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Post by confused com on Apr 18, 2007 14:48:51 GMT
hello i am confused !!!
do you have to teach your lead rein hunter pony to lead off the wrong side ? have been in 2 RIHS classes and the judges both asked for this does this not now make it a handy pony
so any of you starred judges out there or any of you showing folk please help me ta
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Post by dun4u on Apr 18, 2007 15:04:25 GMT
As an un-affiliated Judge I always expect the ponies to be led from the near side, but you know what these main Societies are like, they are inclined to suddenly introduce a new system, so you could be correct. I shall try to find out and let you know ASAP!!
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Post by dun4u on Apr 18, 2007 15:13:59 GMT
I've just rung a friend who is an affiliated pony Judge and she says:- "The Judge may ask you to lead the pony from the other side during your individual show, and you may be expect to lead the pony through water and other similar obstacles, which hunter ponies could encounter when out hunting. This is purely at the Judge's discretion." Like you say, this sounds more like Handy Pony!!! Best of Luck!
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Post by julie on Apr 18, 2007 15:43:55 GMT
According to the BSPS 2007 rule book " LR pony of Show Hunter Type"
This is not a handy pony competition but in individual show ponies will be asked to negotiate small rural obstacles but without water and without jumping. Ponies MUST NOT be asked to walk on artificial sheeting (ie artificial glass, plastic sheeting etc or to walk over obstacles other than a single pole on the ground.
I have only once been asked to do anything different from the normal figure of eight show which was to walk and trot my show around a couple of jump wings, which actually did upset a few ponies....and I thought it was a good idea and certainly not so boring to watch or to take part in!!
Hope this helps!
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Post by fircone on Apr 18, 2007 20:45:20 GMT
A brilliant class. we have had to lead from both sides, open gates, bend through Christmas trees, walk between poles, stand in a box for five seconds. Most ponies will do these and if they can't then maybe they aren't suitable for the job?
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Post by raggamuffin on Apr 18, 2007 21:00:27 GMT
last year we had one and we where asked to do this, yes i do agree it gets a bit like handy pony when u have to bend in and out through balck bins turned up side down ( im not sure that you will see this out hunting) but still it is a very good class especially for the young boys out there as it is more interesting, as they dont seem to be happy doing a show they like it different!
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Post by confusedcom on Apr 18, 2007 21:12:54 GMT
a very big Horse gossip thanks for all your help in answering my question,i too think it is a great class, i do not mind going in and out of things and as for standing for 5 secs well that is just brilliant, as that would symbolize opening a gate , still not sure about leading from wrong side, or getting the "wee" ones to touch posts etc , purely from a H&S point of view as some of the tots might overreach and fall off
please keep the very helpful hints rolling in
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Post by dun4u on Apr 18, 2007 21:55:16 GMT
Possibly the P(UK) & NPS rules could be different. It still sounds like a good class and should sort out 'the men from the boys' so to speak!!!
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Post by leadrein on Apr 19, 2007 8:31:11 GMT
A brilliant class. we have had to lead from both sides, open gates, bend through Christmas trees, walk between poles, stand in a box for five seconds. Most ponies will do these and if they can't then maybe they aren't suitable for the job? And if they are a real childs pony that go out hacking on the lead rein they will of course have been lead from the other side anyway.
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Post by firtree on Apr 19, 2007 11:10:23 GMT
Why doesn't the NPS have a proper Hunter Pony Lead Rein at their champs?
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Post by confused com on Apr 20, 2007 10:57:28 GMT
have practised leading off "wrong" side, so am going to compete in Lancs on Sat ( have even blown a hunting horn )
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Post by SHP on Apr 20, 2007 12:16:15 GMT
We have also encountered this type of thing in a 1st Pony of SHT (only at a local trophy show) the ponies had to negotiate a set of poles, trot between to parallel poles and between some small fir trees, made it a bit more fun for the kids, the ponies (at least some of them!) and the audience. It certainly sorted out the actual ponies that could take a child out hunting and negotiate obstacles (often the plainer less flashy types) from the flimsy flashy types that would collapse in a heap at the sight of a ditch or branch on the ground Our pony won the large class
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Post by shelleyj on Apr 21, 2007 6:52:52 GMT
It's a shame they don't do something similar for all l/r and f/r classes. It might sort out the loonies from the genuine!
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