shearwater BD young dressage horse

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New to this so how do you put pictures next to your name???Also wanted to enter the BD shearwater national young dressage horse of the future but don't know much about it. My horse is winning novices and getting good %. but what are they looking for? Any advice greatly received
 
Shearwater national classes, actually dont think its even called Shearwater anymore, its the Hickstead young horse championships have their final on july 25th 2007. There are ten qualifiers for the nat. classes the final test is the same as the qualifier which is either the5yr national BDNovice young horse test 2004 [YHN5 2004] or the 6yr national BD elementary young horse test 2004 [YHE6 2004] information is available from Dressage @ hickstead sec. 01444 882150.
There are a variety of other young horse classes and you dont have to have the horse reg. for the quals. but you need to be a member. I f you qual. then the horse must be reg. Tests are available from BD 02476698836/698832.
The natonal classes are slightly less 'high brow' but the general feeling from many of us, especially those who produce young horses to go on to compete at advanced level that these classes are little more than 'circus' . Qualifiers can be a little wild, lots of young stallions etc. What is looked for is supposed to be looking at the quality of paces correctness in terms of rhythm and fluency. The tests are judged along these lines not like a normal test. In lots of respects they have become gloyfied showing classes and dont have much to do with the correct progressive training of talented young horses. Some would say they become rather 'forced' into a way of going that is not correct for the age . Whatever you choose i wish you success.
 
I think that the oppinion that these classes are a circus is a bit dated!? Most of these classes are run extremely well now, and it is generally excepted that if your horse wont behave you dont take it!

Some of these classes also require a trot up and standing for conformation scoring, such as the young dressage horse of the future etc...

A lot of the horses are, howver, trained by proffesionals to do the BIG trot, and although this may not produce a great dressage horse long term, it does seem to catch the eyes of the judges!
 
my view that these classes are a bit 'circus' like has nothing to do with how well run they are but everything to do with what we are being told to expect from the young dressage horse. You yourself have actually reinforced this with 'a lot of horses are ridden by proffesionals and do the BIG trot...'
So that does not make my veiw in the slightest outdated.
You were obviously not at the Dr Hausman clinic at Addington last year when the detremental effect of such 'training' in veterinary and psycological terms was examined. This included the 'roll kur' debate . So please before you dismiss the veiw of someone just consider that they may actually have some idea what they are talking about.
 
I apologise if I misunderstood your circus quote as the horses behaving badly/losing confidence etc etc,

maybe before tearing someone to shreds you should consider the fact that this is supposed to be a friendly forum, and that people do have the right to have a difference of oppinion to you.

ALSO if you read the post I didnt give my view on the BIG trot, just said that it caught the judges eye, right or wrong.

Please take a chill pill and maybe we will get rid of the view that all dressage people are so uptight!! breathe.........

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