Coloured class In-hand showing?

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I've moved my rising 2 year old from living out onto our DIY yard so I thought I'd have a go at showing him in hand this year (local RC stuff), mainly just to get him out and about.
I'm going to do the Youngstock class and probably the coloured. If he does well I may think of registering him with CHAPS.
Having never had a coloured before I'm not sure whether he'd be any good/what they are looking for. Any experts out there that could have a look and let me know?
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Good trim and tidy, pull tail and plait mane. Use tack according to type, ie if showing as a hack, then coloured browband, but if as a hunter, then plain tack.

Markings should not be taken into account unless you are doing a colours and marking class. If you have two equal exhibits, then they can be taking into account as deciding between them.

Doing inhand showing is a great way of getting youngsters used to going to shows and experience of life.

You are lucky in that you can do coloured classes and also type classes.

Good luck and have fun.
 
Theresa_F said:
Markings should not be taken into account unless you are doing a colours and marking class. If you have two equal exhibits, then they can be taking into account as deciding between them.
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But surely in a coloured class, markings should count for something? otherwise what's the point of limiting it to coloured horses?
 
Having no idea on his breeding or what height he'll make I'll stick to Youngstock and coloured for now. In have a pic of facebook of him plaited (dummy run!) and I'll whizz his feathers off before then (work in progress as we dont like the clippers just yet!). Ive just got him a brown inhand bridle and little mullen mouth bit and hes leading out happily (touches wood!) at the minute.
I've shown my other (big) horse in Ridden Hunter classes but we dont tend to do "showing" (despite going to HOYS last year!!)

Thanks for your advice everyone. I've taken a look at the CHAPS site but dont know where to start!
 
Splish & Masons mum said:
But surely in a coloured class, markings should count for something? otherwise what's the point of limiting it to coloured horses?
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^^ That just depends on the Judge, and how that particular Judge wants to base it upon. I went to a local show where the Judge said that is what she based her judging upon. Same local show on another date, with a different Judge, didn't.

Theresa is correct in what she says though. For example, at Crowle Show there is a Colourama (sp?) Class - that class is just specifically based upon markings - you don't een have to trot them up for the Judge. Thereafter, at the same show, there are other coloured classes you can enter which have a bigger field to cover then just based upon mirror imaged markings. Just depends on the show/class description/Judge.

Dollface, you have a lovely little horse there. In actual fact, he is well marked, mirror imaged. Definately a plaited and trimmed type. Whip of those feathers and off you go! Good luck! xx :)
 
dollface said:
Thanks for your advice everyone. I've taken a look at the CHAPS site but dont know where to start!
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If you want to add me on facebook (link in my signature), I have a plaited and trimmed coloured youngster that I take out and about - you could have a neb at my photos and see how I turn him out for shows if you want? xx :)
 
Thanks Rudey, not bad considering his mum was a rescue that we didnt know was in foal and a then when we did, a drunken conversation saying to friend, if mum throws a coloured colt he's mine. Highly unlikey as she was chestnut tb that had been in an RTA and starved when she was found!
 
He's lovely! Just go for it, if you do some smaller local shows first you don't need any special gear or knowledge. It might be worth joining CHAPS or BSPA anyway as they have regular magazines with info on showing (or at least they used to when I did coloured classes a few years ago). Some of the shows have more classes, including coloured youngstock, potential sports horse etc. so you could look for a show with a few classes he would suit. I loved showing and made lots of friends over the years, really miss it now. They usually get you all to walk around together and then there will be a line up and usually a trot up individually. One thing to know about in the inhand classes is that they usually ask for an individual trot up after looking at the horse standing, so useful to practice getting him to stand quietly (take a couple of treats in your pocket to the first few shows if you need to get his attention). In the walk or trot up you are aiming to walk the horse away from the judge in a straight line, then almost do a 'spoon shape' to give you more room to run around when you get to the end to trot or walk back, depending on what the judge says, usually it is a trot back and they ask you to trot straight past the judge so that he/ she can watch the horse move from on front and then the side. Some decent shoes are a good plan so you don't slip! (sorry if u know this already, but I remember someone telling me this when I first did some inhand)

Good luck, hope it goes well
 
Thanks Snowman, not near Cheshire are you???

I have shown section a's many years ago till she could be riddne. We've been pretty good with our practise so (and horses NEVER show us up!! LOL) we "should" be ok!
 
Also, forgot to say that he is quite well marked in that he is half and half white and colour. From what I remember the judges used to prefer this, although usually this makes the most difference in colour and markings.
 
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