Hunter or Sportshorse?

[_daisy_]

So talking yearling in hand classes here. What type of horse would you put in each class and why.
Show schedules are starting to come through the post and been looking through the first one and they seemed to have added a class to the timetable.

 

[cariadssogreat]

Hunter and sportshorse are very much the same sort of thing tbh, although I have only ever shown once in a sportshorse class and too many times to mention in hunter. Both boil down to the same type of horse really

 

[_daisy_]

thats what ive always thought. A lot of the shows dont have sportshorse classes but have hunters so make do with what option youve got but have always shown my 4yo in sportshorse classes but wondering whether I should show Willow in the hunter class? too many decisions but dont want to face the wrong competition.

 

[KatB]

Sports horse is an athletic freee moving horse that has the temperament and build to do a "discipline" well. Generally can be alot lighter than the hunter types. But overall, the SH classes ive done, nothing would be out of place in the hunter classes, just sometimes slightly less substance, and "flashier" so they can be veering towards riding horse types too....

 

[FMM]

A sportshorse could easily be a hunter and in some cases a riding horse. All show horses are expected to be athletic and capable of jumping and hunting.

 

[_daisy_]

oh now its just getting worse.
FMM - which class would you put this one in? hunter or Sportshorse? please excuse the teddy bear look.

 

[_daisy_]

thanks KatB - which class would you put her in?

 

[KatB]

She is lovely! Sports horse I think (looking through the fluff!)

 

[_daisy_]

thanks KatB - yes hopefully the fluff will eventually go!!! hate the stripping time of year - they loose it and I acquire it

 

[magic104]

That is just what I want!! Right colour right sex & looks a very nice sort indeed. I will be more then happy if Mo's looks like her.