Trailblazers help - ridden cob & non traditional cob

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Could I please have some help as to what these classes might entail?

I'm more of a hunting person, with a little eventing in my past, but I would like to get my cob out a few times this summer and our local equestrian centre has a Trailblazers show tomorrow...

He's 15.1hh, hogged and trimmed, and although I am biased, quite a handsome horse!

Are Trailblazers a bit too ambitious for our first outing? (I've never been to one).

Do you go in the ring with everyone else, get pulled in, do an individual show (does this have to a particular one?) , back out around the ring, then pulled in again... Are they stripped and trotted up for this type of class?

He's normally in a snaffle and cavesson, but we could do a pelham if that more appropriate? But just a normal GP saddle, with discrete black numnah.

I would be in green tweed jacket, navy stock, black (or brown?) boots, show cane, and skull hat with black velvet cover.

Sorry for so many questions, but left this all last minute so any tips or advice much appreciated
 
Well, don't actually know Trailblazers but sounds ok to me - black boots/brown tack/hacking jacket/wide cavesson-stripping down to individual judge-if it says judge will ride in schedule they don't always strip. Indiviual show - walk, trot, canter both reins, figure of eight is best, controlled gallop down long side, halt stand salute. Pelham with 2 reins on more mature horses, snaffle with 1 rein on babies. Hope this helps. Good luck!
 
Thank you... sounds as though we won't be too out of place... off to start scrubbing the white patches back from their current greeny / orange colour. If anyone else can help, that be great will check back later!
 
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