WESTERN EQUITATION - SCORECARD
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GOOD |
MINOR FAULTS |
MAJOR FAULTS |
ELIMINATION |
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SEAT |
Keeping center of balance Complete contact with saddle Straight back |
Sitting off center Sway back Round back Losing center of balance |
Excessive body motion Popping out of saddle |
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HANDS |
Quiet, light hands Maintaining consistent head position Proper hand position |
Unsteadiness Incorrect position |
Horse’s moth gaping Heavy hands Constant bumping, causing untrue gaits Touching horse Less than 16" of rein slack between hands Touching saddle |
Two hands on reins Finger between romal reins More than one finger between split reins |
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LEGS |
Secure leg position Proper weight in stirrups Controlling motion Weight evenly on ball of foot Heels lower than toes |
Uneven stirrups Motion in legs Insufficient weight in stirrups Incorrect position |
Excessive spurring Loss of contact between legs and saddle or feet and stirrups Loss of stirrup |
Touching in front of cinch |
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CONTROL |
Maintaining horse in good form at consistent gaits Ability to maintain horse under adverse conditions |
Breaking from walk to jog Breaking from jog to lope Not standing in line up |
Breaking from jog to walk Breaking from lope to jog Allowing horse to back crooked Missing leads Failure to back |
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OVERALL APPEARANCE |
Suitable, well-fitted outfit Well groomed horse Clean equipment |
Saddle not suitable to rider Unfitted outfit Dirty boots Ungroomed horse Uncleaned equipment |
Improper appointments |
Illegal equipment |
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GENERAL |
Good attitude toward horse and judge Consistency of rider’s form |
Equipment not fitting horse Failure to use rail Suitability of horse to rider |
Excessive voice commands Excessive circling Major delays in transitions |
Schooling horse Off pattern Fall of horse or rider |