Gucci_b
Well-Known Member
Like the post says,
What do you have to do, what does it involve????
Whats the dress code for horse and rider. ie; bit, briddle ect
ect...
Can children wear zip up jod boots for showing...
Inhand showing is the two classes
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Novice Adult handler/Judges Choice. What do you have to do..
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Like the post says,
What do you have to do, what does it involve????
Whats the dress code for horse and rider. ie; bit, briddle ect
ect...
Can children wear zip up jod boots for showing...
Inhand showing is the two classes
silversox
Well-Known Member
When I Judge Child Handler classes I look for:-
1) capability and confidence (and a happy smile!)
2) turnout of handler and pony
and 3) sometimes the schedule states 'condition' as well.
An in-hand or ordinary bridle (spotlessly clean!) can be used, and depending on whether it is a show-pony (coloured browband), or hunter pony/M&M (plain browband). The handler should be wearing clean & tidy riding clothes with a hat, leather cane, gloves, hair-net (if long on girl), or plaits, jod. boots are fine. I personally do not like to see children in long boots or half-chaps in the show-ring- but that is purely my own pet-hate. Obviously the pony will be led, so there is no saddle to worry about.
The class enter on the right rein, i.e. turn left when entering the ring and after the judged has watched them all on the go-round she will ask them to stop on a corner and each one will then, individually trot their pony along the side of the ring and around the corner to join up with the class.
Teach your child to hold the reins and show cane correctly when leading and try not to wave his left arm when running with the pony!! Nor must he get in front of the pony but be alongside it's neck and shoulder.
The Judge will call them into the line-up, not necessarily in any sort of order, and ask each exhibitor in turn to bring their pony out and stand it up before the judge. This is where a lot of children lose marks. Teach your child how to stand the pony up, four square, pushing the pony back with his hand on his chest if necessary. When the pony is correct the handler should stand immediately in front of it with a rein in each hand, just behind the bit.
I often ask children what the name of the bit is which they are using, or to show me where the chestnut is or some other simple question which they should know. I also ask them how old they and their pony is.
They are then asked to lead their pony away from the Judge about 15 - 20 strides then turn (always to the right) and trot directly back and passed her.
The age of the child obviously is taken into consideration and I have often been quite impressed with little toddlers leading shetland ponies so full of confidence and enjoying every minute of it. There is one sort of pony which is not at all suitable for this class - the one who get's his head down to eat grass and is impossible to control!!! It is not fair to expect a child to handle a pony correctly if it has not been taught basic manners and knows how to behave in the ring.
When each child and pony has been judged then the steward will ask them to go round in a small circle while the judge appraises them again and then she will call them in, in the order in which she wants them placed. If your child is lucky enough to win a rosette please ensure that she thanks the judge with a big smile. I am amazed at how many children never say 'thank you' and sometimes, after I have had the same child in two or three classes still not thanking me, I hold on to the rosette tight and won't let go until I get some sort of response!!! It usually works in the end!!
The above guide-lines can be applied to nearly all in-hand classes. I have written it as 'third person' but please note that this is my own personal way of judging this class, although you will probably find that nearly all judges use a similar procedure.
Best of Luck!! Do let us know how you all got on!!!
1) capability and confidence (and a happy smile!)
2) turnout of handler and pony
and 3) sometimes the schedule states 'condition' as well.
An in-hand or ordinary bridle (spotlessly clean!) can be used, and depending on whether it is a show-pony (coloured browband), or hunter pony/M&M (plain browband). The handler should be wearing clean & tidy riding clothes with a hat, leather cane, gloves, hair-net (if long on girl), or plaits, jod. boots are fine. I personally do not like to see children in long boots or half-chaps in the show-ring- but that is purely my own pet-hate. Obviously the pony will be led, so there is no saddle to worry about.
The class enter on the right rein, i.e. turn left when entering the ring and after the judged has watched them all on the go-round she will ask them to stop on a corner and each one will then, individually trot their pony along the side of the ring and around the corner to join up with the class.
Teach your child to hold the reins and show cane correctly when leading and try not to wave his left arm when running with the pony!! Nor must he get in front of the pony but be alongside it's neck and shoulder.
The Judge will call them into the line-up, not necessarily in any sort of order, and ask each exhibitor in turn to bring their pony out and stand it up before the judge. This is where a lot of children lose marks. Teach your child how to stand the pony up, four square, pushing the pony back with his hand on his chest if necessary. When the pony is correct the handler should stand immediately in front of it with a rein in each hand, just behind the bit.
I often ask children what the name of the bit is which they are using, or to show me where the chestnut is or some other simple question which they should know. I also ask them how old they and their pony is.
They are then asked to lead their pony away from the Judge about 15 - 20 strides then turn (always to the right) and trot directly back and passed her.
The age of the child obviously is taken into consideration and I have often been quite impressed with little toddlers leading shetland ponies so full of confidence and enjoying every minute of it. There is one sort of pony which is not at all suitable for this class - the one who get's his head down to eat grass and is impossible to control!!! It is not fair to expect a child to handle a pony correctly if it has not been taught basic manners and knows how to behave in the ring.
When each child and pony has been judged then the steward will ask them to go round in a small circle while the judge appraises them again and then she will call them in, in the order in which she wants them placed. If your child is lucky enough to win a rosette please ensure that she thanks the judge with a big smile. I am amazed at how many children never say 'thank you' and sometimes, after I have had the same child in two or three classes still not thanking me, I hold on to the rosette tight and won't let go until I get some sort of response!!! It usually works in the end!!
The above guide-lines can be applied to nearly all in-hand classes. I have written it as 'third person' but please note that this is my own personal way of judging this class, although you will probably find that nearly all judges use a similar procedure.
Best of Luck!! Do let us know how you all got on!!!
Gucci_b
Well-Known Member
Thank you very much for that....