It is my understanding there is a proposal to create a separate set of classes for the Modern-type pony that measures as a mini. (I've heard it would include adding separate Pleasure Driving, Roadster and Park Harness classes.)
The intent, I believe, is to keep high-stepping Moderns from infiltrating and dominating current Pleasure Driving, Roadster and Park Harness classes.
Frankly, I like this idea more than measuring at the withers, which, it appears, is an attempt to tamp down the influx of Moderns into the mini world.
If the Shetlands can have a Modern division for ponies with more extreme action than the Classic and Foundation ponies, why can't minis do the same?
The intent, I believe, is to keep high-stepping Moderns from infiltrating and dominating current Pleasure Driving, Roadster and Park Harness classes.
Frankly, I like this idea more than measuring at the withers, which, it appears, is an attempt to tamp down the influx of Moderns into the mini world.
If the Shetlands can have a Modern division for ponies with more extreme action than the Classic and Foundation ponies, why can't minis do the same?