I don't understand English/hunt classes!!!!!?

Question

I only show western. And i really want to understand English. Will you please explain the difference between English pleasure, hunter under saddle and equation. Please feel free to add any other classes I missed. Also please explain how to judge them thanks.

Answer 1

English and hunt seat classes can be very similar to western classes. For an English pleasure class, judges look for a horse that looks nice to ride. You want to keep your horse at a consistent speed all of the way around the ring without speeding up, slowing down, or breaking, and keep them on a pretty loose rein. Make your horse nice and relaxed for pleasure. This class is based mostly off of your horse rather than your riding skill (for the most part, it takes a lot of skill to keep a horse moving easy like this).

Hunter under saddle, much like pleasure and equitation classes, ask for you to walk, trot, and canter in both directions. In these classes you may also be asked for a hand gallop, or to halt and stand on a loose rein. Focus on smooth transitions in hunter under saddle classes, and it is also helpful to use a horse that will back and stand fairly quietly.

In equitation classes, you are judged on your riding ability. You may be asked to walk, trot, and canter in both directions while keeping the perfect position in the saddle. Be sure to keep your heels down and your toes facing forward, your shoulders back and your back straight, do not slouch, keep you chin up, and your leg underneath you. If your horse acts up, the judge may look at how you respond and handle the situation.

Some shows may have a trail class, where you may be asked to do different tasks on horseback. You may have to open a mailbox and show the judge the mail, trot over cavaletti, do a serpentine, do a 360 in a box, back-up, L-shaped back-up, etc. You are judged on how well you perform each task.

You may have to also do command class. In these classes, there are multiple versions but the judges usually explain the rules first. Most of the time, the judges will say something like "All trot, all trot........NOW" and you cannot trot until they say now. If you break or are on the wrong diagonal, the judge will call you out and you will have to walk into the middle. When asked to canter, your horse has to pick up the correct lead or you may be called out. When asked to halt, your horse cannot move a hoof, unless they pick it up and put it back in the same spot. Focus on listening to directions, and staying calm.

I hope that these tips helped! I'm not sure that you will experience all of these classes, but you probably will compete in some. Good luck!

Answer 2

english pleasure classes are where you you want your horse to seem like a pleasure to ride, only the horse is judged in this class. The horse is judged on it's conformation and manners. There are multiple people in the ring and you ride around the arena demonstrating the walk, trot, and canter. English pleasure is not part of the olympics because its kinda just a north american thing.



Hunter under saddle means when your riding the horse/pony. Most kids do hunters with their ponies. I do not like hunters because the judges can have bias. You are judged basically on how pretty you look while jumping. The jumps are low and your pony's mane and tail must be braided. The judges can think that your pony is ugly and lower your rank for that. In hunters you want to be forward in your seat and your horse has to have perfect conformation. Hunters on the flat is just hunters without the jumping part. There are multiple competitors in the ring and you are asked to preform the basic gaits walk, trot, and canter. You want to pick up the gait right when the cue is given. This is also just a North American thing so it's not in the olympics either. Lol my coach tells me that hunters is just for the wimps who are to scared to do jumpers.





Equitation classes you, the rider are judged. The way the horse moves is not judged, although how well you control your horse is. Your position on the horse is judged, leg position, upper body, posture, where you carry your hands. Your judged on how fast your horse responds to your cues, just like in hunters. Your also judged on you arena manners, how close you come behind another horse, cutting other horses off. This as-well is not in the olympics.

Answer 3

I am only starting to show english so I can only answer part of your question. It was explained to me in a way that made it easy to understand being a Western rider. English Pleasure is like Western Pleasure because it is judged on the horse where English Equitation is is like Horsemanship because its the rider being judged.

Hope I helped!!

Answer 4

well i can't answer your whole question but i will try to answer some of it.



Pleasure is all about your horse. the judges want to see that your horse is a pleasure to ride and you don't have to strain and struggle to keep them at a good pace. it can be at a walk trot or walk trot canter



Equitation is about the rider and their position in the saddle. they want to see that you can sit up straight, have your legs in the right position, your hands in the right position, your heels down, you don't post too far out of the saddle, and of course that you can keep control of your horse and you can ask them to slow down and speed up as necessary. they also want to see that you are nice to other riders. i mean that if you start to get to close to another rider you will either pass, go to a different part of the ring, or slow up some, and if you do pass that you aren't cutting them off to the point where they have to stop trotting or cantering because there might be a collision.



sorry i can't answer about hunter under saddle:/

Answer 5

They are 7th graders. They're getting into puberty and whatever that can be interpreted as having to do with sex will reason them to snort. While "peanuts" themselves don't have anything to do with intercourse, the second syllable is most likely the offender. To preclude the situation in the future, you'll ought to believe like a 7th grader and review your lesson plan to search out some thing that they are able to misread. For instance, with the peanut illustration, you would have introduced a jar of Planters Peanuts to the category and ask what number of of them like Planters. You then could share them with the class and lead into your discussion about Washington Carver.

Answer 6

English pleasure is basically just pleasure riding. Hunter under saddle is like walk, trot, canter, etc. Equitation is where you have to memorize a pattern... Like showmanship, but you're riding.

Answer 7

Western is when the stirrups are longer and there is a bump on the front of the saddle. In western the speed is really fast most of the time and there is more turning/leaning. English is more proper and not as sloppy.