What class could I enter at a local show

kookoolaalaa · #1 27th Mar 2009, 08:52 AM

Hi, now i have wheels I can do lots more horsey activities. I would like to take my 17hh Irish Draft mare to local shows. She only canters and jumps while hacked out... this limits my entries to classes. Any ideas what we could do???

HJ · #2 27th Mar 2009, 09:15 AM

You can enter any class really at local level, do you have a picture?

kookoolaalaa · #3 27th Mar 2009, 09:18 AM

take a look at my other thread from yesterday of us hunting

xloopylozzax · #4 27th Mar 2009, 09:20 AM

if she doesnt canter (as in a lap of the school) then stick to inhand classes

perhaps best turned out aswell (ridden), which as the name suggests is judged on turnout not way of going.

HJ · #5 27th Mar 2009, 09:21 AM

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/w...laa/julie1.jpg

You could do SJ, workers, ridden showing, in hand showing, style and appearance, hes a lovely horse

kookoolaalaa · #6 27th Mar 2009, 09:50 AM

What do you do in a ridden class? She will not canter in a school, just too lazy... I would die of embarressment at a show with me bouncing all over trying to get her to canter.

kookoolaalaa · #7 27th Mar 2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by xloopylozzax

if she doesnt canter (as in a lap of the school) then stick to inhand classes

perhaps best turned out aswell (ridden), which as the name suggests is judged on turnout not way of going.

Do I have the right type of horse to do in hand?? I thought these were for show ponies, coloured, cobs! Not for hunter types...

#8 27th Mar 2009, 09:54 AM

In hand hunter, perhaps? Any horse can do a generic in hand, and there are usually specific classes for "in hand youngstock" ... "in hand coloured" ... "in hand hunter".

As I usually post on these things, could you link to the schedule of the show you want to attend, as shows have all manner of different classes so theres no point us telling you to do something if your local show doesnt offer it.

tabithakat64 · #9 27th Mar 2009, 01:11 PM

You could do best condition, in-hand hunter, in-hand riding club horse at local level. Also some shows are now doing a novice ridden class with no cantering (I'll be doing these as my horse struggles to sustain canter in a small enclosed space but I'm working on this).

xloopylozzax · #10 27th Mar 2009, 01:14 PM

not getting at anyone, i know how frustrating it is, but not having a school is no excuse for not been able to do basic things like canter a circle.

i dont have a school, or a field where i can ride throughout the year but we still manage to show at county level (and do well!)

it is possible, you dont need four walls to school

Ace87 · #11 27th Mar 2009, 01:16 PM

In hand hunter, best condition, best turned out, novice ridden with just walk and trot. You could also do walk trot dressage tests

She's lovely by the way *swoon*

Joyscarer · #12 27th Mar 2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by xloopylozzax

not getting at anyone, i know how frustrating it is, but not having a school is no excuse for not been able to do basic things like canter a circle.

i dont have a school, or a field where i can ride throughout the year but we still manage to show at county level (and do well!)

it is possible, you dont need four walls to school

Good for you but you're not me and I have no wish to do what you do. No excuses needed!

#13 27th Mar 2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Joyscarer

Good for you but you're not me and I have no wish to do what you do. No excuses needed!

I dont think Loopylozza was meaning that everyone should school, each to their own - but rather saying that the line " my horse is unschooled becuase i do not have an arena" has no validity!

xloopylozzax · #14 27th Mar 2009, 01:20 PM

joyscarer, your not wanting to show though

i dont think im alone in thinking this, it will open up your options and make it far easier to find classes to do

these novice classes (like lead rein classes off the leadrein) sound like a complete cop out, if your going to do it, do it well.
it doesnt have to be perfect (outline or whatever or even right leg as long as you dont expect to get placed) but you should attempt it atleast!

ETA- ditto SFS, you said what i wanted to say in a better way

Ace87 · #15 27th Mar 2009, 01:22 PM

Agree with SFS I think that loopylozza was saying that lack of school is no excuse for an unschooled horse. Which is a statement I agree with. But each to their own, if you don't want to then dont!

Joyscarer · #16 27th Mar 2009, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xloopylozzax

joyscarer, your not wanting to show though

No but I live through you lot and dribble over the pics you all post!

I'm quite happy doing what I want to do which is long hacks in summer.

I can do what I want to do without being on a highly schooled horse.

I'm just going to start another thread in the 'training of the horse' section about what everyone thinks should be a basic leavel of schooling, I don't hijack yet another thread

#17 27th Mar 2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joyscarer

I'm quite happy doing what I want to do which is long hacks in summer.

I can do what I want to do without being on a highly schooled horse.

That is fine - we are not incinuating you need to school to hack.

This is however, a post in the "Showing" section about competeing a horse in ridden showing - and you do need an educated, reasonably schooled horse for that - even if just basic schooling to be able to canter a circle.

I can see your point, but why on earth are you taking offence on a thread that is - as you admit - on a discipline you are not interested in doing on your horse?!

kookoolaalaa · #18 27th Mar 2009, 01:54 PM

OMG... This thread has got out of hand...

I am asking for advice as I would love to do a local show with my mare, we have a school that I use regulary but I can't get my mare to canter more than one to two strides then back into trot. I have had much better riders than me try and they can't neither. Therefore for the moment I have given up... I am happy schooling in walk and trot.

Anyway, as I now have wheels I would love to get to a local show and not be embarrassed by going into a class knowing I would be bouncing about trying to get my mare to canter...

Kc.. · #19 27th Mar 2009, 02:01 PM

If she won't canter in a school (that is what you said right?) you might find she'll canter in a ring with the other horses around? If it's a local show it's likely to be on grass anyway.

I've had the same thing before in a veteran class and my horse would not canter but we came 4th (local) he did canter in the group but not on our own. (this was when i was about 10 though so i was a bit rubbish).

Or have you tried spurs? My warmblood was really dead to the leg when i got him and you could hardly get him to canter. But now after having used spurs a bit he's a lot better even without them now...

kookoolaalaa · #20 27th Mar 2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kc..

If she won't canter in a school (that is what you said right?) you might find she'll canter in a ring with the other horses around? If it's a local show it's likely to be on grass anyway.

I've had the same thing before in a veteran class and my horse would not canter but we came 4th (local) he did canter in the group but not on our own. (this was when i was about 10 though so i was a bit rubbish).

Or have you tried spurs? My warmblood was really dead to the leg when i got him and you could hardly get him to canter. But now after having used spurs a bit he's a lot better even without them now...

Yes, I ride in the school with Spurs. She would definately canter in the ring if she was following, just my luck though i would be first... I am going to try and get her much fitter and see if that gets her picking her legs up!