What classes should we enter?

[Mid]

At the local show next month? It's me, my sisters and Jayjay. (see my last post)

He's a 17 year old Mouse Dun highland pony, 13hh. Thing is, I think I'm a bit tall for the ridden classes, and my littlest sister doesn't really have enough control ^^

 

[Jemayni]

How old is your little sister? If she is under 10 you could do first ridden - you could lead & she could ride!

Go for classes like Most appealing & family pony too!

 

[giggles mum]

If, as you say in one of your other posts, you are under 50kg, then I wouldn't blink twice at seeing you showing a 13hh highland. I showed a 13hh who is much finer than a highland when I was 5ft5 and probably about 55kg and didn't get any funny looks.

What classes are there?

 

[Mid]

He can carry my weight easily, we gallop around and jump and he's really fit, but I do look a bit ridiculous!

I'm 5'7 ish and 47kg... Because I have no muscle ;_; -isweak-

 

[Mid]

My lil sister was ten last month!

 

[peapod]

Pshh, I'd do the M&M ridden - 6ft men ride native ponies, I'm sure you look fine!

 

[Mid]

Awesome, thankyou!

How many classes would you say is reasonable? If it's nice weather, not too hot or cold?

 

[peapod]

Can your sister control him inhand, she could do an inhand class with him if so? Depends how fit he is really - the most I'd do with Sonny is probably three - 2 inhand and one ridden; I'd not be inclined to do more than that as I worry about souring him but then that's just me!

 

[parsley]

Vetran class in hand?
M&M in hand
I usually limit myself to 2 or 3 classes a day - I'm done in by then and my boy is getting bored by the third one!

 

[siennamum]

Are you talking about sorcy? There is usually tons of choice there, but you should definitely have a bash at the m&m, & there will be classes for novice combination etc, which would suit your sister very well.

 

[tabithakat64]

Family pony, riding club pony, working hunter pony, ridden odd coloured & in-hand odd coloured, mountain and moorland both ridden and in-hand, most shows have these classes, it's always worth checking if the coloured classes are just for piebalds and skewbalds.
I wouldn't think you'd look overly tall on Jayjay as a lot of tall people show native ponies. It seems that most vetran classes are for horses and ponies 20 years and older these days.