What Showing class would you put Lucy in ?

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Taking lucy showing next week as a bit of a change from eventing & because I couldnt go to my hunter trial this afternoon cause she pulled a shoe :(


what class would you put her in out of :


Ridden Show Hunter
Style & Performance
Ridden Sports Horse
Ridden Hunter
Working Hunter


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I don't think she's 'fine' enough for a show hunter.

Style and Performance she probably doesn't have to be any particular type for and your riding skill is probably taken into account too not just the horses performance.

Ridden or working hunter should be ok for her.

Sports horse is a warmblood isn't it? :confused3: she doesn't look like a warmblood to me.
 
Sugar and spice hunters are not fine! And sports horse is just a horse that is athletic and suitable for dressage eventing or show jumping, does not have to have any warmblood in it.
Not sure why the show have split a class into hunter and show hunter as they are the same thing

Personally I'd put her in sports horse and working hunter classes,
 
Any of the sport classes and the hunter classes locally. She would look a lot better and more in proportion with her tail banged on the hock.
 
conniegirl said:
Sugar and spice hunters are not fine! And sports horse is just a horse that is athletic and suitable for dressage eventing or show jumping, does not have to have any warmblood in it.
Not sure why the show have split a class into hunter and show hunter as they are the same thing

Personally I'd put her in sports horse and working hunter classes,
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Not fine like a hack but the show hunters aren't what I'd call chunky :confused3: unless things have changed. Working hunters generally seem to be chunkier. Since they've split the classes show hunter/ridden hunter I'm guessing they want the finer ones in the show hunter. I'm no expert though I only show unaffiliated.

Thanks for the definition of a sports horse. They didn't used to exist under that name! I would have just called that "a decent horse" :)
 
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Sugar_and_Spice said:
Not fine like a hack but the show hunters aren't what I'd call chunky :confused3: unless things have changed. Working hunters generally seem to be chunkier. Since they've split the classes show hunter/ridden hunter I'm guessing they want the finer ones in the show hunter. I'm no expert though I only show unaffiliated.

Thanks for the definition of a sports horse. They didn't used to exist under that name! I would have just called that "a decent horse" :)
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I think you are using the wrong wording in 'chunky'. A show hunter should have substance and quality. The weight divisions are lightweights up to 12.4 stone, middles at up to 14 stone and heavies in excess of 14 stone. 9.5 inches of bone and more.

Here is an example of a top middleweight, 17.2hh. There is nothing chunky or fine about this horse, he is quality, substance, power and manners. There is a huge difference between unaffiliated hunter showing and county level.

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I think she'd do well in working hunter personally. Her conformation is good and as she events then obviously she'll jump rustic fences so she stands a fair chance. Have fun in whichever class you pick!
 
Nowt fine about my lad who is going to be a very nice county level (and hopefully HOYS) small hunter (a mini middlesweight is what they should be!), Ladies hunter and Working hunter
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Show hunters and working hunters are often the same animal, no difference between the 2!
 
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