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Post by julianne on Oct 10, 2007 22:26:32 GMT 1
the Veteran Horse Society is always looking for shows and venues that are able to hold our classes. If you would like to become affliated please email us info@veteran-horse-society.co.uk  |
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Post by bookworm on Oct 30, 2007 10:56:26 GMT 1
is the veteran horse society the society that expects horses and ponies well into their 30s to show canter....unless they are on the lead rein?
I saw some sort of affiliated veteran show during the summer & I thought expecting the oldies to canter around & around on far from ideal ground on a hot summers day was dreadful...and yet the pony who was on a lead rein & therefore didn't show canter won the class.
Forgive me if it isn't the veteran horse society classes, but it was definitely some sort of affiliated veteran show class
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xsamx
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Post by xsamx on Nov 17, 2007 21:06:08 GMT 1
No veteran horse society show i have EVER attended have expected the horses to canter around constantly. They also dont allow galloping/extended canters in the ring.
At one particular show i was allowed to be exempt from doing an extended canter in a Ridden hunter class because i was riding a veteran.
Maybe it just depends on the particular judge but i can assure you, showing with the veteran horse society for the past 2 seasons has been more than a pleasent expierence.
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Post by emily99 on Nov 17, 2007 21:49:31 GMT 1
The VHS do not allow galloping in their classes, anyone showing it gets a 0 for their individual show.
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Post by SaturdayGirl on Nov 22, 2007 12:01:50 GMT 1
Completley disagree with that rule. OK so don't penalise someone for not showing a gallop on an old horse but if a veteran is capable of giving a decent gallop then let them! Our show cob got very confused at not being allowed to gallop (this was in the same season that he qualified for HOYS in the opens...) Don't penalise the oldies for still being fit and healthy!
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Post by vab on Nov 22, 2007 13:30:35 GMT 1
OMG No gallop my girl will be eligible for this next year and boy can she gallop guess we will be getting a 0 for a few shows till she is educated not to do the bit she loves best
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Post by xsamx on Nov 22, 2007 18:44:13 GMT 1
Well i deffinetely wouldnt allow my mare to gallop..after a long 8 months of box rest to repair her major ligiment damage i refuse to let her go on un-even, too hard, too soft ground.
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Post by cubic on Nov 22, 2007 21:46:12 GMT 1
I agree with Saturday girl, that gallop should be optional rather than prohibited. Ofcourse any rider that's asking a horse to do something beyond it's capabilities should be heavily penilised (or eliminated), but that should be the same if the horse is being asked to gallop or is being ridden at all when it shouldn't be.
My 21yo (who's also had many months on box rest following 2 ops on a tendon after a flint injury) loves a blast of gallop and keeps going all day out hunting and loves it, whereas we've got an 18 year old mare on the yard who's no longer up to being ridden.
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