can i see pictures of your small hunter types please :-)

This horse was a successful County Show level small hunter in the 70's
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Ooh I would be interested to see these pics too as I was thinking about small hunter with Java

Am I right that it is normally not exceeding 158cm?
 
well i thought small hunter was over 14.2 but not to exceed 15.2 and carry upto something like 12st.
This is my mare that i was hoping to do small hunter type with. She came 2nd hunter type inhand on saturday so was thinking about carrying on with that route.
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Thanks for asking this as I was trying to decide between Riding Horse & Small hunter so it's been a help to me too. Do you know what the turnout is by any chance ?
 
thanks for the link. if she isnt over 15.2 im going to give it a go at mid somerset show in august! she doesnt wear shoes at the moment anyway so will measure her and see what she comes up as :-0
 
the horse that i did small hunters on had an offical 158cm (15.2) life hieght, he measured about 16hh on the yard and sometimes looked 'little' in the classes
Try a small hunter class and ask the judge their opinion and see what the other horses look in comparison & make sure your horse is used to other people riding him/her as the judge will.
 
is she going to have to go in a double. She has an extremely sensitive mouth and i think she will just go backwards!
 
She should be going in a double, though if its just local level should be alright. However if you ride in a double correctly with 2 reins there is no reason it should be any more severe than the snaffle, just dont use the curb.
 
she currently goes in a nathe bit, sofest one i could find, she never seemed to like metal bits. il lunge her in one first just incase she throws a wobler. can you get happy mouth rugby pelhams? that could be an option.

16.2 of that build i guess would go into either lightweight or medium weight hunter, depending on the bone under the knee?
 
A small hunter should in essence be a scaled down middleweight hunter, with the corresponding bone. Too light of bone, and they are more correctly a small riding horse - I find it slightly depressing that some horses seem to switch between classes. Small hunters should have a quality head, be clean limbed, and have a straight, flowing action with no knee action

Max height is 158cm, and if you are going to do affiliated classes you will need a height certificate from the JMB

Turnout out is plain hunter bridle (no coloured brow bands) with a flat, wide noseband. In anything other than a novice class, you would be expected to be in a double bridle, although many horses are shown in pelhams with double reins (for example, if they are small mouthed and struggle to cope with two bits). We have used a light, elegant ported loose ring pelham in the past. Saddles should be straight cut to show off the horse's shoulder, and normally all showing tack is (dark) brown.

Most small hunters have pulled rather than plaited tails, and length-wise would normally be around three inches below the point of the hock (rather than the fetlock length you might see on a dressage horse, for example)

In answer to Winklepoker's question, anything over 15.2 of hunter type would go into the hunter classes, which are divided into light, middle and heavyweight at the higher levels. Depending on how much bone your horse has, he would be a light or middleweight hunter.

The best way to assess is to read the H&H showing reports and look at the pictures
 
thanks for that! very helpfull. I asume she has to be plaited aswell :-/ she has the mane of an exmoor! its hideos to plait!
 
Evelyn said:
Not sure what you mean!
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Sorry I meant a little more on the plump side - it's just the current show ring type

Yours however looks a great stamp and a true representation of a small hunter type you would want to see in the field ie would cover ground and is fit - sometimes I look at hunters in the show ring these days and wonder how they would ever get off the ground over a hedge !!


Also Hate rugby pelhams, go with one or the other a double or a pelham (or even a snaffle) - you could get yourself a hard rubber pelham though if you were looking for a non metal mouth piece ?
 
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