Dreamweaver
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It has been so long since I posted here, I might have forgotten how! (Computer crashes are NOT nice!)
I hope all you wonderfully informative people out there can help me with some questions about the PMC Driving class at AMHR Nationals.
Last year,2004 AMHR Nationals, I lent my gelding, Rocket, out to a very sweet lady to drive in the PMC driving class. It was listed as..
PMC Adult Driving 38†and under.
Now, Rocket is a true Country pleasure horse, he competed in that class and then in his respective CP driving classes. No problems.
This year, the class is listed as…
PMC Adult Pleasure Driving, 38†and under.
I have a friend who entered his Country pleasure mare in the class. Show management has stated that he can not enter that class and then enter the mare in her additional CP driving classes. He will have to move her to the pleasure driving classes if he wants her to compete in additional driving classes. These is not a pleasure mare and she will not compete in those classes, so he must forfeit his PMC class. He is crushed to say the least. (note: his daughter drives the mare in the additional classes, the PMC is the only class for him to participate in.)
There is no PMC Country pleasure driving class offered, only Pleasure driving.
So, my first question, is this…Why did they limit the class to Pleasure only? The class last year was just “driving†and only four horses competed in that class.
For the record, I had a similar concern last year about the futurity driving classes. In Futurity, the driving classes are pleasure & roadster. I was under the impression that if you had a CP driving horse that you want to show in other CP classes, you would have to enter the roadster class. It was explained to me by many stewards, Dale Lutke and the show management that since only pleasure driving was offered, it was in effect just a “driving†class and did not have any bearing on the additional class placement of the horse. So, CP horses could compete in the futurity pleasure driving class and the open/ammy/youth CP classes. And in fact, it was done by several horses.
So, question number two….Doesn’t the PMC driving class fall under the same rules then at the futurity driving class?
Thanks for your help. I know for a fact the the show management has made mistakes in the past. After all, they are very busy and they work with breed show other than just the AMHR, it has to be very difficult to keep everything straight. They do a great job, but I a really hoping this time they are just off the mark a little and my friend will still be able to compete in his PMC class.
I hope all you wonderfully informative people out there can help me with some questions about the PMC Driving class at AMHR Nationals.
Last year,2004 AMHR Nationals, I lent my gelding, Rocket, out to a very sweet lady to drive in the PMC driving class. It was listed as..
PMC Adult Driving 38†and under.
Now, Rocket is a true Country pleasure horse, he competed in that class and then in his respective CP driving classes. No problems.
This year, the class is listed as…
PMC Adult Pleasure Driving, 38†and under.
I have a friend who entered his Country pleasure mare in the class. Show management has stated that he can not enter that class and then enter the mare in her additional CP driving classes. He will have to move her to the pleasure driving classes if he wants her to compete in additional driving classes. These is not a pleasure mare and she will not compete in those classes, so he must forfeit his PMC class. He is crushed to say the least. (note: his daughter drives the mare in the additional classes, the PMC is the only class for him to participate in.)
There is no PMC Country pleasure driving class offered, only Pleasure driving.
So, my first question, is this…Why did they limit the class to Pleasure only? The class last year was just “driving†and only four horses competed in that class.
For the record, I had a similar concern last year about the futurity driving classes. In Futurity, the driving classes are pleasure & roadster. I was under the impression that if you had a CP driving horse that you want to show in other CP classes, you would have to enter the roadster class. It was explained to me by many stewards, Dale Lutke and the show management that since only pleasure driving was offered, it was in effect just a “driving†class and did not have any bearing on the additional class placement of the horse. So, CP horses could compete in the futurity pleasure driving class and the open/ammy/youth CP classes. And in fact, it was done by several horses.
So, question number two….Doesn’t the PMC driving class fall under the same rules then at the futurity driving class?
Thanks for your help. I know for a fact the the show management has made mistakes in the past. After all, they are very busy and they work with breed show other than just the AMHR, it has to be very difficult to keep everything straight. They do a great job, but I a really hoping this time they are just off the mark a little and my friend will still be able to compete in his PMC class.