is this ok 2 wear showing????

-navy hat with flesh colour strap
-navy smart trousers
-navy waistcoat
-yellow long sleeved fitted shirt
-red tie

OP - Ignoring the arguments here.

For local level that will be a grand outfit, particularly for mixed m&m classes. As others have said, you could get away with some sort of soft hat if you wanted to - a stetson/trilby/flatcap for example. There is nothing wrong and no shame in wearing a hard hat, however. I ended up changing my stetson for my hard hat when showing my boy inhand the other day, as he suddenly decided he was a 2 year old colt instead of a 4 year old gelding.

If you go a little higher to welsh specific breed classes, in-hand outfits tend to actually get less formal. Most go without the waistcoat, wear trainers to run fast and a lot don't wear any sort of hat (which is traditionally considered rude to the judge).

At the end of the day, as long as you are dressed smartly, the judge will not be judging what you decide to wear. They are there to judge the pony; whenever I've judged I've never paid any attention to what people wear when handling (except in tack and turnout).
 
This is from one of the showing websites -

"Inhand classes
Correct types of bridle or halter for each breed can vary, dependent on the type of show, age or sex of the pony. Some breed society shows specify that certain types of tack is required. As a general rule, all large breeds and welsh section A can wear a white halter. Youngstock can also wear a leather slip or bitless inhand bridle. Stallions over 2 should not be shown in a white halter and should be properly bitted. All ponies over two years old can wear an inhand bridle. It is acceptable for a pony that also does ridden classes to be shown in a riding bridle.

Turnout
It is accepted conduct to wear trousers for inhand showing rather than jodhpurs (except for juniors). The colour of your trousers should be the opposite colour of your pony’s legs; for example, if your pony has dark coloured legs, wear light coloured trousers and vice versa.
This allows the judge to clearly see your pony’s movement without distraction. You should wear a shirt and tie and tweed jacket; a waistcoat is optional. Hair must be neat and tidy as described in the ridden turnout section. A hat should be worn that compliments your outfit; it is advisable to wear a hard hat when showing ‘enthusiastic’ youngsters, purely for safety reasons! Juniors should always wear a hard hat.

Those are the general guidelines for inhand showing, however, turnout can vary somewhat depending on breed and region. For showing welsh ponies it is not uncommon to see handlers without a hat and jacket; apparently due to the speed at which they have to run when trotting them up! For showing Scottish breeds it is quite common to see men turned out in traditional kilt with sporran, hoes (socks) and brogues. Women may wear a tartan kilted skirt with smart blouse.

No plaiting is permitted in any Native pony class; the only exception being specific types of plaits on Dales and welsh ponies. Dales ponies always wear the traditional plait at the top of the tail with ribbons. Until 1948 Dales ponies were usually docked, with enough hair left to protect the pony in severe weather. This was tied up with ribbons for shows (this is still optional).
Welsh ponies (except section B) can have one single plait at the top of the mane behind the ear, in order to show off the jawline."

Still say wear a hat not worth the risk. Good luck with the show.
 
With the whole hat debate noone seems to have seen the missing items on the list ( I may be wrong as my eyes have glazed over slightly) gloves - I wear a similar outfit to you when showing my welsh x appy youngster and I wear tan leather gloves and I also always carry a brown showing cane - I'm not sure if you do in welsh classes but like someone said you will be very smart so they will be looking at your pony.

Have a lovely time and can we have aome pics please? : )
 
Hats - some shows insist on hard hats to be worn in youngstock classes and also for anyone under 18 to wear a hard hat when handing or riding, so it is sensible to always have a hard hat with you for this reason alone.

I always wear a hat showing in hand, to finish off the correct look. I have a neat hard hat without a harness, but if I were handling a potentially on edge youngster would change to a harnessed one.

I did show my youngster in a trilby before I bought my current hard hat but he has always been a very sensible type from a yearling so I could take that option.

Your outfit sounds fine, some folks prefer to wear a tweed jacket but it is not essential, especially at local level.

Good luck and have fun.
 
Please wear a hat, horses are un predictable! i went to the Royal Welsh and was totally shocked the amount of people not wearing hats, alot of the horses were rearing and going nuts, totally stupid imo and the royal welsh is the only show I`ve seen where people dont wear hats!
Dont take the risk!
i wear a hat bringing my girls in from the field now, they`re safe as houses and dont cause me any bother but one day when being brought in from the field they went nuts, one went straight up knocked mflying into the other who then dumped me in a ditch and narrowly missed my head, both then bolted....people telling you not to wear a hat really should be ashamed of themselves
 
nativeponies said:
Racist? Don't make me laugh.

Go to ANY horse fair/sale in wales.

There is my answer.

Sorry, OP
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what the hell has that to do with showing- and what about Appleby,Stow and the other hideous fairs down south?huh??i agree that Llanybyther is gross, hence i dont go- but then i dont go to any, not my scene. so, why the comment, NP??
 
rosiefronfelen said:
i beg your pardon!!!do we have a racist on board?? i think you should take that comment back,OR, back up your insinuations!!
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what the hell has that to do with showing- and what about Appleby,Stow and the other hideous fairs down south?huh??i agree that Llanybyther is gross, hence i dont go- but then i dont go to any, not my scene. so, why the comment, NP??


^^
It was merely a reply to yourself.
 
nativeponies said:
what the hell has that to do with showing- and what about Appleby,Stow and the other hideous fairs down south?huh??i agree that Llanybyther is gross, hence i dont go- but then i dont go to any, not my scene. so, why the comment, NP??


^^
It was merely a reply to yourself.
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double dutch.just dont run down the welsh when your english counterparts as just as bad at the fairs. NEXT???
 
nativeponies said:
Oh I totally agree but what makes you assume I'm English?

"NEXT???" sorry, you've lost me.

You do come across as bitter, don't you?
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yep!!if you are welsh then you arent a great ambassador, you could be from anywhere- couldnt care less but i didnt like your insinuations of the welsh- best leave it there,as its going further away from the OP, END OF!!
 
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