They are supposed to be more natural. Also no or minimal silver. But now like everything in qh it has been taken to an extreme and is now a style all into its own often will see chinks, fringe, different style hat. What my barn does mostly is just a plain shirt with chaps and hat. At some shows they will not even put chaps on. Sometimes jeans inside of boots even. If horse only does ranch riding and reining they may not be clipped. Now they are neat and clean but less “prepared”. If you read the rule book there are very specific rules about appearance
beau159, what do you think of this ride? I saw it when I went to YouTube to watch the video you posted. I’m interested that this rider is posting the trot and doesn’t do the almost-two-point.
I’m really interested in your take on this ride because I know absolutely nothing about ranch riding, I’m just enjoying watching both these videos and nice attitude of the horses and the rides they’re getting.
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That horse is just stunning. I love his way of going.
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Actually, I HAVE had a pattern where a flying change was specified. Since my horse doesn’t have one, I had to ask the judge. I would not be DQ’d, but would get a lower score. Also, my select world show pattern had multiple specified flying changes.
Personally, I like this ride much more than the other link I posted, because this one looks NATURAL. If this rider were actually out and about checking cows in a big pasture, it would normal and NATURAL to post like that. (Not lean awkwardly forward like the other video). But obviously, there isn’t a “right or wrong” in terms of judging, because both have won in the ring.
When I do my ranch riding, I prefer to post.
Yup, even if the pattern calls for one and you don’t do it, you will not be DQ’ed. But you obviously will receive a lower score because you didn’t do the manuevar “correctly”.
Same thing if you did an AQHA reining pattern but did simple lead changes instead. The pattern calls for flying changes and you will be docked for not doing them, but not DQ’ed.
And with anything, judging and judges vary so much. It wasn’t a breed show series, but one series I go to we had one judge that was VERY particular about broken patterns – meaning if you started on the wrong side of the cone, you automatically did not place. Even if the rest of your ride was perfect. Then the next show, that judge didn’t seem to care about the cones, as she placed people who started on the wrong side of the cone. It’s so subjective!!!
