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THE HUNTER
So what is a show ring hunter?What’s the difference between hunters and
equitation?
From the USEF Rule Book:• “Even hunting pace, manners, jumping style
together with. . . • Faults and way of moving over the course”
THE HUNTER
Appearance, Quality and Performance Neat, clean and organized, with high quality turnout Horse that moves well, jumps great, and looks beautiful Even hunting pace, equal distances, and smooth!!
Rox Dene
SCORING A ROUND90’s Excellent. Great performance and exceptional quality
85-89 Very Good. Solid Performance and good quality
80-84 Good. Quality horse or rider with perhaps and minor error
75-79 Fairly Good. An average horse or rider with a minor error, or a high quality horse or rider with a couple of minor errors
70-74 Sufficient. A bit below average horse or rider with a few minor errors or mistakes
65-69 Insufficient. Poor performance with one or more serious errors or poor quality
60-69 Fairly Bad. Very poor performance, making serious errors, adding strides, bad jumping style
Below 60 Bad. Bolting, bucking, running off, trotting, stopping, refusals, knockdowns (hunters only), losing stirrup or reins,
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN REAL LIFE?
Even Hunting Pace One speed Pace should match around the whole course Pace should work for the course and horse SMOOTH with equal distances
Common Faults Uneven pace or major pace changes Extreme pace Adding a stride in a related line, leaving one out Trotting or breaking stride
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN REAL LIFE?
Manners Pleasant well trained horse Horse responds to the rider in a willing and pleasant fashion
Common Faults Bucking or playing Spooking Kicking out or up Wrong lead on courtesy circle Late lead changes Missing lead changes Refusal
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN REAL LIFE?
Jumping Style Scopey, round jump Forearms parallel to the ground, or better, forelegs tucked,
good expression in the air
Common Faults Jumping out of form Rubbing the jump Jumping off the center line of the jump Dangerous jumping Knockdown
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN REAL LIFE?
Way of Moving Speaks to quality of canter, track, expression, relaxation
Common Faults Poor expression – ears, wringing tail, sour Poor track Tenseness – up against martingale, open mouth, hollow Poor quality of gaits – short-strided, poundy Swapping leads in the line or in front of the jump
JUNIOR HUNTER VIDEOS
• Winter Rose – Harrisburg• Winter Rose – Thermal
EQUITATION OVER FENCES
• Performance, Performance, Performance If you ride a great hunter round, chances are you are going to get a great
ribbon
• Track, Pace, Position and Distances• Show me you can ride an accurate, effective
round that answers the track, pace and distance questions posed by the course
• Accuracy first, style second• Position and style are the “tie breakers” or how I
order the accurate rounds.
EQUITATION OVER FENCES
Position Soft, supple, still, strong Invisible aids Appropriate use of various seats and rein aids Eye level Correct body and arm angles Correct hands How rider position affects quality of horse’s jump
and general shape
TOP FIVE EQUITATION ERRORS
Most Common Position Mistakes Inappropriate release and bad hands Flopping on the neck Loose lower leg and generally loose in the tack Stiff, posed, perched
Most Common Riding Mistake Missing the distance
EQUITATION VIDEOS
• Lillie Keenan on Clearway - USEF Medal Finals Warmup
• Sarah Milliren - 2011 USEF Medal Finals
WHATS DIFFERENT IN IEA?
• Simple changes are equal to flying changes• Use of the stick
USEF rules using the stick is incorrect, score of 60 IEA rules cannot use the stick outside of the ring, so… Never on the shoulder
• Suitability • Try to account for relative difficulty of horse• Strides don’t count, but. . .
Has to match and be up to pace for that horse
TOP IEA RIDING ERRORS
• Leads!!! Inability to perform a correct simple change of lead Not correcting a cross canter Picking up the wrong lead on the entrance
• Poor track to the jump and on landing• No plan for strides in the lines
Have a plan depending on the stride length of the horse and how the warm up rider rode the horse
RESOURCESBOOKS
The Judge is Back by Randy Roy (Amazon)You Be the Judge by Randy Roy (Amazon)Hunter Seat Equitation by George Morris (Amazon)USEF Rule Book (www.usef.org)
DVDs
The Judge’s Eye by Linda Andrisani (www.thejudgeseye.com)Form Follows Function with Cynthia Hankins
(www.EquestrianCoach.com)The American Hunter/Jumper Forward Riding System by Bernie
Traurig (EquestrianCoach.com)Get Connected (featuring USEF Tests 1-19) (www.ushja.org)