'Idiots Guide to Showing'

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Is there such a book, or something similar?
Not saying I'm an idiot, but you get my point. Was going to say 'good show guide' but that would get me a list of shows......

I've never been to a show and my partner done a few years ago and with other people.

This year we plan to start showing our yearling (will be by then), but how do we book in? what do we do when we get there? what are judges looking for? what do we have to do? etc etc.

Just need a guide for noobs.....:D
 
thats dificult for anyone to answer unless they know the breed / type of your yearling as it differs , for instance a native breed is shown with a long natural mane and a show pony or hunter s mane would be pulled and plaited
 
assuan said:
Is there such a book, or something similar?
Not saying I'm an idiot, but you get my point. Was going to say 'good show guide' but that would get me a list of shows......

I've never been to a show and my partner done a few years ago and with other people.

This year we plan to start showing our yearling (will be by then), but how do we book in? what do we do when we get there? what are judges looking for? what do we have to do? etc etc.

Just need a guide for noobs.....:D
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I'm sure there are loads of lovely people who will be able to help you out although I'm not sure you'll find the answers you are looking for from a book!

It depends what sort of show you go to and what breed your horse is but assuming you go to a local show:

1. if you have a schedule, you can book in by post or otherwise there is always a secretaries tent/stand/table where you can enter your class on the day.

2. When you get there just try and keep your horse calm as possible and keep him or her looking nice and pretty :) just before your class is on, hang out by the ring and your class will be called in and you will be told what to do from there on in! Usually, yearling classes are on pretty much first thing so there's not too many other horses around its less stressful for them

3. As for what the judge is looking for, it depends on your horse's breed and the judges personal preference - remember that its very subjective! but generally, your horse needs to be true to type, have clean limbs, nice movement, good condition and turnout and be relatively well behaved.

4. What to do in the actual show ring is generally dictated to you by the steward or judge. for an in hand class, you will walk around until everyone is in, then, for yearlings, probably be pulled in straight away and then individually go up to the judge and stand square while they look over your horse, walk/trot away and trot back and past and back to your place in line!

hope this helps, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask - GOOD LUCK :D
 
Thanks for that, maybe not so much of a scary experience as I'm expecting then lol

See, this is where it gets difficult too. Our breed is a PRM (Pura Raza Menorquina), of which there are very few of in the UK and most people have never heard of them. Is this going to cause us problems?
 
Stunning breed indeed! do you have any pics? All I'd say is be very careful where you take him/her to as I'm guessing many local show judges would not know enough about the breed to be able to tell whether or not it is true to type so you may be judged incorrectly!
 
Thanks!

Here's a picture of our lad, he's about 8 months in this picture:
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And we started up a blog for him too, some pics and vids on there, if you're interested: http://assuanuk.blogspot.com
there's a lot of unpublished posts I need to finish off (most of the recent ones lol). Plan to keep it updated with all the training, shows etc.
 
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