4. Don’t watch others in the warm up ring and start changing what you have been doing. If you see something cool, or you want to step up your game, that’s homework for after the show!

How to style an outfit around your horse’s color:
– RED horses (sorrel, chesnut, red roan): red-toned horses pair well with soft, earth tones like gold, rust, or brown.
– BLUE horses (bay, gray, black, blue roan): horses with a blue base look great against bright colors.
– YELLOW horses (palomino, buckskin): any color choice is flattering against nude-toned horses.
– Wearing black, ivory, or blue/green shades compliment every color of horse.

How Many Horses Can I Show? All Age Open- A total of 4 horses can be exhibited (no age stipulation), Junior or L1 Junior- 3 horses may be shown, Senior or L1 Senior- 3 horses may be shown, Leveled classes- A total of 4 horses may be shown (no stipulation on age), Leveled Rail classes- Example- If the L2 and L3 Senior WP are not concurrent, you can show 1 in the L2 and another horse in the L3. If concurrent, only 1 horse can be shown.

Sandra Morgan and I’m Willy Good Today, sired by Good I Will Be, unanimously won the PQS 3-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle. The Reserve Champion title and third place also went to offspring of Sandra’s studs. Sandra had never competed in the futurity herself, until now, but mentioned she had been the recipient of a nice check last year from Good I Will Be, due to his enrollment as one of the 50 studs in the program.

After the treatment, they were hopeful, and the six month check proved that she was in remission. A sigh of relief could be heard across the horse community. But, the good news was short lived, and, six months later, at her next check up, an all too familiar scene played out, and back into surgery she went. This time, 97 lymph nodes were removed from her right side and 76 from her left.

Tip #4- from Kellie Hinely- “If there are not many horses in the Level 3, and the Level 2 and 3 are run separately, then the Level 2 exhibitors will count towards the point total for the Level 3. For example, if there were 14 in the Level 2 and 6 in the Level 3 then first though fifth would receive points in the Level 3, unlike the Level 2 where only first through third would receive points.”

“We need to keep in mind that not everyone shows horses to win a gold trophy or a silver buckle. Not everyone shows to win $100,000 or a new trailer. We must remember that state championships are valuable to many people. We need to realize that some within the sport (me included) would like to have a ribbon won at a local show handed to us in the ring and not to have to retrieve it from a box in the makeup ring or show office. We must address the fact that not everyone is concerned about qualifying for the World Show. Some people, many in fact, go to horse shows to have fun, blow off some steam, and see their friends. This is hard when a show has 100+ classes and runs 18 hours a day.”