Classes for a Fun Show

[Zobaby]

Me and my friend are organising a fun show for our yard and need some ideas for special prizes. We have things like prettiest mare, most handsome gelding, funniest fall, most improved and pony who looks most like its owner. Any more ideas? We need 10!
Also, we have SJ classes, handy pony and games, but any better ideas for classes? It has to be for kids from 5-17 years

Thanks

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[PennyJ]

Pony the judge would most like to take home

What about fancy dress?

 

[Zobaby]

Ooh fancy dress is a great idea! Cheers

x

 

[JessPickle]

Family Pony?

 

[Silverspring]

Best Pony/Horse Trick! It could be interesting to see what people define as a trick

 

[lastresort]

handsomest gelding /pretty mare
Fancy dress. What about doing some Gymkana (SP) games Kids love them.
Horse and hound _these are funny
Pairs /relays??

 

[Zobaby]

Cool, good ideas

Thanks

x

 

[ghosthooves]

Pairs is always a laugh

 

[lastresort]

Yes you could do it so one rides to one end and the other leads back. Its always fun!

 

[1275gta]

Best CHild Handler

 

[Chestnuttymare]

pony most like its owner,

 

[conniegirl]

best odd pair (ie little shetland an huge shire, or a grey and a black pony, ponies/horses that are so dissimilar).

Young handler classes

 

[Ottinmeg]

pony with the longest mane/tail

 

[ironhorse]

Coloured - judged on nicest markings
Best six legs - watch the dads roll their trousers up! Judged on action as well as conformation !!!
Thelwell lookalike class
Best condtioned and turned out in hand (great one for the people with youngsters or who don't want to compete ridden)
Chase me charlie cans - a you need a line of plastic water carriers and gradually take one away to make a narrower and narrower fence. Run outs or kicking over a can is elimination. We had a horse at our old yard that was an expert at this and would jump a single water container!

 

[Zobaby]

Some of these these are really good ideas, thanks guys

I'll let you know how the show goes!

x

 

[Penniless]

How about pass the parcel on horseback. It used to go down a treat at the fun shows we used to run. Make sure every wrapper undone gets a little prize - i.e. packet of polos or a hoofpick type of thing. (You do have to cheat a bit, just make sure you have someone telling you when to stop the music so that every person in the class, gets to undo a wrapper). Another fun class, was to take your bridle apart and put it together again - the first one to do it was the winner. (You'd be surprised how may kids and adults have no idea how to do this).

 

[ginger111]

A class that everyone loves at our local show is horse and hound. You ride over a very small jumping course then you have to get off and jump over the course with a dog! Its hilarious to watch!!