Western Divisions
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Personal Appointments: Long-sleeved western-style shirt or appropriate blouse or long-sleeve shirt with collar, band, stand-up or tuxedo-style, appropriate jeans, trousers, pants, Western hat or approved ASTM helmet with harness and boots with heel are required. Western-type chaps are optional. Spurs are optional.

Tack: Stock-type saddle required. Any lariat, riata or hobbles are optional. Covered stirrups are prohibited. Western-type headstall required. Cavesson-type nosebands are prohibited. No discrimination against any standard western bit (i.e. curb-type with shanks, solid or broken mouthpiece). Horses five years and under using a ring snaffle bit or bosal/hackamore may be ridden with two hands. Horses six years and over must be ridden with one hand in a shank-type bit. Mechanical hackamores are prohibited. Bosals are allowed as appropriate to breed and age of horse. Curb strap or chain chin strap must be at least ½" in width and be of the standard flat variety. No wire or metal other than approved type curb chains allowed. Rounded, rolled, braided or rawhide curb straps are prohibited. Reins may be of split leather variety or romal reins. Breastplate is optional. Nosebands, martingales, tie-downs or draw reins are prohibited. Bandages and/or boots of any type are prohibited.

Open Western Division:  Open to horses and ponies.  Open to all riders of any age.
                        151       Open Western Pleasure
                        157       Open Western Horsemanship
                        161       Open Western Discipline Rail

Green Horse Western Division:  Open to horses and ponies in their first or second year of showing Western. May show in other Western division/classes as applicable, however horse must remain in the same tack (i.e. bosal, snaffle bit, curb bit, etc.).  Beginner riders may not show in Green Horse classes.
                        166       Green Horse Western Walk-Trot Pleasure
                        169       Green Horse Western Walk-Trot Discipline Rail
                        172       Green Horse Western Walk-Trot-Canter Pleasure

Adult Western Division:  Open to horses and ponies.  Open to riders 18 years and over.
                        167       Adult Western Pleasure
                        170       Adult Western Horsemanship
                        173       Adult Western Discipline Rail

Youth Western Division:  Open to horses and ponies.  Open to riders 17 years and under.
                        168       Youth Western Pleasure
                        171       Youth Western Horsemanship
                        174       Youth Western Discipline Rail

 

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