Small Hunter showing advice

[madeperfectly007]

Hi!

Anyone know anything about showing small hunters? I've seen they should be full up 15.2hh but my boy is no where near that big! He would he a great SHP but I'm over age. Anyone have any similar experience?

Thanks

 

[conniegirl]

What sort of size is be? Tbh a SHP doesn’t tend to make a good small hunter.
Pop a picture up and we could tell you.

Most in the class will be a full up 158cms (15.2hh)

This was my small hunter

 

[AdorableAlice]

A successful small will be a fat TB or WB with lots of quality and a full 15.2 that will look 16h.

I had a horse assessed by the late Robert Oliver and those were his words. My horse who is a scaled down MW would have been very successful 20 years ago, but not today despite being beautifully educated, straight moving and a very nice type. We have had fun but tend to get overlooked in preference for light boned types.

 

[madeperfectly007]

This is my boy.
I've not measure him recently but I'm concerned he will go over height for m&m classes as he is still bum high! I'm worried he would still have "pony movement" though. I was trying to think of what other classes we could have a shot incase he does keep growing. Never done any hunter classes so thought I could ask some experts.
Beautiful horses! Thanks for your feedback! Let me know what you think.