Event at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo was a celebration of equine diversity.  After the Arabians, we were treated to a dressage exhibition by a Lipizzan stallion.

The Icelandic ponies were next.

They performed as a group, with and without their beverages and canine passenger.

The flash of orange on their feet was provided by duct tape applied to bell boots...

and hooves.

We watched vaulters,

a Western dressage and reining combo...

and a bridleless Mustang demonstration.

That was followed by a mock battle between a knight and a dragon.

There was a princess involved somehow...

but I was too busy checking out the dragon's tack to pay any attention to her.

So cool!

The next act was proceeded by a cloud of blue smoke.

As it dissipated, a quartet of Fjords emerged.

They were performing the Spanish Walk...

 and were dressed as characters from the movie, Frozen.

Spanish walking Fjords are on my short list of favorite things.  I could have watched these little guys all night!

The last act was another dressage based performance, this time with an Andalusian.

This was a really fun night of entertainment for both casual and truly obsessed horse fans. James and I were glad we went!