Calling all showing people?? What to wear?

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neddiehoof

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Hi all

I am a bit of a showing novice but I am hoping to do a few little shows over winter ready for next season.

I ride a Black 15.1 Welsh D who is relatively clipped and pruned, think he is too trimmed for M&M classes, but thinking of trying some hunter classes or riding horse classes
What should I be wearing? I am willing to buy a green tweed, but should it be a lighter or dark green?

Any responses would be appreciated please,
Thank you in advance :)
 
neddie. how pruned are you talking?

Welsh D's can be very pruned for showing in M&M classes. all you need to leave on is about 6" of mane and his feather and that is it! Tails get shaped (not fully pulled) ad cut fairly short and "feathered" to make it look a bit more natural.

Both dark or light green would be correct. Personaly I'd go for a lighter green on a black horse.
Canary or yellowy beige jods, long black boots. Shirt, tie. Brown leather gloves and a navy velvet hat with flesh coloured harness. Hair in a bun and away you go!
 
conniegirl said:
neddie. how pruned are you talking?

Welsh D's can be very pruned for showing in M&M classes. all you need to leave on is about 6" of mane and his feather and that is it! Tails get shaped (not fully pulled) ad cut fairly short and "feathered" to make it look a bit more natural.

Both dark or light green would be correct. Personaly I'd go for a lighter green on a black horse.
Canary or yellowy beige jods, long black boots. Shirt, tie. Brown leather gloves and a navy velvet hat with flesh coloured harness. Hair in a bun and away you go!
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He has his feathers clipped off usually, would this be a massive problem? and his mane is very thick and pulled all the same length, probably about 6 inches long. Thank you for all of your advice :)
 
Idealy he should have a bit of feather left on but for a local show it is not the end of the world perticularly at winter shows. If you can let them grow back I would

6 to 8 inches of mane pulled all the same length is about right. Some have it slightly longer or shorter depending on the conformation of the neck but section D's are not normaly shown with long flowing manes.
This is me showing a black section D for a friend of mine:
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conniegirl said:
Idealy he should have a bit of feather left on but for a local show it is not the end of the world perticularly at winter shows. If you can let them grow back I would

6 to 8 inches of mane pulled all the same length is about right. Some have it slightly longer or shorter depending on the conformation of the neck but section D's are not normaly shown with long flowing manes.
This is me showing a black section D for a friend of mine:
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ooh lovely, yes and I see what you meant about the lighter tweed with a dark horse. Thank you for your advice.
 
A good quality tweed jacket that fits well, smart shirt and nice tie and you won't be far off! A flesh coloured harness is also gives a much neater look. Have a look on eBay- there's often some lovely but good make second hand jackets on there at a fraction of the price. You can get your jacket altered by any good dress maker to get that perfect fit!

Make sure you get a nicely fitting numnah for your saddle and that your saddle shows off the shoulder and front. Your gloves should compliment your jacket and horse. Lighter colours like white and yellow attract judges attention however also draw attention to unbalanced hands!

This can also be enhanced by pulling the mane to a good length to suit.

Sec ds always tend to have feathered tails- pulled slightly at the top and shaped just above hoc!

Feel free to pm if you have would like any more advice- I breed, produce and show sec ds!
 
JKPequestrian said:
A good quality tweed jacket that fits well, smart shirt and nice tie and you won't be far off! A flesh coloured harness is also gives a much neater look. Have a look on eBay- there's often some lovely but good make second hand jackets on there at a fraction of the price. You can get your jacket altered by any good dress maker to get that perfect fit!

Make sure you get a nicely fitting numnah for your saddle and that your saddle shows off the shoulder and front. Your gloves should compliment your jacket and horse. Lighter colours like white and yellow attract judges attention however also draw attention to unbalanced hands!

This can also be enhanced by pulling the mane to a good length to suit.

Sec ds always tend to have feathered tails- pulled slightly at the top and shaped just above hoc!

Feel free to pm if you have would like any more advice- I breed, produce and show sec ds!
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Where abouts in the country are you JK? I've got a rising 3 sec d gelding and would like to pick someone's brains about showing him :)
 
JKPequestrian said:
A good quality tweed jacket that fits well, smart shirt and nice tie and you won't be far off! A flesh coloured harness is also gives a much neater look. Have a look on eBay- there's often some lovely but good make second hand jackets on there at a fraction of the price. You can get your jacket altered by any good dress maker to get that perfect fit!

Make sure you get a nicely fitting numnah for your saddle and that your saddle shows off the shoulder and front. Your gloves should compliment your jacket and horse. Lighter colours like white and yellow attract judges attention however also draw attention to unbalanced hands!

This can also be enhanced by pulling the mane to a good length to suit.

Sec ds always tend to have feathered tails- pulled slightly at the top and shaped just above hoc!

Feel free to pm if you have would like any more advice- I breed, produce and show sec ds!
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Welcome to HHo JKP. Having read one of your other posts on your acheivements and goals, I to will look forward to your input on here :)
 
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