Horse Shows

Performance Horse Show Entry Fee: $30.00
Speed Events Horse Entry Fee: $30.00

Horse Entry Forms Online or Postmarked Due Date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024

LATE ENTRY FEE DOUBLE & ENTRY FORM Online or Postmarked Due Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024

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The horse industry is a very large and important part of our national, state, and local economies. It is diverse, involving agriculture, business, sport, gaming, entertainment, and recreation.

The industry has a $102 billion impact on the U.S. economy when the multiplier effect of spending by industry suppliers and employees is taken into account. Including off-site spending of spectators would result in an even higher figure.

Performance Horse Show Classes

Showmanship At Halter Class: Participation in showmanship is mandatory and points earned in this class will be added to the points earned in the following performance classes.

Command/Obedience Class: An elimination contest where any rider not executing the judge’s exact commands promptly and correctly will be eliminated. Awarding of ribbons is to be based on the order of elimination of final contestants.

Horsemanship Class: Riders will be asked to perform individual patterns. The patterns will consist of a combination of maneuvers that will test the equitation/horsemanship skills of the rider. All individuals or finalists may be asked to enter the ring and work on the rail.

Pleasure Class: Horses will be shown at three gaits walk, trot/jog/natural gait, and lope/canter/third gait in each direction of the arena. Horses must back easily and stand quietly. The judge has the option to ask the exhibitor to extend any gait or request any additional work.

Trail Class: Attire and Tack must be acceptable for use in Pleasure classes. No tie-downs, martingales, or mechanical hackamores. The trail course will be closed until the start of the class (no practice on the obstacles). The period in which the obstacle course will be open and contestant order of go will be posted and announced. Riders must take obstacles in order. Missing an obstacle or taking an obstacle out of order is a disqualification. Failure to complete an obstacle once attempted does not constitute a disqualification but should be scored accordingly. A maximum of 3 refusals or 1 minute after the first refusal will be allowed on any 1 obstacle. Beginner Walk-Trot may participate in this class as an exhibition only and No points will be awarded.

Speed Horse Show Classes

Ground Handling Class: Participation in ground handling is mandatory and points earned in this class will be added to the points earned in the following timed event classes.

Cloverleaf Barrels is to be run around 3 barrels set in a clover pattern. Size of course will be determined by available space. The first and second barrels should be at least 20 feet from the fence. Each barrel knocked equals a 5-second penalty.

Flag Race: Two 2-gallon buckets filled with sand are placed on top of barrels 1 and 3, with a flag in one of these buckets. Pick up the flag from barrel 1 and deposit it on barrel 3. The contestant is disqualified for failure to pick up or place the flag, dropping the flag, hitting the horse with the flag, knocking over the barrel or bucket, place the flag side down, running off course, falling of horse or rider.

Texas Barrels is to be run around 3 barrels set in a straight line. Horses may either turn to the left going down, turning the end barrel to the left, then turn barrels to the right on the return trip: OR horses may turn barrels to the right going down, turning end barrel to the right, then turn barrels to the left on the return trip. Disqualification results for the pony turning barrel wrong way, or rider holding up barrel with hand. Knockdown of barrel is five (5) second penalty per barrel.

Pole Bending is a bending pattern run around 6 poles. Each Pole knocked equals a 5-second penalty.