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Trivia #2
Shows & Showing-
These are all classes in a horse show. Do you know how they are judged and the difference between them?
1. What is a halter class?
2. What is a showmanship class?
3. What is a Pleasure class?
4. What is an Equitation class?
5. What is a Trail class?
6. What is a Hunter class?
7. What is a Hunter Hack class?
8. What is a Jumper class?
9. What is an Obedience class?
10. What is a Horsemanship class?
Answers~
Shows & Showing-
1. What is a halter class? An In Hand class judged on the conformation of the horse.
2. What is a showmanship class? An In Hand class judged on the way the handler shows the horse.
3. What is a Pleasure class? A mounted class judged on the horses movement and training.
4. What is an Equitation class? A mounted class judged on the riders position and control.
5. What is a Trail class? A Western class judged on how the horse maneuvers over and through obstacles.
6. What is a Hunter class? An English class where the horse is shown over 8 or more jumps. It is judged on the horse.
7. What is a Hunter Hack class? An English class where the horse is shown over 2 jumps and on the flat. It is judged on the horse.
8. What is a Jumper class? An English class where the horse is shown over 8 or more jumps. It is judged on jumping faults and time.
9. What is an Obedience class? An English or Western class where the horse is judged on how well they complete the requested tasks such as side-pass, back, counter-canter, etc.
10. What is a Horsemanship class? A western class where the rider is judged while working a pattern.