9 turnout tips for success in the showring
With savvy turnout techniques, you can make the most of your horse's appearance and conformation — and boost your chances of success in the ring
Showing tips
Keep on the beat during show season with Horse and Hound’s essential showing tips. From basic turnout tricks to schooling and ring craft help, make sure you’re show ring ready with our timely advice from the leading professionals in the industry.
Learn how to impress in specific classes, ensure your horse or pony is prepared for the bigger championships and find out the pet peeves of the country’s most respected judges.
Learn from the very best via H&H’s exclusive content.
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Search For A Star: 9 things the judges are looking for
The qualifiers for the SEIB Search For A Star series, for amateur showing competitors, are underway for the final at the Horse of the Year Show (5-9 October 2016). But what are the judges looking for?
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Introducing a horse to side-saddle with Royal Windsor ladies show horse winner Jayne Ross
Find out what showing star Jayne Ross thought of the competition in the ladies show horse (side-saddle) class and learn how she introduces a horse to side-saddle
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How many of these ‘first show of the season calamities’ do you recognise?
Finally, the wait is over and the first show of the season is here. Your horse is fit, the horsebox passed its MOT and you even made a healthy packed lunch the night before. What could wrong? Ahem…
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Show ponies: what the judges want to see and how to win
In the fourth part of our series on top tips in the show ring, Rebecca Haywood talks to the professionals about how to present a show pony correctly
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‘Lack of limb’ — and other things a native judge doesn’t want to see at Olympia
We talk to Len Bigley, who will assess conformation in the Blue Chip British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Heritage mountain and moorland championship at Olympia
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What is a native judge at Olympia looking for?
The Olympia mountain and moorland judge reveals what he is looking for, critical mistakes he hates to see and much more
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RIHS: What does it take to win a Hack class? *Video*
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6 showing judges’ pet hates in the ring
What are a showing judge’s bugbears regards a horse or pony’s way of going?
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4 ways to wow the judges in the showring
Do you know your hacks from your riding horses, how a Dartmoor feels compared to a Dales and why a good walk is so important? The answer should be ‘yes’ if you want to succeed in the showring and we’ve put together four handy tips
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14 ways to look good in the showring
If you're planning on showing your horse this year, don't miss out on these 14 top tips from professionals on how to make the most of your time in the showring and maximise success
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Sarah Emmerson: 7 tips for showing ponies successfully
If anyone knows how to be successful in the show ring it's Sarah Emmerson — here are seven secrets behind the Emmerson family's success
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12 tips for working hunter success
If you're thinking of tackling some working hunter classes this season, find out how to wow the judges
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Preparing for Olympia? 9 showing tips from Robert and Claire Oliver
If you're competing at Olympia later this month, take a look at these top tips from showing experts Robert and Claire Oliver
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Which showing class suits your horse?
Riding horse, hunter and hack classes require correct conformation, impeccable manners and a certain ‘look at me’ factor, but which is your horse best suited to?
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How does in-hand showing work?
For professionals and breeders, in-hand showing is a shop window for their young horses, mares and stallions, and gives them a gauge of their potential
