WESTERN PLEASURE – SCORECARD
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PLEASURE |
GOOD |
MINOR FAULTS |
MAJOR FAULTS |
ELIMINATION |
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WALK |
Ground covering, flat footed, good attitude |
Slow, disinterested, not attentive |
Nervous, jogging, not walking |
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JOG |
Easy riding, good motion, consistent, steady. |
Too slow, too fast |
Not performing a 2-beat jog, failing to jog both front and back, hard or rough riding |
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LOPE |
Easy riding, good motion, consistent, steady |
Too slow, too fast |
Wrong lead, pulling, not performing 3-beat lope, hard or rough riding |
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EXTENDED JOG |
Easy riding, good motion, consistent |
Inconsistent speed |
Breaking gait, pulling, hard or rough riding, no increase in speed. |
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BACK |
Proper flexion, responsive, back in straight line |
Hesitant, backing crooked |
Throwing head, gaping, pulling not backing, rearing |
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GENERAL |
Smooth, steady, easy riding with proper flexion and balance. Good attitude. Stand quietly. Gaits must have proper cadence. |
Head too high or too low. Sour ears. Switching tail. Inconsistent speed. Out of balance. Over or under flexion. Improper or incomplete appointments. |
Throwing head. Bad mouth. Constant bumping the bit. Breaking of gaits. Obvious schooling. Touching saddle or horse with free hand. |
Two hands on reins (except for Junior horses with snaffle or bosal) Illegal rein handling Kicking Lameness Cueing horse in front of cinch Fall of horse or rider Bleeding mouth |