Showing a welsh section a - what to do?

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Seeing as my riding horse is out of action for a while, I'm considering showing one of the section a's I have. Primrose had a nice dose of lice last autumn so her coat is a bit worse for wear, so thinking of taking Bronwyn.

I'm new to showing and welshies, so wondering what I need - an idiots guide?
I don't expect to win so no telling me she's a bug-eyed freak (I know she is but she's sweet :D) but just to have fun and have something to focus on and get this expensive trailer out and doing something!

So
1) Pony turnout - I assume she should be untrimmed/unpulled etc?
2) My turnout - I'm sure I read somewhere that you should wear trousers to highlight your ponies leg colour - so white socks, dark trousers?
3) What am I expected to do? Just walk and trot her round?

:D sorry for these questions in advance :D
Here's Bron (the one side on) *summer photos*
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Thank you silverghost :) I think we will have fun, it'll be like carry on showing!

Heh they are so not innocent, they are always up to something. A real baptism of fire these two but they are lovely deep down. Will look to break them to harness once they are old enough!
 
BoolavogueDC said:
Thank you silverghost :) I think we will have fun, it'll be like carry on showing!

Heh they are so not innocent, they are always up to something. A real baptism of fire these two but they are lovely deep down. Will look to break them to harness once they are old enough!
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ooh sounds fun keep me posted on how they do! :3
 
OMG they are gorgeous! Do you really need two? I'm sure one of them would like to come and live with me, I'm hankering after getting another welshie.....
 
Suziq77 said:
OMG they are gorgeous! Do you really need two? I'm sure one of them would like to come and live with me, I'm hankering after getting another welshie.....
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You can have Beau!!!! I'll pay you to have him!! :D

Seriously, he will be looking for a new home soon. I just need to persuade my daughter to let him go first...
 
Going by what i have been told, you arnt aloud to plat the mane, You are aloud 1 plat behind the ear to show the head. The pony can wear a bridle if its a colt has to be bitted, How ever most are shown with white halters. *mine and my friends welshies dont seem to go forward what so ever with these so practice is the key!*

Your right about the trowsers, The guy who bred my section A...C thing (i think hes got it wrong he says hes a c...but he looks like an a foal lmao hes tiny!)

He wears full white at the royal welsh even if the horse has white socks. and has always done very well. so i guess it depends on the judge's prefrence like any show...

how ever im still looking in to it all my self :P
 
scrunchie said:
You can have Beau!!!! I'll pay you to have him!! :D

Seriously, he will be looking for a new home soon. I just need to persuade my daughter to let him go first...
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I wish!! I need to win the blooming lottery so that I can give up working in London, have my own land and stables and fill it with ponies. I'm sure my two mares would love to have a new little brother but my bank manager might have something to say about it....:(
 
They are pretty cute eh? But yes, sadly there's method to my madness, they keep each other company when Clover is being ridden/at livery etc.
You can have Clover though ;)
 
You can discreetly trim the jaw line and ears. I take wiskers of mine around the muzzle, Feather is left on but mane is pulled to looknatural but not to long. This is my Husband showing my little lad as a 2yr old. White halters are fine but you need control, You can wear trousers (not black) shirt and tie and either a waist coat or tweed jacket. Trousers need to be contrasting with legs, so dark for white legs, light for dark legs. Many Welshy handlers dont wear hats but I think it looks much smarter and more respectfull to the judge.
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horrid horrid little things, i demand you send them to me right away!! lol

they are lovely, my sec a is known as the pony god mother,your likely to wake up with a horse head on your pillow if you piss her off lol, but deep down she is a very loving little lady, just has small pony syndrome, plus shes grey lol x
 
the most important thing is be prepared to run like the clappers! if you A is anything like my little sod then the second you get into the ring he goes into hyperdrive & bygod can he trot out nicely (shame about the huffing, puffing creaking thing attached to the lead rein!)
 
alj7 said:
Want to do some showing with my sec a this summer, but her mane is like a soft frizzy bog brush! Is there some skill involved in pulling to look natural, or should i just attempt to solo comb it? (sorry to hijack your post OP!)

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I very carfully used a solo comb to shorten and pulled to thin out but dont over do the pulling, just did a few hairs each day. I used conditioner on the mane, mane and tail sprey and hairspray and a stretch hoody to flatten it all down. Hoody was only used the night before a show. Believe me most of the time my boys mane was like bog brush!:)
This is a before pic:)
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