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StarRidgeAcres
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With the National and World shows quickly approaching I find myself thinking about something that I've wondered about for a while now. Being someone who has many horses on the tinier side I would probably benefit from having 26" & Under Sr Mare/Stallion classes. What do you see as the pros and cons of adding such a division?
Some random thoughts that came to me are:
How much time would it add to the shows which are already pretty long?
Would the entry fees pay for the additional trophies/ribbons?
Would people be taking more horses to show or just dividing their current string up even more? (I personally would take more horses to show)
Would it make it even tougher on the trainers because now they'd have yet one more handler to worry about for the Championship Class?
Would additional 2yr old and yearling classes be added also with reduced height divisions?
I know that the tiniest of the horses isn't everyone's cup of tea. Let's not turn this into a "dwarf" conversation! I'm not referring to horses with obvious conformational issues, I'm talking about horses that are pretty darn correct, just so tiny they don't stand a chance against the taller horses. Even though both registries are supposed to be about the smallest, most correct horse, let's face it...the taller horses generally rise to the top of the classes. And I'm not necessarily complaining about that so let's not jump on that either.
Thoughts?
Some random thoughts that came to me are:
How much time would it add to the shows which are already pretty long?
Would the entry fees pay for the additional trophies/ribbons?
Would people be taking more horses to show or just dividing their current string up even more? (I personally would take more horses to show)
Would it make it even tougher on the trainers because now they'd have yet one more handler to worry about for the Championship Class?
Would additional 2yr old and yearling classes be added also with reduced height divisions?
I know that the tiniest of the horses isn't everyone's cup of tea. Let's not turn this into a "dwarf" conversation! I'm not referring to horses with obvious conformational issues, I'm talking about horses that are pretty darn correct, just so tiny they don't stand a chance against the taller horses. Even though both registries are supposed to be about the smallest, most correct horse, let's face it...the taller horses generally rise to the top of the classes. And I'm not necessarily complaining about that so let's not jump on that either.
Thoughts?