Equine Evaluation
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- What are performance horses judged on?
- functional correctness, attitude and manners, quality of movement, and head and neck carriage
- What is functional correctness?
- is defined as how correctly a horse fulfills the requirements of the class.
- When is functional correctness attained?
- when a horse performs the required gaits and maneuvers readily and without fault.
- What is the key to brokeness?
- consistency
- When it comes to attitude and manners what is the most desirable type of horse?
- a broke horse
- When evaluating brokeness what will the judge assess?
- how alert the horse is, how quiet the horse is, and the rein length, observing the ears, tail and mouth
- What type of horse is ideal in attitude and manners?
- a horse that is consistent in frame and speed, quiet and does not resist
- What is quality of movement?
- a free flowing, balanced, collected and cadenced in all required gaits
- What is candence?
- number of beats in a gait
- How many beats are in a walk?
- four beats
- What type of beat gaits are the jog and trot? describe the pattern
- two beat gaits, diagonal legs will move in unison
- What type of beat gaits are the canter and lope?
- three beat gaits, right lead, left hind, right hind and left front together
- What is an ideal hunter horse when it comes to quality of movement?
- long sweeping strides, flat in the knees, and collected in the hind end
- What are good characterisitics of rail horses who are efficient in quality in movement?
- flat knees, feet traveling close to the ground, symmetrical and rhythmical
- What is wrong with having a the head up for a performance horse?
- the back will drop forcing the horse to use mostly its front end for propulsion
- How does a horse travel balanced and collected?
- it uses its back and is level with its topline
- What is head set?
- How the head hangs off the neck
- What is head carriage?
- how the head hangs off the body
- What type of horse is the hunter under saddle horse?
- it should be ridden through fields and woods, over brush and fence, following hounds, chasing a fox
- What type of movement should a hunter under saddle horse have?
- a long, low frame, lengthy stride and cover ground efficiently, flat in the knees and drive from the hindquarter
- What type of manners should a hunter under saddle horse have?
- obedient and willing with a pleasant attitude
- What are the required gaits for the Hunter under saddle horse?
- walk, trot, canter**
- What are the requirements for judging the Hunter Hack horses?
- functional correctness, manners, way of going, style over fences, and flat work
- What is way over going over fences?
- covering the course with free flowing strides
- What is style over fences?
- horse to possess an arc of the body over the fence, with the legs tucked tightly and evenly