[Mingiz]

I don't show but I would think that they are judging horse and rider not the tack....:wink:

 

[QHDragon]

I know that they are suppose to judge horse and rider, however sometimes tie breaks come down to tack and appearance. Plus we all know the politics of horse shows...

 

[farmpony84]

The AQHA circuit is definitely a fad driven circuit as far as tack and dress but I've seen all colors and brands of tack out there. I think you'll be fine in black tack. Just keep it clean and present yourself well...

 

[Dartanion]

You should be fine in black tack, I looked up some pictures/results from congress and World in 2009 to see if there were any black tack goes and I foudn this: (couldn't find any world pics that were not fuzzy)

2009 AQHA Congress HUS Futurnity Open Finals (1st place)Horse: Skys Blue Eyes

2009 AQHA Congress HUS Futurnity LTD Finals (1st-place)Horse:Skys Blue Eyes

2009 AQHA Congress Youth HUS 12-14yrs Place: UnknownHorse: Looks like Sky, but Sky wasn't listed in the placings.

2009 AQHA Congress Youth 12-14 Hunt Seat Eq Finals(It seems like darker leather to black is popular amoungs lighter horses)

It does seem there are some dark oil/black bridles out there but hard to tell with some of the saddles. Hope this helps There was a winner at congress with in the least a black bridle