dali1111
Well-Known Member
Ok, so these new AMHA showmanship patterns have me confused. It's not actually the new patterns that confuse me but rather what you are supposed to do before and after the pattern. With the original three patterns you entered the ring counter clockwise and lined up side by side at the direction of the ringmaster, did your pattern when it was your turn, and returned to your spot in line. We have only had one show so far this year and it was done very different for the new patterns. I entered both Amateur and Adult showmanship. I can't remember exactly which of the new patterns were used. In both classes we entered clockwise which was different than the other patterns. In Amateur we lined up head to tail which confused me being used to lining up side by side. The first person did their pattern and then went to the back of the line instead of their original spot and everyone just moved up the line until everyone had gone and the first person that went was back at the front of the line. Then the ringmaster had us turn so we were side by side. Then in the Adult class we were lined up side by side, walked to A from our spot (we had to walk in front of, and past the other exhibitors to get to A), completed our pattern, and rather than going in a straight line away from the judge like it says in the rulebook proceeded directly back to our spot in the line up. I realize that with the new patterns requiring cones, the line up will have to change a bit but I can't imagine it's supposed to be different for every class/pattern. So I guess my question is what are we actually supposed to do when entering the ring, before we complete our pattern, and after we complete our pattern with these new patterns? Any help is greatly appreciated. Showmanship used to be one of my favourite classes but now I'm just confused.