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Article #3 - TIPS FOR RIDING A SUCCESSFUL TRAIL COURSE
©2007 Susan Dudasik, author
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Photos availableIt's show time and the show program has just arrived in the mail. There in the class listing is "Trail" and you think, "Why not give it a try?" So, you send in your entry and start cleaning your tack and Old Jake.
Show day arrives and with high hopes you load up your horse and head for the showgrounds. But as you survey the rows of trailers with fancy horses - yes, this is an open show, sporting silver-accented saddles, those high hopes begin to fizzle. Visualizing your spotlessly clean work saddle and simple bridle laying in back of your truck, you think, "How can I ever compete against all those nice looking horses.�
Well, don't despair. You're showing in "Trail," a class that is judged mainly on performance. As long as your horse is well groomed, your attire neat and tack clean and correct, you have just as good a chance of placing as those with expensive horses, current show outfits and silver-accented tack. If you're not sure what type of tack, especially bits, are acceptable for the class, check with the show management beforehand. At most shows, mechanical hackamores are not allowed and only horses under a certain age can be shown in a snaffle bit or bosal. In some areas, horse show rules differ from open and schooling shows. At some horse shows a green horse is one of any age that�s in its first or second year of showing. This means a 10 year-old horse can show in a snaffle bit in green classes at some shows. But many shows state that only horses five years and under can be shown in a snaffle. A good way to get around this is to ask if you can show your older horse in "Trail" under English tack. Explain that your horse is new to showing and the show committee may comply... etc.
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