Anyone 17 and under is required to have a helmet when they
are riding their horse.
They do not have to have a helmet in the halter classes.
| English Pleasure Junior Horse | A Junior Horse means the horse itself has to be 5 or under in age. This doesn't pertain to the rider's age. |
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Show Hack all breeds
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Show hack is based on three different gaits of the horse in each apptitude i.e. walk, extended walk and collected walk - trot, extended trot and collected trot and - canter, extended canter and collected canter. |
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Hunter Hack
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horses are shown at a walk, trot, canter and hand gallop. Horses will jump two jumps. This class is judged on performance, manners and soundness. |
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Hunter Pleasure
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horses, as with other pleasure classes, give the appearance of being a pleasure to ride while displaying a pleasant, relaxed attitude. They are ridden in informal, hunter style attire at a walk, trot, canter, and gallop. The stride is regular, unconstrained and with good reach. Hunter Pleasure horses are judged on manners, performance, and suitability as a hunter, quality and conformation. |
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Model Hunter
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The Model Hunter halter class is in a hunt bridle and shown the same as a breed halter class depending on your breed. For the Arabian breed you show in the hunt bridle with a lead off of it and show the same as you would in any Arabian halter class, standing them up the same. |
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English Show Hack
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A Show hack must be a well-trained animal showing balance, vitality, animation, presence and quality. Acceptable hack attire is required. This includes a conservative colored coat, breeches and boots. Formal attire of top hat and white breeches and tails can be worn. They are ridden at a normal, collected, and extended walk, trot, canter, and at hand gallop. The show hack horse is judged on manners, performance, quality and conformation. |
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Arabian Halter
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horses are shown at halter in a light headstall or halter
with a throatlatch. The handler is allowed to carry a whip or crop, but
it is not mandatory. If a whip is used, it can be no longer than 6"
in length including the snapper or lash. The horses are presented to the
judge in hand at a walk and trot. In colt-stallion and filly-mare classes,
the horses are judged on the following criteria, presented here in order
of importance: · Type, which are the standards of the breed that define the Arabian horse and set it apart from other breeds. · Conformation, which is how the horse is put together, the relationship of form to function. · Suitability as a breeding animal, for example, a stallion 2 years and older must have both testicles descended. Any transmissible weakness will be considered a fault in a breeding animal. · Quality, such as condition of skin and coat, weight and fitness, grooming. · Movement, which includes freedom of stride, style and way of going. · Substance, such as density of bone and muscle. · Manners, or the horse's behavior in the ring. · Presence, an awake and aware attitude. |
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Most Classic Arabian
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open to mares, stallions and geldings over two years of age. This class is judged on Type, presence, animation, carriage and conformation. |
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Arabian Western Pleasure
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horses are shown in a stock type saddle and a standard western type headstall with any standard western bit. Junior horses five years old and younger can be shown in hackamores or snaffle bits, as long as the horse has not been shown in any western event in a curb bit. Riders wear western hats, long sleeved shirts with collars and scarves or ties. A vest, jacket or sweater may also be worn. Chaps and boots are required. The horses are shown at a flat-footed, ground covering four beat walk. The jog is a two beat gait that is free, square, slow and easy. The lope is a true three beat gait that is smooth, slow, easy and straight on both leads. |
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Arabian Trail
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horses are shown over and through obstacles at a walk, jog and lope. This class is judged 70% on performance and way of going with an emphasis on manners. 20% on appointments, equipment and neatness and 10% on conformation. |
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Mounted Native Costume
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horses are shown at a walk, canter and hand gallop both ways of the ring. The bridle may consist of bit, hackamore or any suitable headstall. No martingales or tie downs are permitted. The rider's attire is of native, Bedouin type. Flowing capes, coats, pantaloons, headdresses, scarfs, sashes and any other decorations in keeping with a colorful desert regalia are allowed, with safety remaining of utmost importance. |