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Horse Judging Western Pleasure

Horse Judging Western Pleasure. Molly McIlquham. Correct Rein Hold. With split reins hold with index finger on the inside of reins. With Romel reins hold it like an ice cream cone in one hand and with the other holding the extra. Functional Correctness.

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Horse Judging Western Pleasure

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  1. Horse JudgingWestern Pleasure Molly McIlquham

  2. Correct Rein Hold • With split reins hold with index finger on the inside of reins. • With Romel reins hold it like an ice cream cone in one hand and with the other holding the extra.

  3. Functional Correctness • The most important things that the judge will be looking for are • Having the correct leads • Not breaking gait • Actually doing the correct gait • Cant- loping diagonally down the rail • Twog – lope in the front trot in the back

  4. Manner and Attitude • Pleasant, alert, ears forward, not wringing tail. • Not irritated, ill or angry.

  5. Consistency • Frame • Not behind the vertical • Slightly in front of vertical • Poll or ears are even with withers • Even speed throughout each gait

  6. Broke • Walk • Rythmical • Light contact, shanks not moved • Jog • 2 beat • Collected • Soft • Lope • 3 beats • Collected • Looks easy not forced to be slow • No cant! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEO-19PWilE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS2ecubFbAE

  7. Quality of Movement • Free flowing stride • Collection • Drive from the hock • Even strides

  8. Any Questions?

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