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Thinking about entering Paddy in the local show. Difficult one though as he is a 15hh pure connie. Do you think I could 'pretend' he was 14.2 for an M&M class at such a local level? His passport says 148cms......

Also what other classes could I do with him (bit too scared to do the 3ft working hunter class they have for horses so giving that a miss and the riding club class is on late in the day so won't do that) Could I do the riding horse/show hunter class?

Hmm this showing malarky is confusing
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My horse is 14.3 and I always do WHP and get away with it, I would be naughty and do it.
What show are you going to, because I'm in sussex and looking for some local showing?
 
Does it actually give a height restriction on the class, normally at local level you have M&M large and then M&M small, many of the section D's will be over that height anyway, its something I'd point out to the secretary.

If it does state 14.2 and under and your horse is over that height then no I would not enter, as you are breaking the rules and would be putting the judge in an awkward position, if she was to place you, then this could create other competitors in that class to complain, in which case the secretary may want to lock her caravan door lol.
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I may get away with it then
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This is the Pinkmead Show in Botley (you can download schedule from their site) so may be a little far for you depending on where you are in W.Sussex. I think Lavant House Stables nr Chichester do showing too if you are nearer to there.
 
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If it does state 14.2 and under and your horse is over that height then no I would not enter, as you are breaking the rules and would be putting the judge in an awkward position, if she was to place you, then this could create other competitors in that class to complain, in which case the secretary may want to lock her caravan door lol.
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I wouldn't want to put the poor secretary in that position! Hmm on the schedule it doesn't state 14.2 and under. It simply says 'if entries are large enough, the class will be split into large and small breeds'...

Most people think he is about 14.2/3 until I get out the measuring stick. I could stand by a little Welsh Sec A so that the judge thinks he looks big compared to that!
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go for it im sure you will be fine if it doesn't state that they can't be over 148cms. at an agriculture show last year a 15.1hh welsh d won so i wouldn't worry to much. is there a m+m whp you could do?
 
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Does it actually give a height restriction on the class, normally at local level you have M&M large and then M&M small, many of the section D's will be over that height anyway, its something I'd point out to the secretary.

If it does state 14.2 and under and your horse is over that height then no I would not enter, as you are breaking the rules and would be putting the judge in an awkward position, if she was to place you, then this could create other competitors in that class to complain, in which case the secretary may want to lock her caravan door lol.
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Difference in this case I believe is that the breed specifications laid down by the breed society - section d's have had the upper limit removed so technically you can have a 16hh welsh d and it's still allowed. Although the connemara breed society has an upper height limit at 14.2hh I believe. SO technically this pony is over height for it's breed standards which is what it wil be judgd against in an M&M class.

Saying that, at local level, depending on the standard of show of course, sometimes anything goes in M&M classes - some people seem to think that if their horse is hairy then it's OK for an M&M class. SO in that case you'd prob be OK with an over-height connie, it's a lot more correct than a piebald cob!

Only prob might come in a worker M&M class when people are more likely to complain because an over height connie might have a bit of an advantage if the jumps are quite big. Having seen our 14hh fell have to jump against normal sized connies and big welsh d's over huge fences in a championship class, that was bad enough and well within the rules (not local level where I'm guessing it's a bit more relaxed!)!
 
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Only prob might come in a worker M&M class when people are more likely to complain because an over height connie might have a bit of an advantage if the jumps are quite big.

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Its just an in-hand class so no jumps involved - I hope
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If the workers class is horses or ponies then you are in the horse section - quite simply that. If it is flat classes then you are a large breed m&m.
If the workers is m&m which i doubt for local level then again you are in large breeds.
They split the class for m&m's as quite rightly you can get a 16h welsh d in the same class as an 11.2 welsh a.
Stick to the class you fit into to save yourself the embarrassment of all the stick you are likely to get from other competitors, not only that as you quite rightly said you will be in with ponies who potentially may only be 11-12h and at 15h he is an horse
 
Could you not plait up, many over height connies get plaited up and shown as hunters/show hunters.

Also, as already mentioned, there is no upper height limit for Section D's so there is nothing wrong with a 15.1 winning...with connies its different because the breed society specifies 14.2 as the limit!
 
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