What classes for my cob - and a few questions

[cob&onion]

Planning on doing a local show (with qualifier classes) in a few weeks with my 3 yr cob mare.......

Its our first outing and wanting to do a few inhand classes so she gets to see things going on- so apart from the obvious coloured class what else can she go in?
Shes 14.3hh - first pic last summer, as you can see she looks the same now only much longer mane and tail and feather - she has bulked out slightly too.
Also i have a nice black hunter bridle with a thick nose band to show her in - she currently is bitted and wears a full cheek snaffle - will i need to change her bit for a plain snaffle?
Am planning on wearing black trousers, boots, tweed (green with navy collar) jacket and navy hat with cream shirt and yellow tie and light brown gloves.......would my navy jacket look better?

Schedule:
CLASS F1 IN HAND BEST TURNOUT (MIDARC QUALIFIER)
Open to any age, any breed – to be shown suitable for the breed
CLASS F2 WELSH YOUNGSTOCK (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to all Welsh Breeds aged 3 yrs & under.
CLASS F3 ANY OTHER BREEDS YOUNGSTOCK (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to all breeds except Welsh, aged 3 yrs & under
CLASS F4 WELSH MATURE (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to all Welsh Breeds aged 4 yrs & over,
CLASS F5 ANY OTHER BREEDS MATURE (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to all breeds except Welsh, aged 4 yrs & over
CLASS F6 PURE & PART BRED ARAB (MIDARC QUALIFIER) & PB WELSH ROYAL Q
Open to pure bred Arab and part breds and part bred welsh
CLASS F7 IN HAND DRIVING TYPE (MIDARC QUALIFIER)
Open to Horses & Ponies of any age, NOT to be shown in harness
CLASS F8 BEST COLOURED / SPOTTED (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to Horses & Ponies
Lunchbreak – Class F9 will not start until 30mins after the end of Class F8, but not before 1pm
CLASS F9 MOUNTAIN & MOORLAND SMALL & LARGE BREEDS (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
This Class is NOT restricted to British Native Breeds, to be shown in their natural state, i.e.
untrimmed and unplaited (small & large breeds to be judge separately if numbers warrant)
CLASS F10 SHETLAND (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to all Shetlands of any age
CLASS F11 BEST ANY BREED / AGE (MIDARC QUALIFIER)
Open to all Horses & Ponies, any age
CLASS F12 VETERAN (MIDARC QUALIFIER) ROYAL Q
Open to Horses & ponies aged 15yrs & over
CLASS F13 YOUNG SHOW HANDLER (MIDARC QUALIFIER)
Section A) Any Horse or Pony to be shown by handler 11yrs & under
Section B) Any Horse or Pony to be shown by handler 12yrs to 16yrs
CLASS F14 SENIOR SHOW HANDLER (MIDARC QUALIFIER)
Any Horse or Pony to be shown by handler 17yrs & over
CLASS F15 OPEN FOREIGN BREED IN-HAND ROYAL Q

 

[0ldmare]

Sorry nothing useful to say, but I LOVE her black ears

 

[MissMistletoe]

Best mane and tail?
Best condition?
Prettiest mare?

Anything fun really!, just for like you say to get her out and about and used to the show environment.

Definately tweed jacket, looks more traditional and sets off any horse nicely next to you.

She is really nicely marked, so the obvious coloured class in hand of course!

 

[MissMistletoe]

Whoops, posted before seeing the schedule!

 

[cob&onion]

Blimey, she's different, isn't she?

How did you come to own her?

Yep - bit of a mix match with her blue/grey splodges, black ears and very pink face
Had her since a foal from a local breeder
Loved her personality and her laid back attitude.....
want to get her out a bit now.

 

[**Vanner**]

Any breed youngstock, driving type (assume that's how they classify a cob!) coloured.

Perhaps choose just 1 or 2 classes for first show so not to make it too stressy.

Tweed all the way and ideally a plain snaffle not a full cheek.

Good luck

 

[cob&onion]

Yes was thinking the driving type class.......

 

[Jesstickle]

Again, not too much that is useful but I also LOVE her ears. So unusual and striking. I've never seen one like that before.

And definitely tweed

 

[cob&onion]

Again, not too much that is useful but I also LOVE her ears. So unusual and striking. I've never seen one like that before.
)

Thank you
She's a tobiano with a *medicine hat* ( the black ears) apparently the indians believed they had magical powers and made the rider invincible in combat she also has the chest shield too.........
The only other like her is her mum except shes brown where as mines grey with black ears