Advice on what showing classes we can do!

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tobiano1984

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I took Rupert to his first show last weekend, and have to say we're hooked. He was very well behaved (bar a couple of bucks in the ridden class from excitement!) and definitely got the idea - such a show off! I've not really done showing since I was a kid, so I'm not really sure what we can do apart from coloureds. He's a bit of an inbetween horse, I'd think too heavy to do riding horse, competition horse etc but also not really a full on cob or hunter...He's just turned 5 and stands at 15hh or just over depending on how he's feeling!

At the weekend we did inhand coloured horse/pony and won it - and then ridden coloured and came 6th out of a big class. Here are some pics, if anyone can advise on what other classes we could potentially do, that'd be great. The next show has hunter, competition horse, cob/cob type, riding horse etc. And any pointers on turnout that we can improve also!

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Could go into the coloureds obviously lol the novice and the open showing. Depending how much home he has if he's chunkyish a 15hh show hunter pony?
 
Gorgeous!

I'd say less plaits, ideally you want an odd number so the neck doesn't look 'split', I tend to aim for 11 or 13.
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Things like best turned out, best ridden, possibly riding club horse.

Double bridle is more 'correct' I believe for most showing classes unless snaffle is specified.
 
GlamourPuss86 said:
Gorgeous!

I'd say less plaits, ideally you want an odd number so the neck doesn't look 'split', I tend to aim for 11 or 13.
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Things like best turned out, best ridden, possibly riding club horse.

Double bridle is more 'correct' I believe for most showing classes unless snaffle is specified.
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Yes I thought there were a lot of plaits but his mane is so thick, even after pulling - less plaits would be golf ball size! I better keep pulling...
And we're going to start in a double bridle but didn't want to just put him in one for the show as he's only ever been in a snaffle.
 
If you can bear it pull the tail rather thab plait it. Being 15hh he can do Internediates if you are 25 or under and he can do Small Hunter - the judge will ride in this class so maybe go to a few morw coloured classes until he settles better.
 
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