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Post by fruity on Jul 14, 2012 18:55:14 GMT
Tweed (ideally no velvet collar), shirt and tie, cream/beige breeches, long boots, spurs, cane.
Plain leather bride, double ideally, plain numnah and girth.
Plait. Pulled tail.
Ummmmm! I think thats the basic covered....
Show a good gallop!
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Post by CarolineNelson on Jul 14, 2012 19:22:17 GMT
Tweed (ideally no velvet collar), shirt and tie, cream/beige breeches, long boots, spurs, cane. Plain leather bride, double ideally, plain numnah and girth. Plait. Pulled tail. Ummmmm! I think thats the basic covered.... Show a good gallop! Excellent - and - if I may add - the animal must give a good, mannerly but positive ride (in all four gears) - and stand square, walk straight and trot straight back to the judge for the 'in hand' part. Make sure you have a good well fitting COMFORTABLE saddle with stirrups large enough for a gent (if your judge is such) and leathers long enough to go down for longer legs (or up, if the judge is a diminutive lady!) Check the stitching of all your tack. A neat GP saddle would be perfectly acceptable at this stage; comfort for horse, ride judge and you as the showman, is SO important. Good luck, I hope you find a venue which isn't submerged in water! Above all else, enjoy. |
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dappledgreypony
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Post by dappledgreypony on Jul 14, 2012 19:36:54 GMT
Thanks for your replies. Caroline, yes, most of our ground is submerged - I wonder if they'll let me borrow swimming armbands for my boy?!? Hopefully it'll dry up for next weekend. He's only just five & it's his first show so I just hope they'll cut us some slack because of that. He's a real gentlemen with four stunning paces & impeccable manners, so hopefully they'll just see that! I don't really mind about places etc, it's just about the enjoyment & experience as he's a baby. He's normally & an angel, turns his hoof to anything, so I just have to hope he takes it all in his stride. fruity, thanks for all that, I think I got it all of it, except I don't wear spurs on him yet just because he is so young.
Hope everything goes to plan & thanks again,
DGP
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dappledgreypony
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Jumping is dressage with speed bumps
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Post by dappledgreypony on Jul 14, 2012 19:39:07 GMT
Tweed (ideally no velvet collar), shirt and tie, cream/beige breeches, long boots, spurs, cane. Plain leather bride, double ideally, plain numnah and girth. Plait. Pulled tail. Ummmmm! I think thats the basic covered.... Show a good gallop! The only thing is as well I plait his tail rather than pull because he does M&M, and my current tweed has a *light* velvet collar. Ta anyway, DGP |
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