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Horses and Fashion Form to Function

Horses and Fashion Form to Function. Specifically: Shoes. How many shoes do you have? Throw on Comfortable Heavy duty Fast Fancy Just cuz. Specifically: Shoes. How many shoes do you have? Throw on Comfortable Heavy duty Fast Fancy Just cuz. Form to Function. Designer Horses

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Horses and Fashion Form to Function

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  1. HorsesandFashion Form to Function

  2. Specifically: Shoes How many shoes do you have? Throw on Comfortable Heavy duty Fast Fancy Just cuz

  3. Specifically: Shoes How many shoes do you have? Throw on Comfortable Heavy duty Fast Fancy Just cuz

  4. Form to Function Designer Horses Bred to do something specific/look a certain way Conformation How the horse is put together Bodies are made up of levers and pulleys Length and angles=form (balance)

  5. Form to Function • View video of “The Visible Horse in Slow Motion” Designer Horses Bred to do something specific/look a certain way Conformation How the horse is put together Bodies are made up of levers and pulleys Length of levers (bones) and angles of pulleys (joints)=form (balance)

  6. Form to Function Angle of Shoulder dictates range of motion of front legs Hind foot should land in the print left by the forefoot Purpose of judging halter classes: Predicting horse the horse would move under saddle and how closely it matches the ideal characteristics of its breed and sex. Balance Muscling Structural Correctness Quality – breed and sex characteristics Tracking Tallness

  7. HalterClasses DO JUDGE DO NOT JUDGE Cleanliness Manners Handler ability/age Tack/attire Color of horse All horses shown in halter are judged as sound • Balance • Muscling • Structural Correctness • Quality • Tracking • Tallness As that horse stands that day

  8. Rules of thumb • The whole beats the part • With all other things being equal: • Pretty beats ugly • Big beats little • First impressions are usually right

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  10. Performance English/Hunter Western Saddleseat Manners Consistency Way of Going Soundness Accuracy Class Rules

  11. Performance Classes Flat Class Pattern Class Off the rail One at a time Some score individual parts, add up total points • On rail • All at the same time • Total package is better than one good thing or one bad thing

  12. Drop to the bottom • Break of gait • Wrong lead • Buck/Rear/Kick etc • Off pattern • Rider falls off • Lame horse • Western using curb bit – two handing

  13. Performance Classes DO JUDGE DO NOT JUDGE Cleanliness Tack/attire Color of horse Rider’s ability unless judging horsemanship or equitation • Manners • Consistency • Way of going • Soundness • Accuracy • Pattern precision • Class rules

  14. View the Video: “Horse Conformation- Evaluating Overall Conformation_ Part 2”

  15. Next Time • Parts of the horse • Coat Colors • Markings • Gaits

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