Arab in 'Riding Horse' Class ?

[kirsti]

Hi, does anyone know if i can enter my purebred Arab gelding into the Riding Horse class ?
or can it only be a part-bred arab ?
also, if he can enter, does he need plaiting ? arabs are tradionally shown with loose manes, or would i do one long 'arab plait' down his neck ?
thanks
Kirsti

 

[jinglejoys]

It's a Horse..and you ride it,yeah?!
(Sorry,comment from a non showing person)

 

[Seahorse]

I think you'll be fine, and I would plait him.

I've been to a show where they had a trophy for the best Arab in the riding horse class.

Sam x

 

[the watcher]

Forget the breed and just present it as you would any other riding horse in the class.

 

[virtual]

It's not ideal, but you can enter at local level, but turn out as you would if he wasn't an arab as far as possible (plaited etc). In riding horse classes they are looking for a certain type of horse, which an arad usualy doesn't conform to ideally, but if yours perform well you could easily be in the ribbons.

In "ridden horse" classes any type of horse can enter, so you'd turn your horse out as an arab.

 

[conniegirl]

Riding horse is a type and i wouldnt put an arab in one. Ridden horse on the other hand is for any horse that is ridden and is perfectly fine for an arab to enter it.

In a riding horse class the horse needs to be plaited traditionaly (ie rolled up) and so called arab plaits are not realy acceptable in the ring.
here is a link to a pic pf the type of horse you will find in a riding horse class
http://www.britishshowhorse.org/photo/albums/userpics/Lavender12.jpg
taken from the BSH site

 

[custard]

Well I entered my purebred in a hack class once and won it so why not?!

I did her a running plait and it was local level though, some people might get a bit sniffy at a county show but what the heck, it'll give them something to talk about!

 

[Grey_Arab]

I've entered a riding horse class with my arab, I did plait him up, and I came absoloutely no where (2nd to last in a class of 20), I was beaten by a smallish native looking pony stallion that was in hand and kept rearing! Judge didn't even bother to look at him in the second inspection, just glanced!

 

[FMM]

You would get away more easily with a pure bred in a hack class rather than a riding horse class. However, at a local level, there is absolutely no reason why you cannot enter your arab in a riding horse class. I would turn out as a riding horse - i.e. plaited etc. Obviously don't trim him up if you are also planning on doing arab classes as well this year. Some arabs are quite chunky and others are much finer - if yours is a chunky type, then he should not look too out of place.