showing a welsh sec a

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my little jockey wants to take my welsh sec a ( black one in my sig ) to do some low level shows for fun. We have entered a in-and m&m and inhand and ridden veterans. I am wondering what is he correct tack/attire for a sec A in these classes. Also she is quite strong so bitting advice would be much appreciated! Any other tips appreciated too!
 
Inhand-

Pony-
natural mane tail and feathers, very discreetly trimmed if necessary
Either ridden bridle- brown, plain with a cavesson noseband- reins over head
Or inhand bridle, with leadrein and inhand bit.
If she is strong, use a wilkie bit, so a little poll pressure, but small and neat.

Handler-
Light coloured trousers
Cream shirt
Tie and tiepin
Waistcoat, or green tweed jacket
Velvet hat
Brown show cane
Brown gloves
Hair in hairnet and scrunchie

Ridden for rider is the same, only with canary/beige jodpurs with jodpur clips and brown jodpur boots

Ridden for pony-
Unplaited, just trim discreetly if needed, mustnt look obviously trimmed
Plain brown hunter bridle
Saddle, preferably straight cut, brown girth, numnah not showing

Think thats it!
 
If local level then handler should get away with smart trousers (beigh jodphurs would do) boots, shirt, tie and hacking jacket, For inhand snaffle bridle if poss, but have seen inhands in most types of bridles over the years. For ridden as above, for bridle, maybe double or pelham?
Most of all have fun! :D:D
 
cloudmatrix - this is EXACTLY what i needed. thank you. i have a list now and i can attack it over the week. She is currently in a hanging cheek so i will order a wilkie off ebay. Her bridle for ridden is black - does it *have* to be brown? likewise her saddle is black, but fairly straight cut.
 
I say brown, but actually I show a grey connemara in black tack.
At local level, I'm sure black would be fine.
Is she strong in the hanging cheek then?
Why dont you trial the wilkie bit, and see how you get on :)
 
i am tempted to try a pelham as pony is known to get strong at shows - at home jockey is fine with her but may give her a little more conrol esp when cantering around. Jockey is not at the stage where she would manage 2 reins though. Are roundings permissible or frowned upon?
 
she can be strong in a hanging cheek yes. but my jockey manages fine in the school and out on hacks. But the pony can be quite strong when she wants to.
 
For ridden Rider needs tweed jacket, pale blue or yellow shirt with a tie and tie pin, navy velvet hat with hair in a bun and hairnet over the top, canary or beige jodphurs and oxblood joddy boots with clips and brown gloves and cane.

If you are doing open ridden M+M pony should be in a pelham or double if your jockey can't use 2 reins then you can get split reins like this
http://www.tackdirect.co.uk/prod_show.asp?prodid=2699
They are better than using roundings but allow the jockey to just use one rein.

For inhand you can swap the jodphurs for a smart pair of cream trousers and use the ridden bridle with the reins taken over the head.

Despite M+M's supposed to be shown in there natural state, welshies aren't really they have pulled manes and there faces trimmed.

Good luck.
 
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The hanging cheek would be fine though sometimes I feel it's not a very flattering bit for the pony's head, but control should come way higher than looks if prioritising! Ditto the commment about split reins - definitely preferable to couplings.

Don't know if anyone has already said this so apologies i I'm repeating but you should also put one pait, left unturned, behing the ears to show off the jawline. Take a look at some pics form bigger show to get an idea of what discreet trimming is required.

Good luck and enjoy :)
 
unless I'm mistaken isn't it corect to show welshies in a white rope/ flat webbing stuff shoe halter for inhand?? that's how we used to show a sec a mare when we use to have on a the yard, also if she has a long mane then you can do one small plait (leave it hanging down) at
the top of her mane to show her jaw :)
the pony in my sig is as strong as anything, strongest iv ever ridden, and ive
ridden my fair share of strong ponies! she is in a waterford gag for everything exept showing, but only because it's not allowed lol, and I get all mixed up with 2 reins, so we borrowed a Wilkie snaffle with lots of sweet iron and copper bits on it and she was stronger, but my arms can cope if it's only 20mins lol so give it a try if you can borrow off someone :) or you could try the waterford moithpeice in a hanging snaffle as it gives the pony nothing to hold on to and lean against (if that's how she gets strong) but don't fall into the trap of using it all the time like we did and pony figuring it out (clever mare!) lol but I would recommend only using it occasionally to school in and at shows when she needs extra help, and ONLY if she has good hands
don't know if anyones said any of this I got distracted halfway through writing it :p and sorry for any spelling mistakes/typos- I'm on my iPod and I'm not very good with touch screens :rolleyes:
 
You can show in a white halter, but if this mare is strong, then a bridle would be better.
My welsh section a is a fiesty thing, and he is more suited to a bridle.
Both are correct.
 
For a pony that is also doing ridden classes it is perfectly acceptable to wear their ridden bridle with the reins over the head, it means you don't have to change bridles between classes and you also have a greater degree of control as white halters are pretty useless if you have a strong pony.
 
In leadrein the rein has to be attached to the noseband and snaffle bit.

For in hand white headcollar and leadrope are fine but usually for younger animals - can also use a bitted bridle and leadrein attached by chain to bit.

Good luck!
 
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