is this ok 2 wear showing????

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I am takin my 1 yr old sec A out showing m+m for the first time this sunday. its not a local but not huge either. Im completley new to it and it will be his first show.
He is chestnut with 4 whites and blaze and i have to wear:
-navy hat with flesh colour strap
-navy smart trousers
-navy waistcoat
-yellow long sleeved fitted shirt
-red tie
pony wearing white welsh halter
When i tried all the clobber on i couldnt help but think i lookes somewhat like a clown, the red tie looked a bit too much but have heard that welsh people like red ties. Does this sound ok or if not can i have some advice! Dont wanna turn up wearing the wrong thing!!
 
thanks everyone- only going to wear a hat as he is a 1 yr old colt and gets a bit excited and as its his first show dont know what 2 expect of his behaviour!
Do they tuck their shirts in or leave them out as its fitted?
 
Sounds good, you will be fine! Are you another one off to the WPCS Show on Sunday? :D

Fitted shirt I would be tempted to leave out... depends how smart it is really. I don't really do in-hand though!
 
A Young horse at an exciting show - i too would wear a hat. i always wore mine for in hand showing - even my veteran.
Sounds lovley & good luck.
 
abigail621 said:
Wear the hat, i do in-hand and always wear a hat, it is meant to be rude not to wear some sort of hat in the ring no matter what age the horse is.
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Well they dont at the Royal Welsh. I suggest you look at the site, welshwelshcobs, there are many photos of the professionals showing sec As.
 
When running my yearling I ALWAYS wear a hard hat, as although she's as laid back as they come, you never know when they will do this...

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I also wear a fabric hat on the rare ocassion I run my D - it looks smarter, and I will wear it if I run Titch when she's backed.
 
Why would you not wear a hat? because some 'professionals' (who ought to know better) don't? Maybe the pictures of the professionals were taken at an 'evening' performance. Seems to be etiquette to wear a hat during the day & not when dressed up for the evening showing. You could get kicked in the head by someone elses' horse. better safe than sorry or worse!
 
Mari said:
Why would you not wear a hat? because some 'professionals' (who ought to know better) don't? Maybe the pictures of the professionals were taken at an 'evening' performance. Seems to be etiquette to wear a hat during the day & not when dressed up for the evening showing. You could get kicked in the head by someone elses' horse. better safe than sorry or worse!
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no "evening performance" at said RW-showing all day, from 8- late afternoon. they are not only pros, but folk showing for the love of it. not many on cob day wearing hats and have never seen an accident through lack of use, even slopping around in the mud!!
 
A woman at a show local to us, also thought it not necessary to wear a hard hat for in-hand showing, her family are still dealing with their grief at her death. I would suggest that what ever they do at the Royal Welsh, sensible people wear hard hats, with harness, when showing young stock in hand.
Your outfit sounds very smart. :)
I cannot understand why anyone would post dangerous advice, in response to a genuine query!
 
I agree with Mari - better safe than sorry, especially a yearling at a first show! You certainly will not be penalised for wearing a hard hat.
 
Dont be so sodding stupid. Wear a hat, ignore the idiots that tell you not too - when they've got a hoof print on the inside of their skulls and are eating roast dinner through a straw, then we can laugh at them.

I would NEVER not wear a hat showing my youngster. If you wear a smart hat then you'll be fine. And if you DO get marked down, then at least you'll know you were safe. No rosette is worth dying for.
 
Pearlsasinger said:
Ladies should wear hats in the show-ring. They always do where I come from.
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But not in the RWAS, it depends on what you want to do, if you have a good welsh, be it sec ABCD and want to show with a chance to be even looked at by the judge, the attire described by the OP would be out of place. Showing hunters, coloureds, riding ponies etc. the attire would be correct. Welsh classes are to show off the movement of the horse, trainers are exeptable as the handler has to run to show off the exuberance of the breed.
 
Fortunately the OP is not showing at the Royal Welsh. If they are showing at the show I have a hunch they are showing at then a lot of the handlers in the Welsh classes will be wearing hard hats. Some won't, some will, personal choice and any that get kicked in the head will only have themselves to blame.

I think on this ocassion we should all agree to disagree, and I hope the OP has a successful show on Sunday!
 
Well from yours and Pastie2's posts the impression was given (and indeed Pastie2 did give advice not to wear a hat) that it was not correct to show Welshies while wearing a hat, as you so authoratatively told us all how it is done at the Royal Welsh show. This used to be the case at virtually all shows, in hand = No hat, in most parts the British Isles this is no longer the case, as people have become more aware of the risks. I was suggesting that the people who show at The Royal Welsh will catch up with a more enlightened view. Thank you too.
 
1yr old colt+first show+ hat = common sense :)

I would hazard a guess that for most (apart from foalies) the RWAS is not their first show and therefore their handlers at least have some idea of what their anticipated behaviour might be.

It wasn't that long ago was it that someone died while showing a coloured baby in hand in a beagler (I think.. happy to be corrected on that one is in recesses of brain)

OP have a fab time and do report back, with pics if poss.
 
yorksG said:
Well from yours and Pastie2's posts the impression was given (and indeed Pastie2 did give advice not to wear a hat) that it was not correct to show Welshies while wearing a hat, as you so authoratatively told us all how it is done at the Royal Welsh show. This used to be the case at virtually all shows, in hand = No hat, in most parts the British Isles this is no longer the case, as people have become more aware of the risks. I was suggesting that the people who show at The Royal Welsh will catch up with a more enlightened view. Thank you too.
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you need to tell that tothe organisers then, so they can advise the hundreds of in hand handlers. the show is a massive 4 day thing, so it may be a good chance for you to give it a visit one year and be enlightened too!!
 
I'm right, your wrong, I'm big your small, for heavons sake even I like a good barny but all this bickering is getting a bit tiresome give it break why don't you.

OP your outfit sounds very smart, if you do or don't wear a hat have a good day and above all else have fun.
 
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