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Post by suzirock on Jan 6, 2013 15:19:28 GMT 1
Hello  Im getting very confused with regards to what to wear myself when i take my 2 yr old welsh d out this season for a few in hand shows.... Ive been told that when showing welshies its correct to wear a shirt tie and waistcoat...don't have to wear a show jacket unless you're at county level...is this correct? Also, is it black gloves, not brown? And what about footwear colour, black or brown? And....I always understood that when showing in hand in a jacket you mustn't have a velvet collar...true or false?! I have read the wpcs rules and looked things up in showing books but there's nothing quite like hearing from experienced people, what is worn in the ring isn't always whats written in the rules and I don't want to stand out like a sore thumb ;D Ive seen men doing in hand wleshies at a high level wearing white trainers in the show ring (and winning might I add)....so you can't blame me for be muddled!! And I want to wear a hat, but obviously I know not everyone does (cos they are trying to look cool probably), but if I had a blue hat would it be wrong to wear a brown tweed waistcoat/jacket, or should I go for blue tweed? Some ladies look so lovely and colour co-ordinated in the ring but Ive never been too good at making myself look smart!! Decisions decisions!!!  Thanks  |
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Post by marsay on Jan 6, 2013 15:52:07 GMT 1
No Idea, I have also been trying to work it out, but seriously why can't I just wear my jeans and boots and warm shirt, surely it is the horse they are looking at. I neither have the money or the shape to wear these things? Its what puts me off, don't know what to wear, after all poop is poop on any clothes and horse slobber ruins any white shirt!! ;D I also don't know why you have to have a white crap short halter thing when my dually and 12ft rope is more the thing anyway!!
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Post by madmare1 on Jan 6, 2013 21:38:08 GMT 1
Smart trousers, shirt, tie, waistcoat, it is up to you whether or not you wear a showjacket, personally, I think it show respect for the judge. If you want to wear trainers, I do for running my arabs, I wear black ones with Black trousers.
Hat, again, is up to you, but blue velvet hat with leather harness is smart, and practical...especially if your boy gets a little excited and starts dancing on his back legs.
Wear whatever colour tweed you want, most people wear a blue hat and green tweed...gloves, again, black, brown, or yellow.....
above all be safe, and practical and have fun!
Emma xx
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Post by clara81 on Jan 7, 2013 10:52:16 GMT 1
It's unusual for people showing Welshies to wear a hat but obviously for your own safety (especially with a 2yo Cob!) that's up to you. I like to see tweed jackets but it is seen less and less with the Welsh Cobs- it's just too hot in the summer to be running out a Cob in a wool coat lol! Gloves just match to your jacket, footwear whatever you can run in! My jacket has a velvet collar, I have Sec A's.
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Jan 7, 2013 11:31:45 GMT 1
 Marsay, Showing in hand or under saddle, is almost as much about the "picture" as conformation and way of going. If a person enters a ring having made no effort to look smart, or with incorrect tack on their horse or pony, it is , as Emma has pointed out, a mark of disrespect for the judge, and in my mind, to yourself. In hand clothes can easily be cobbled together from second hand and charity shops with a little effort, and there is no excuse for wearing jeans. Hats should always be worn in any class, and a hard hat is safer for a bumptious youngster, but a trilby, straw panama type, or even a flat hat is more correct, and more easily obtainable.
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Post by suzirock on Jan 7, 2013 14:53:32 GMT 1
Well thanks everyone for your help! Well I think I will go ahead and buy a jacket first and look for a waistcoat later - our first show is in march so is very likely to still be chilly. Ive seen lots of lovely tweed jackets 2nd hand but most of them have had velvet collars, so seeing as you Clara say that yours has too then I will stop worrying over the collar and just get a nicely fitting one velvet collar or no velvet collar! (at the right price too!) ;D SS3 my husband has a flat hat that would look lovely in the show ring....have seen pics of girls wearing them showing and they look great, but I think for our first season out Im gonna be safe and wear my riding hat just in case she gets a bit excited and hooves go flying. Hopefully from my first few shows I will get a better idea of what everyone seems to be wearing and get some more inspiration. I really can't wait to get going. Im really looking forward to finally getting out and about and hopefully meet some people and show off my filly too cos she is so pretty hehe  |
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Post by clara81 on Jan 7, 2013 15:14:33 GMT 1
Hehe! I love this time of year when it's time to get ready for the season. You don't know what the weather's gonna do so you can hope it might not be a total washout again lol! I haven't got a horsebox this year but I'm gonna hack to local shows on my Exmoor- she hasn't been shown before because she's got sweet itch and is a nutjob so should be interesting. They're moulting already though wahoo! Good luck with your filly |
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Post by suzirock on Jan 9, 2013 15:23:15 GMT 1
Thank you clara! Good luck with your Exmoor too :-)
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Post by orangetails on Jan 9, 2013 23:04:39 GMT 1
No Idea, I have also been trying to work it out, but seriously why can't I just wear my jeans and boots and warm shirt, surely it is the horse they are looking at. I neither have the money.... You don't have to spend a lot of money to pull an in-hand showing outfit together - I certainly didn't spend much on mine! I took my young Welsh A out to a handful of shows (5 over 3 years) as a yearling, 2 and 3yo for experience, and as I don't particularly enjoy showing except as a valuable educational experience, I certainly wasn't going to spend a fortune! I wore beige cord-type trousers which I already owned - in an ideal world I would have had darker ones as my pony had mostly white legs, but these were fine. I wore a duster-stained yellow shirt - which was a cheap school shirt lightly dyed in the washing machine with a couple of new dusters to get that creamy-yellow showing colour, and borrowed one of my dad's ties. The hardest part was scouring ebay to find a suitable waistcoat. A lot of the C and D Welsh showers wear a striking red colour, or something else a bit flash, but with my Sec A I was advised to go for something earthy and 'workmanlike' I eventually struck gold and found a gorgeous tweed waistcoat, it has a bronzy-colour silk back, and subtle gold threads running through the tweed. Absolutely looks the part and cost less than a fiver including postage! I then finished it off with my normal joddy boots and a matching leather show cane, showing gloves, and my normal posh velvet showing hat. The lady who beat me in the championship and won the M&M class was showing a flashy black Welsh D and she just had her hair in a bun with a pretty net, and no hat. I personally feel more 'finished' with a hat, and although a trilby would be more correct for in-hand showing, no one will raise eyebrows particularly high if you wear a velvet riding hat, especially if showing youngstock. My hat is navy so I wore a navy tie to complement it. I do also now have a tweed jacket - brown subtle check with a navy velvet collar, so again subtly matches my tie and hat. Navy velvet is always correct with a tweed. This is me and my girl sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/71781_452061942629_3079323_n.jpg at the show where we were reserve champions. She's never come home without a ribbon (local level, but big classes) so we've obviously done something right! |
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Post by kafee on Jan 9, 2013 23:51:07 GMT 1
Am I right in thinking that you should use a white halter for showing youngsters? Like cream jods, it seems a rather perverse choice when handling horses, anybody know why?
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Post by highlanderpony2002 on Jan 10, 2013 0:21:47 GMT 1
Traditionally a white rope halter for mare and fillies but the webbing ones are easier to fit and look neater they dont slide around as much either. Not sure why the tradition started with white but like most things I would guess it was to show the head well and was the smart version of an ordinary hemp rope
Geldings and stallions are shown in in hand bridles
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Post by orangetails on Jan 10, 2013 12:56:51 GMT 1
Welsh B's are also shown in bridles (or filly slips if unbitted youngsters - not colts!) usually - but A's, C's and D's are correct in a white halter. Mine is a thin flat webbing as my pony has a very dainty head and the rope ones were too bulky. Technically the white halter is correct for A's as adults too, but I have been told by a couple of judges in the M&M class she should have been in a bridle. I just smiled sweetly! |
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Marsay, Showing in hand or under saddle, is almost as much about the "picture" as conformation and way of going. If a person enters a ring having made no effort to look smart, or with incorrect tack on their horse or pony, it is , as Emma has pointed out, a mark of disrespect for the judge, and in my mind, to yourself.
