We decided to expand our class list for Halter and Showmanship this year, so we’ve added the following new classes to the lineup. These classes will take place in the In Hand Arena, starting at 11:15am. If everything stays on schedule, the Western In Hand classes should be finished by about 12:45pm, giving riders a 15 minute break to get saddled up for the Western rail classes in the Main Arena which get underway at 1pm. After Western Halter and Showmanship is finished, we’ll start the English Halter and Showmanship classes.
If you’ve already submitted your entry for the show, and want to add any of these new classes, you can do so by clicking right on this link!
Here is the full class lineup for the In Hand classes:
501. Western Halter, Color Horse
502. Western Halter, Non-Color Horse
503. Western Halter, Rescue Horse
504. Western Halter, Senior Horse
505. Western Halter, Stock Type
506. Western Halter, Pleasure Type
507. Western Halter, Saddle Type
Western Halter Championship — open to 1st and 2nd place finishers in classes 501-507
508. Showmanship, Western, Open
509. Advanced Showmanship, Western, Open
510. English Halter, Color Horse
511. English Halter, Non-Color Horse
512. English Halter, Rescue Horse
513. English Halter, Senior Horse
514. English Halter, Hunter Type
515. English Halter, Pleasure Type
516. English Halter, Saddle Type
English Halter Championship — open to 1st and 2nd place finishers in classes 510-516
517. Showmanship, English, Open
518. Advanced Showmanship, English, Open
Here’s a handy guide to the different halter classes to help you choose which ones are right for you:
Color Horse = pintos, paints, palominos, appaloosas, buckskins, gruellas, cremellos
Non-Color Horse = bays, greys, chestnuts, blacks
Senior Horse = 18 years old or older (the horse, not the handler!)
Stock Type = Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Paints
Pleasure Type = Arabians, Morgans
Hunter Type = Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods
Saddle Type = Saddlebreds and other gaited breeds