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#1 ·
I have my new horses first show this weekend. Just a small pony club gymkhana, but really want to make him look good. I've already hogged his mane so it will be a good length.

- Trim the hair around his feet/fetlocks
- Trim his whiskers/sticky out ear hair
- Hoof black his feet
- Wash him and condition tail, then showsheen everywhere but saddle
- Baby wipe his afce then i'm going to put a bit of alto-light (make up) on

Can you guys think of anything else I can do to make him look super schmick?

Thanks!
 
#3 ·
I know, and normally i'm not big on the presentation thing, trust me, riding mounted games we're always dirty :]

Just because it's his first outing and the first time anyone will see him, I just want to show him off a bit! Proud mumma syndrome, lol, nicest horse i've ever owned conformation/looks wise.
 
#5 ·
He has no white, which is a plus!

I'm unsure wether to plait him, as he has a hogged mane. he is an Australian Stock Horse, and they are usually shown with a hogged mane and no plaits in tail/forelock, but this isn't a breed show. Do you think braiding his tail/forelock would look funny with a hogged mane?
 
#10 ·
I think i am just going to go all natural, just cleaned/trimmed/burshed to within an inch fo his life, lol.

Which will be a lot fo work, as I took his rug off to wash it and him and his paddock mates pepper and wildey have decided swimming/rolling in the dam is their game of choice! Muddy ponies!
 
#11 ·
Good luck! :P

I'd leave the whiskers.. but I guess it's just here it's almost seenas animal cruelty to cut them.
Other than that it seems you're ready to go :P
 
#12 ·
Well, weekend is over and my boy won highpoint! Woohoo!

He wasn't super at any one thing, but he was very consistent all day, and i'm really happy with how he went :]

And he looked awesome! I ended up just giving him a super bath and going natural, we lost the chargers for the clippers, lol. But he was so shiny, he looked amazing. I'll have to see if anyone took pictures, we forgot our camera!
 
#20 ·
You crazy Canberra people! You have all these crazy things that us QLDers don't have.
We don't have bareback at any gymkhana's I've ever been to up here.

That's awesome he did so well for his first gymkhana :) Congratulations
Some QLD gymkhanas do have bareback, like Moura Gymkhana in Central Qld. Bareback rider class is the most fun EVER! =]
 
#21 ·
Man what a fail. I've competed zone 26 and up as far as Nambour and haven't had it at any. I don't think my horse would know what to do with bareback. It's hard enough to get him to trot when I take my stirrups off coz he doesn't think it's a good idea haha
 
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