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2008 Approved Class List

 

Open Divisions
All Open classes will be judged according to the USEF and individual Breed Rules.
 
2-Gait Spotted Saddle Horse, Lite-Shod - Optional Tack and Equipment
Registration papers NOT required.  Walk, Saddle Gait, No Canter.
 
2-Gait Any Gaited Breed Horse, Lite-Shod – Optional Tack and Equipment
Registration papers NOT required.  No Canter.
 
4-H Pleasure Open
Must have a current 4-H card. Walk, Jog / Optional Gait, Canter. Class may be split.
 
Carriage Driving
Unless specified pneumatic tires and wire wheeled vehicles may be allowed. Judged according to Pony Express rules, based on the American Driving Society rules, i.e. USEF Rule XX – see PEHSC rules elsewhere in book.

     Pleasure Driving Reinsmanship (driver to be nominated). Additional subcategories are:

     Gentlemen

     Ladies

     Junior Exhibitor*

     Pleasure Driving Turnout, Open (Wooden wheel vehicles only)

     Pleasure Driving Working, Open

     Vintage Vehicle, Open (Nostalgia with the essence of elegance)
 
Equitation Open to All Breeds (Rider to be nominated)
Classes to be judged according to USEF rules and may be split with a Work Off.

     Walk-Trot 10 & Under Eng/West Equitation Open

     Beginner Showmanship 17 & Under (May not show in other showmanship classes.)

     Saddle Seat 17 Yrs & Under/Championship

     Saddle Seat 18 Yrs & Over/Championship

     Stock Seat 17 Yrs & Under/Championship

     Stock Seat 18 Yrs & Over/Championship

     Hunt Seat 17 Yrs & Under/Championship (not to jump)

     Hunt Seat 18 Yrs & Over/Championship (not to jump)

     Showmanship at Halter, 17 Yrs & Under

     Showmanship at Halter, 18 Yrs & Over
 
Green as Grass Open – Walk, Optional Gait
Horse nominated, Any Breed, English or Western. First year of showing for the horse. Cannot show at a Canter during this season.
 
Hunter
   Hunter Hack, Open

   Show Hack, Open

   Hunt Seat Pleasure, Open, No Hand Gallop

   Hunt Seat Pleasure, 18 Yrs & Over

   Hunt Seat Pleasure, 17 Yrs & Under*
 
Lead Line Class* (Horse or Pony – Rider to be nominated.)
For Pony Express Points, class must be placed. Rider 6 Yrs & Under, Lead Person 14 Yrs & Older. Judged 50% on rider, 25% on mount, 25% on lead person. Attire should be appropriate for breed and style of horse. Stirrups must be adjusted to rider. Walk both directions of the arena. Backing is optional. Cannot ride in any other performance class in the current show season.
 
Mae West – Jack Benny, Open (Rider to be nominated)
Rider 39 Yrs & Over. Walk, Optional Gait, No Canter. Optional Equipment.
 
Model
   Model Class Open, all ages

   Model Class Saddle Type, all ages

   Model Class Western Type, all ages
 
Novelty Costume – 17 & Under, Walk & Optional Gait
 
Open Pleasure Horse
Open to horses of any breed or combination of breeds, serviceable sound and in good condition. Walk, Canter and Optional gait. Cannot cross enter or nominate as a pony.
   Open Pleasure Horse Western Equipment Open

   Open Pleasure Horse Western Equipment, Junior Exhibitor 17 Yrs & Under*

   Open Pleasure Horse English Equipment Open

   Open Pleasure Horse English Equipment, Junior Exhibitor 17 Yrs & Under*
 
Pleasure Driving Open (To be shown to a suitable 2 or 4 wheel vehicle.)
 
Side Saddle
Walk and Optional Gait
   Side Saddle Open 2-Gait Eng/West
 
Trail
   Trail Class Open
   Walk & Optional Gait, Beginning Rider/Novice Horse, Trail, Any Age Rider (Same horse or rider may not cross
   enter into the Open Trail Class)
 
Vintage Costume Mounted (Rider to be nominated.)
Walk, Optional Gait, No Canter, Optional Equipment.  To be judged 75% costume, 25% performance.
 
Walk Only, Open, 8 Yrs & Under, Optional Equipment
Rider 8 Yrs & Under, Walk, Reverse, Walk, Lineup (no back).  Helmet required.  Handler required to be in arena and to head at Lineup.  Cannot cross enter in Lead Line or Walk/Opt. or Walk/Trot Classes.
 
Walk & Optional Gait, Beginning Rider, Open, 10 Years & Under*
(Rider to be nominated.)
No Canter.  English/Western.  Rider 10 Yrs & Under.  Rider not eligible for any Canter class at the same show.  Pony Express class only.  Walk Trot classes will not count as points in this class.
 
Walk & Optional Gait, Beginning Rider, Open, 11 Years & Over*
(Rider to be nominated.)
No Canter.  English/Western.  Rider may not have shown in any Canter class this show season.  This class is limited to two years of showing.  Pony Express class only.  Walk Trot classes will not count as points in this class.
 
Walk Trot 17 & Under, English/Western
No Canter, Cannot show in Canter classes.
 
Western
Horses shall be of any breed or combination of breeds, over 14.2 hands, serviceably sound, in good condition, and of stock horse type.  To be shown at a Walk, Jog Trot and Lope.  Cannot cross enter or nominate as a pony.  For gaited horse see Open Pleasure Horse.  Classes to be judged according to USEF rules.
   Western Pleasure, Open
   Western Pleasure, Senior
   Western Pleasure, Junior (5 Yrs & Under)
   Western Pleasure, Adult
   Junior Exhibitor Western Pleasure, 17 Yrs & Under, Horse or Pony*
 
BREED DIVISIONS
American Saddlebred Division
(Contact Breed Rep or Point Recorder to see how subdivisions are counted)
   ASB Five Gaited Open
   ASB Five Gaited Junior (4 Yrs & Under)
   ASB Five Gaited Amateur
   ASB Five Gaited Ladies
   ASB Five Gaited Junior Exhibitor, rider 17 Yrs & Under*
   ASB Three Gaited Open
   ASB Three Gaited Junior (4 Yrs & Under)
   ASB Three Gaited Amateur
   ASB Three Gaited Ladies
   ASB Three Gaited Junior Exhibitor, rider 17 Yrs & Under*
   ASB Fine Harness Open
   ASB Fine Harness Junior (4 Yrs & Under)
   ASB Fine Harness Amateur
   ASB Park Three Gaited     
   ASB Park Pleasure, Three Gaited
   Model Class, American Saddlebred, all ages
 
American Saddlebred Pleasure Division
(Any cross entering at the same show prohibited.  Classes may be divided by Adult, 18 Yrs & Over or Junior Exhibitor, rider 17 Yrs & Under)
Country Pleasure
   Three Gaited English Country Pleasure, all ages
   Three Gaited English Country Pleasure, 18 Yrs & Over
   Three Gaited English Country Pleasure, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Three Gaited Western Country Pleasure
Driving Country Pleasure
Hunter Country Pleasure
Show Pleasure
   Three Gaited English Show Pleasure, all ages
   Three Gaited English Show Pleasure, 18 Yrs & Over
Three Gaited English Show Pleasure, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Five Gaited Show Pleasure
   Driving Show Pleasure
   Hunter Country Pleasure
Equitation
   17 Yrs & Under/Championship Pleasure
   17 Yrs & Under
   18 Yrs & Over
 
Arabians & Half Arabians Division (Registration Papers Required.)
Contact Breed Rep or Point Recorder to see how subdivisions are counted.  Shows must specify Arabian or Half Arabian on Class List.  Show Managers:  MHSA Arabian English Pleasure allows Hunter and Saddle Seat in the class together as well as Purebred and Half Arabian but “MHSA” and “PE” and/or “KHSA” must be in the class title.  Purebred and Half Arabian Western Pleasure and Native Costume may also be combined for points if the class title includes the above appropriate additions.  All Arabian & Half Arabian classes to be judged according to USEF rules except MHSA/PE/KSHA classes.
English Pleasure, Open
English Pleasure, Amateur
English Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
English Pleasure, 18 Yrs & Over
Country Pleasure English, Open
Country Pleasure English, Amateur
Country Pleasure English, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
Western Pleasure, Open
Western Pleasure, Amateur
Western Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
Western Pleasure, 18 Yrs & Over
Walk Trot, 10 Yrs & Under
Native Costume, Open
Native Costume, Amateur
Native Costume, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
Hunter Pleasure, Open
Hunter Pleasure, Amateur
Hunter Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
Pleasure Driving
Model Class Arabian, all ages
Model Class Half Arabian, all ages
 
Fox Trot Division
Contact Breed Rep or Point Recorder to see how subdivisions are counted.  Classes to be judged according to the Missouri Fox-Trotting Horse Breed Association rules.
   Fox Trot Open, Will Canter
   Fox Trot Amateur Open, No Canter
   Fox Trot Novice Rider, No Canter (Rider to be nominated.  Rider cannot have won more than a combination of
    three (3) first through third placings in non-novice Fox-Trotting classes during the previous calendar year.  Rule does
    not apply to juvenile riders.  Rule does not apply if non-novice classes are not full classes, five (5) or more horses.)
   Fox Trot Junior, 4 Yrs & Under, No Canter
   Fox Trot Ladies Open, No Canter
   Fox Trot Men’s Open, No Canter
   Fox Trot Juvenile Rider, No Canter* (Rider to be nominated)
   Fox Trot Western Pleasure, No Canter
   Fox Trot Trail
 
Miniature Horse Division
   Miniature Horse Halter, Open, 38” & Under
   Miniature Horse Driving, Open, 38” & Under
 
Morgan Division
   English Pleasure, Open
   English Pleasure, Amateur
   English Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Pleasure Driving, Open
   Pleasure Driving, Amateur
   Western Pleasure, Open
   Western Pleasure, Amateur
   Western Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Hunter, Open
   Hunter, Amateur
   Hunter Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Classic Pleasure, Saddle
   Classic Pleasure, Driving
   Model Class Morgan, all ages
 
Mountain Horse Division
Open to any Mountain Horse regardless of registry.  UMH judging specifics will be followed.  No Canter.
   Open Mountain Horse English/Western (Enter at Show Gait, Trail Walk, Pleasure Gait, Reverse at Trail Walk,
   Show Gait, Pleasure Gait
   Open Mountain Horse Trail Pleasure English/Western (Enter at Show Gait, Trail Walk, Pleasure Gait, Reverse at
   Trail Walk, Show Gait, Pleasure Gait)
 
Ponies Division
Pony 14.2 & Under, any age rider, optional Equipment.  Cannot cross enter or nominate as a horse.  Walk and Trot.
   Model Class Pony, all ages, No Miniatures
   Hackney Pony Pleasure Driving
   Harness Pony, 50” & Under (shown to appropriate 4-wheel vehicle)
   Shetland in Harness, 46” & Under (shown to appropriate 4-wheel vehicle)
   Roadster Pony, 52” & Under, Open
   Roadster Pony, 52” & Under, Amateur
   Shetland Roadster, 46” & Under (shown to suitable 2-wheel bike or cart, driver to wear colors)
 
Quarter Horse, Registered Division
Contact Breed Rep or Point Recorder to see how subdivisions are counted.  Registration papers required.  Classes to be judged according to AQHA rules.
   Model Class, Registered Quarter Horse, Open, all ages
   Quarter Horse Western Pleasure, Open
   Quarter Horse Western Pleasure, Senior
   Quarter Horse Western Pleasure, Junior (5 Yrs & Under)
   Quarter Horse Western Pleasure, Junior Exhibitor, 17 Yrs & Under*
   Hunter Under Saddle
 
Spotted, Paint, Palomino, Pinto, Appaloosa, Buckskin, Dun Pleasure
   Spotted, Paint, Appaloosa, Pinto Pleasure Eng/West (Walk, Opt Gait, Canter)
   Palomino, Buckskin, Dun Pleasure Eng/West (Walk, Opt Gait, Canter)
 
Registered Tennessee Walking Horse Lite Shod Division
Current TWH papers required.  To be judged according to IJA rules.  Shoe: 3/8” thick x 3/4 “ wide, Keg shoes / Wide web non-altered Keg shoe.  See Rules.
Show managers may include “Lite Shod” in the title in their premiums.
Junior Horse is 5 Yrs & Under as of January 1st

Halter
   TWH Halter Weanling/Yearling
   TWH Halter Fillies 5 & Under
   TWH Halter Colts & Geldings 5 & Under
   TWH Halter Mares 6 & Over
   TWH Halter Stallions & Geldings 6 & Over
   TWH Produce of Dam
   TWH Get of Sire
   TWH Suitability of Dam
   TWH Suitability of Sir

AOT&R
   TWH English Pleasure AOT&R 2 Gait
   TWH English Pleasure AOT&R 3 Gait
   TWH English Trail Pleasure AOT&R 2 Gait
   TWH English Trail Pleasure AOT&R 3 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure AOT&R 2 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure AOT&R 3 Gait
   TWH Western Trail Pleasure AOT&R 2 Gait
   TWH Western Trail Pleasure AOT&R 3 Gait

Lite-Shod Pleasure
   TWH English Pleasure 2 Gait
   TWH English Pleasure 3 Gait
   TWH English Pleasure Youth 2 Gait
   TWH English Pleasure Youth 3 Gait
   TWH English Pleasure Jr Horse 2 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure 2 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure 3 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure Youth 2 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure Youth 3 Gait
   TWH Western Pleasure Jr Horse 2 Gait

Trail
   TWH English Trail Pleasure 2 Gait
   TWH English Trail Pleasure 3 Gait
   TWH English Trail Pleasure Jr Horse 2 Gait
   TWH English Working Trail Pleasure 2 Gait (may have up to 3 obstacles)
   TWH Western Trail Pleasure 2 Gait
   TWH Western Trail Pleasure 3 Gait
   TWH Western Trail Pleasure Jr Horse 2 Gait
   TWH Western Working Trail Pleasure 2 Gait (may have up to 3 obstacles)
   TWH English/Western Trail Pleasure Youth 2 Gait
   TWH 2 Gait Trail – Optional Equipment Keg Shod
 
Registered Tennessee Walking Horse Plantation Pleasure Division
This is the heavy shoe division.  Current TWH papers required.  To be judged according to HAWHA, NHSRC rules or Independent Judges’ Association (IJA)
   TWH AOTS English Plantation Pleasure, 2-Gait
   TWH English Plantation Pleasure
   TWH English Plantation Pleasure, No Canter
   TWH English Plantation Pleasure, 3 Yrs & Under, No Canter
   TWH Western Plantation Pleasure
   TWH Western Plantation Pleasure, No Canter
 
The following classes fall under the TWH Lite Shod Division
UPWHA Natural Gaited Plantation Horse Division
(TWHBEA, IPWHR, CRTWH papers)
UPWHA Members Only, Lite-Shod, Keg Shoe, Barefoot, 4 ½” Toe Length including the shoe.  Exhibitors, know your rules, IJA rules at  www.friendsofsoundhorses.org/rulebook.html
 
   UPWHA Lite-Shod 2-Gait English Plantation Pleasure-Flat Walk, Running Walk
   UPWHA Lite-Shod 2-Gait Western Plantation Pleasure-Flat Walk, Running Walk
   UPWHA Lite-Shod 3-Gait Plantation Pleasure, English/Western-Flat Walk, Running Walk, Canter
   UPWHA Lite-Shod Country Pleasure English/Western – enter at a Working Walk, Flat Walk, Runwalk, Flat Walk,
   reverse, Flat Walk, Runwalk, Flat Walk, Working Walk into the lineup.
 
Welsh Pony and Cob Division (Registration Papers Required)
   Welsh / Half Welsh Halter, all ages
   Welsh / Half Welsh Walk, Optional Gait, Optional Equipment, all ages
   Welsh / Half Welsh Pleasure Driving Working, all ages
 
 

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