July 28-August 3, 2013 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum, Murfreesboro, TN
(photos by Lydia Darnell)
The 35th annual International Pleasure and Colt Grand Championship Walking Horse Show, sponsored by the Walking Horse Owners Association (WHOA), offered a wide variety of classes for competitors and their horses. There were over 1,300 entries in 211 classes, including some that folks don’t usually associate with Tennessee Walking Horses: versatility classes including Dressage, Hunter Over Fences, Trail, Barrel Racing, and Reining. Of course, there were the traditional Flat Shod rail classes.
Sunday’s classes started with Dressage and progressed to Hunter over fences and Hunter Hack classes. Rounding out the day’s activities was the Walking Plantation Horse Competition.
The scene changed on Monday to Trail classes most of the day, adding an Obstacle Driving course, then Western Riding and Basic Reining.
Tuesday morning’s fare was the “beauty pageant” segment of the show with model and in-hand classes for both genders. Tuesday afternoon’s Pleasure classes began with Trail Pleasure Driving, Trail Pleasure Lady Riders, Country Pleasure, and All Day Pleasure. There were Weanling classes for the babies and some traditional Lite Shod classes.
Wednesday morning was Showmanship time with many classes for the youth and 4-H members, finishing the morning’s classes with Stock Seat Equitation. Wednesday afternoon’s classes brought folks back to the Pleasure classes.
Thursday morning continued with the various Pleasure classes and a few Lite Shod classes. The Racking Horse Amateur owners had a chance to “show their stuff” and again in the Open Racking Horse and Racking Trail Pleasure classes.
Spotted Saddle Horses had their day in the show ring on Saturday, along with the Championship classes for the week’s winners.
Young riders were not left out of the activities either. There were the Stick Horse class and Lead Line class for riders 6 and under. Neither were the dogs left out! Thursday afternoon’s Dog Show included a Puppy Class, “I Look Like My Master,” Costume Class, Trick Class, and a Championship Dog Class.
For more information about the Walking Horse owners Association and the International, please visit:
http://www.walkinghorseowners.com/
(photos by Lydia Darnell)
The 35th annual International Pleasure and Colt Grand Championship Walking Horse Show, sponsored by the Walking Horse Owners Association (WHOA), offered a wide variety of classes for competitors and their horses. There were over 1,300 entries in 211 classes, including some that folks don’t usually associate with Tennessee Walking Horses: versatility classes including Dressage, Hunter Over Fences, Trail, Barrel Racing, and Reining. Of course, there were the traditional Flat Shod rail classes.
Sunday’s classes started with Dressage and progressed to Hunter over fences and Hunter Hack classes. Rounding out the day’s activities was the Walking Plantation Horse Competition.
The scene changed on Monday to Trail classes most of the day, adding an Obstacle Driving course, then Western Riding and Basic Reining.
Tuesday morning’s fare was the “beauty pageant” segment of the show with model and in-hand classes for both genders. Tuesday afternoon’s Pleasure classes began with Trail Pleasure Driving, Trail Pleasure Lady Riders, Country Pleasure, and All Day Pleasure. There were Weanling classes for the babies and some traditional Lite Shod classes.
Wednesday morning was Showmanship time with many classes for the youth and 4-H members, finishing the morning’s classes with Stock Seat Equitation. Wednesday afternoon’s classes brought folks back to the Pleasure classes.
Thursday morning continued with the various Pleasure classes and a few Lite Shod classes. The Racking Horse Amateur owners had a chance to “show their stuff” and again in the Open Racking Horse and Racking Trail Pleasure classes.
Spotted Saddle Horses had their day in the show ring on Saturday, along with the Championship classes for the week’s winners.
Young riders were not left out of the activities either. There were the Stick Horse class and Lead Line class for riders 6 and under. Neither were the dogs left out! Thursday afternoon’s Dog Show included a Puppy Class, “I Look Like My Master,” Costume Class, Trick Class, and a Championship Dog Class.
For more information about the Walking Horse owners Association and the International, please visit:
http://www.walkinghorseowners.com/
