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You are allowed 20seconds of music as intro (until your first halt) it can be less than that (or no intro - its not compulsory, but its a good way to check your music is working!) Lyrics, no rules against using them but it can make fitting the music slightly more tricky as you need to blend...

The rescues tend to be full of poorly bred coloured cobs, as are the markets, so it would suggest that the issue with over breeding is specifically with those horses. The Billy stud etc do produce a lot of horses, but they have bills to pay (staff, feed, overheads) so they do consider what...

Does he do this at the first fence or part way round the course? Is it the same in clear round as in an actual class?

I don't think though horse prices have increased in recent years in line with other things (such as cars or houses) - but cost of feed, livery, training, competing, shoeing etc have all increased. some people are unrealistic about what they can sell their horse for (rose tinted glasses) but...

They tend to be stricter at a county show, so grooms won't be allowed in the ring unless correctly dressed (that isn't a concern if you are doing an in hand class), you won't be allowed to enter the ring once judging has commenced, and you might find the judging is done more efficiently...

I expect the course to be flagged and numbered and all fences to be complete. However dressings are sometimes there and sometimes not - if they are adding flowers and such they might not do it till the morning of the event (particularly if they think the deer or other animals might go and eat...

Check with the secretary when the clear round closes - sometimes they shut it 15mins before the first class starts so they can change the course. Also best to check with the secretary how they are running the clear round - some will have your number on the list at the collecting to check off...

Contact your RDO. It can become a bit of a search, sometimes they are on the venue website (but not always easy to locate) sometimes they are on the entry site (if they use an external host like Horse Monkey or My Riding Life), sometimes they are on facebook. It doesn't sound like the...

Zac Heydon at Westlands Farm stud has a good reputation (its near Gatwick)

So looking at the schedule, there is this listing: Class 14 Pony British Novice Championship - First Round Class 14b 80cm Open This is class 14, it will run as one class (same course etc) but when it comes to the results it will be split into two sections - section A for those eligible for...

Exactly this - it is possible to get those marks - its just setting your expectations. I think we have all been there when looking at the scoreboard seeing the smart dressage bred horses cruising round and breezing to 70% and sometimes it can be disheartening knowing that you and your horse...

I think it can be done but as above you need to sit back and assess your goals. Look at both long term and short term, if the long term goals are tailcoat then maybe forsake the short term 'lesser' goals so you can focus on the training and put the competition money towards the training...

Geldings tend to grow on more than mares and colts/stallions do, and most of the stories about horses growing massively relate to geldings. I am another hoping my rising 3yr old will grow another couple of inches, string test suggests an inch or so. My current riding horse didn't grow any...

I know of a few horses that struggle with the waxed surfaces, as lovely as they look, the horses that struggle were all older horses that had low grade issues (they were sound and well schooled, but slight changes in the hocks etc expected to be found in older higher mileage horses). As above...

I don't think BD will re-score or re-judge your test, there are too many other variables and its unlikely that your video is taken directly from C. However you can send them a copy of the test sheet and the video and they may then review judge training and speak to the judge - which hopefully...