I'm pretty new to riding, i'm coming up to about 7 months now and I'll be doing my first show in April!! I want to start familiarizing myself with what type of classes there are so I had a question about what some classes mean? Does Under-saddle mean the horse is judged more than the rider...

I'm going to my first show in about eight weeks. I have only decided on doing one class, just a walk-trot class. Walking and trotting is second nature to me, duh, but my instructor started to tell me about spacing between other horses and doing circles and cutting across the arena to avoid...

I am organizing a couple of schooling shows for the barn that my horses are at, and need someone to explain the different gaited classes to me (I grew up showing stock horses and hunter/jumpers; it was a rarity in my area to see someone with a gaited horse). There are quite a few TN Walkers and...

I really want to start showing hunters but I know absolutely nothing about it. I've only shown twice in my life..:oops: So basically I need to know everything one should know to not end up looking like a fool in the ring. Like for example I have a brown saddle and a black bridle... I'm assuming...

I love showing! Although I don't do a ton of it, I enjoy all of the careful preparation, the excitement of going to a new place with my horse, and the satisfaction of a great ride. But what I don't love is the pre-class butterflies. I stress an worry a great deal as I prepare to ride. What...

Hello, this year I am competing in costume classes that have year end awards with my pony. I need six easy and low budget horse costume ideas.. I also am reanacting the scene from Romeo & Juliet where Romeo and Tybalt fight exept I am doing it on horseback. Any tips? I have to fall off...

okay so i am gonna have a contest with a bunch of classes. rules are simple one pic per class and no liking your own pics. if your pics get liked that is an exta point each time it is liked CLASSES 1)Best show costume for horse or horse and human 2) Dirtiest horse 3) Best Braids on horse 4)Best...

Hello, First of all - hello everyone. I am new here and I am looking forward to experiencing this community! I am a beginner in horse riding, but I learn very quickly, at least according to my instructor (I was introduced to cantering after just a few lessons although first only on a pony)...

I got a show bill for a show I'm going to at the end of this month, and because this is the first show I am going to, I am wondering exactly what happens in the following classes: Intermed. Eq. on the flat, Jr/Am 2' Hunter u/s, Schooling Hunter u/s, and Jr/Am Hunter o/f 2'. I was wondering...

I recently was almost offered a job. It was, no joke, my dream job. A massive stable an hour away, three barns full of jumpers and dressage and lesson horses, two indoor arenas, two out door arenas, a round pen, tons of pasture space. It would have been a live-in job as a Barn Manager...

I'm planning on taking my project horse to an open show soon. I am working him from being a trail horse into being my show horse, but this is going to be his first show. So in your opinion, how many classes are too many (minus showmanship and halter, I suppose)? Should I be conditioning my horse...