District Horse Show Western Horsemanship English Equitation

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District Horse Show Western HorsemanshipEnglish
Equitation
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What to expect

• At the beginning of each District 4-H Horse Show,
  all individual works for both Pleasure and
  Horsemanship/Equitation will be conducted.
• Seniors work first individually, followed by
  Junior individual work (before any group work is
  held).
• Once all individual work is completed, group work
  will be done.
• All English Pleasure and Equitation competition
  will be held and completed, prior to Western
  Pleasure and Horsemanship.

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What to expect

• After a random working order is determined,
  each rider works alone before the judge for 20-30
  seconds. For these shows to be the most
  educational, the judge should discuss the
  performance publicly. The rider enters the ring
  and goes to the designated starting point on the
  rail.
• Walk 10 yards
• Trots or jogs 20 yards
• Lopes/canters from the jog or trot at least 30
  yards, stops and backs the mount about one horse
  length (the English rider may collect the horse
  before cantering)

Visible rail signs and markers should be easily
seen by the rider. As the rider is performing,
the judge may discuss the performance publicly
and immediately classify the completed
performance as a preliminary blue or red ribbon
group. See the next slide for a visual
explanation
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Individual Work
Note Exhibitor is NOT judged when riding down
the center of the arena

Stop back Lope/ Canter Trot Walk
Stop back Lope/ Canter Trot Walk
Western Horsemanship English Equitation
Western Pleasure English Pleasure
Judge
Judge
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Individual Work

• When the rider completed the Pleasure individual
  work
• Judge will award them into the preliminary red or
  blue group
• Contestants also in Horsemanship/Equitation
• Work individually on opposite rail
• Judge will award them into the preliminary red or
  blue group
• Contestants need to look to the judge following
  the stop and back to receive the preliminary
  ribbon placing

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Individual Work

• Contestants only in Pleasure
• May exit the arena following the individual
  Pleasure work
• Contestants only in Horsemanship/Equitation
• Enter only on the Horsemanship/Equitation rail
  and exit following the individual
  Horsemanship/Equitation work
• Contestants needing to change horses between
  Pleasure and Horsemanship/Equitation
• Exit following the Pleasure Individual work
• Change horses
• Enter the Horsemanship/Pleasure rail

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Preliminary Red
Western Horsemanship English Equitation
Judge
After all contestants have worked individually,
the red ribbon preliminary group enters as a
group to work the rail.
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Placing of the Red Ribbon Group
Red Final Placing White Final Placing Blue
Move up to the Blue Ribbon Group
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Preliminary Blue
Western Horsemanship English Equitation
X
X
X
After the placing of the red ribbon group, the
blue ribbon preliminary group (including those
who have moved up from the red preliminary group)
enter as a group to work the pattern as
previously posted.
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Placing of the Blue Ribbon Group
Red Final Placing Blue Final Placing Purple
Move up to the Purple Ribbon Group
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Purple Group
Western Horsemanship English Equitation
X
Depending on the size of the show, Purple ribbon
winners may or may not be asked for further
work.
X
X
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