The next installment of horse show photos :)
Day 2 was the Western/Hunt day. This day was only flat work. So no jumping or dressage. But still lots of people having fun with their horses! It was another beautiful sunny day with a great breeze. Perfect show weather.
First up are some showmanship classes:
Showmanship is where you show the judge how well you and your horse work together on the ground. So the rider is leading the horse and normally has a pattern to do before getting to the judge. A simple pattern would be walk from cone A to B, trot from B to C, at C present your horse to the judge, and wait to be dismissed. There are more logistics to it than that...but, that is the easy version :)
Next was hunt riding.
Then, western. This show also does a pretty neat class. It is called therapeutic riding. This is where a 4-H'er lends his or her horse to a disabled person in order for them to be able to ride in a class. At this show it is a walk only with 2 spotters. The spotters are meant to help the person riding the horse in case he or she gets uncomfortable and needs to get off. I love seeing this class because the people that are in it have such a huge smile on their faces the whole time. You can tell it just makes their day!
Here are some more western photos:
If you would like to see more photos from this horse show click here.
Otherwise, happy Tuesday! :D
xoxo Maggie
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