Honest opinions!

[Jess1994PM]

Hello!
So just looking for some friendly honest advise regarding youngstock showing - I’m never done in hand only ever been on the hunting/jumping/fun ride kind of side but I’ve got my first foal this year and she’s turning 8 months next week. I’d love to do some in hand showing next year with her as a yearling and wondered if she was up to scratch? I never purchased her as a showing potential so I won’t be too fussed but I’d love to try my hand for some fun but no idea what the judges look for and what classes thanks for anyones opinions! Xx

 

[j1ffy]

I'm not a showing person but I think people will need better photos to make an assessment - i.e. a side-on conformation photo. Having said that, if you're just looking to get her out for some education then it doesn't really matter anyway! She's very pretty, have fun with her.

 

[abbijay]

You've got yourself a lovely horse and I hope you enjoy her.
Any type of youngstock competition is, in my view, is not really the be all and end all competition and success at a very young age rarely brings much correlation with levels of success as they get older. So that's my negativity put out there...
On a more positive note though, I think getting youngsters out to see a little of the world is a really good thing to do to set them up for their adventures later in life. Learning to be bathed and plaited, travelled, wait around and follow instructions will never be poor skills to develop from any age so a few outings of the next few years could be very beneficial.
I have no idea what a judge would be looking for in a young sports horse type (in heavy horses they always want over mature youngsters and seem to ignore rough handling if the right face is on the end of the line) but you haven't bought this beauty to be a youngstock showing star so go and enjoy a few outings irrespective of what ribbon you may or may not be awarded. If you bring home the best horse at the end of the day what else matters?

 

[Goldenstar]

If you want to have a goal of a few days out at local shows to make sure you teach your youngster the things she will need know to do that I would say go for it .
Just don’t go for the full I must get her over heavy and over produced OTT show production thing .
Do it if you will enjoy the process but don’t feel you need to .
I taught mine to load and used to take them on short drives to fill up with fuel and mucked about with them a bit but showing I would have hated the whole thing .

 

[Patterdale]

Impossible to tell from those pictures.

BUT it doesn’t matter how she does, a few outings do youngsters no harm at all - as long as properly prepared.

 

[Marigold4]

I did quite a few shows with my youngster as a 2 year old and three year old. He won three championships even though he was not in anyway overweight. I can't honestly say it's made him an easy
horse as he's quite immature and spooky as a now 6 year old. It was nice at the time to get sashes and silver cups but not sure the shows had much maturing effect! But then again, I don't know what he would have been like without this experience! He's got quite alot of Primitive Proposal blood in him, so think he would be sharp whatever we did.

 

[hollyandivy123]

if it is a case for education rather than for showing, i would look into in hand trec or similar.

the practice in a chilled way at home and then repeating in an away environment, would be an ideal way to start an education without pressure, and also more fun for you than walking round ring and lining up.

 

[Jess1994PM]

I'm not a showing person but I think people will need better photos to make an assessment - i.e. a side-on conformation photo. Having said that, if you're just looking to get her out for some education then it doesn't really matter anyway! She's very pretty, have fun with her.

Thank you i will get some better ones! x

 

[Jess1994PM]

You've got yourself a lovely horse and I hope you enjoy her.
Any type of youngstock competition is, in my view, is not really the be all and end all competition and success at a very young age rarely brings much correlation with levels of success as they get older. So that's my negativity put out there...
On a more positive note though, I think getting youngsters out to see a little of the world is a really good thing to do to set them up for their adventures later in life. Learning to be bathed and plaited, travelled, wait around and follow instructions will never be poor skills to develop from any age so a few outings of the next few years could be very beneficial.
I have no idea what a judge would be looking for in a young sports horse type (in heavy horses they always want over mature youngsters and seem to ignore rough handling if the right face is on the end of the line) but you haven't bought this beauty to be a youngstock showing star so go and enjoy a few outings irrespective of what ribbon you may or may not be awarded. If you bring home the best horse at the end of the day what else matters?

Love this! Yeah shes a sweetie i think it will just be a fun day out for us!! x

 

[Jess1994PM]

I did quite a few shows with my youngster as a 2 year old and three year old. He won three championships even though he was not in anyway overweight. I can't honestly say it's made him an easy
horse as he's quite immature and spooky as a now 6 year old. It was nice at the time to get sashes and silver cups but not sure the shows had much maturing effect! But then again, I don't know what he would have been like without this experience! He's got quite alot of Primitive Proposal blood in him, so think he would be sharp whatever we did.

Lovely! well done on the wins! Yeah i think she could be a sassy one when she grows up - she certainly loves herself when she gets going haha!

 

[Snow Falcon]

Is she registered with any society? You could show her in palamino classes. Have a look at the BPS for advice.