I want it to be a nice alligator.
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Well that plan backfired didnât it?
Yes, a gator of particularly discerning taste and exceptional manners, perhaps worth five thousand pounds a year, and who demonstrates the utmost class by removing himself from the stall immediately after I take a picture of him and headed back somewhere he can be more comfortable, like a golf course favored by politicians I donât like.
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I live in Ocala, HITS is seriously a glorified horsey trailer park. WEC, which I drive by every time I drive to the barn, is like the Four Seasons. Itâs like a horse themed winter vacation destination. I canât imagine coming down to Ocala and choosing HITS over WEC
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Presumably the hotel, and not the landscaping company. Sorry/not sorry/couldnât resist.
The people who âchooseâ HITS are going to be those that need USEF points or medals or qualifying, or are part of a barn who have clients that need those things, and donât want to try to accomplish that at WEF for whatever reason.
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No crematorium or adult bookstores nearby (or prisons down the road) right?
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There are also people who elect to do Ocala primarily for sales purposes more than points, since the overhead is much lower there than in Wellington.
It will be interesting to see where those people decide to go this winter.
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Exactly, my local horse park holds both USEF recognized horse trials and unrecognized schooling events and has FOR YEARS.
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Maybe thatâs the reason for mandatory night watch 
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What do you mean, if the testers come to WEF?
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I apologize if this was already covered but why would USEF be upset about too much prize moneyâŠ? isnât that what the sport needs or am I missing something?
Have you ever looked at a USEF Rulebook ?
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Because they do not see âunrecognized shows with little or no prize moneyâ as competiton (for either starter fees or sponsorship).
But they DO see âunrecognized showss with BIG prize moneyâ as competition. See,for instance the COTH article by a jumper rder, who basically says âI donât care about points, I care about prize moneyâ.
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Thatâs funny!
I would agree. Itâs great for riders with no ambition and remember everyone wins first place. The money drop has moved to 6 PM!
MHM, Dec 12 - 20 WEC Ocala will host the Tom Powers Futurity, a long-standing western/english AQHA show with futurity classes. This show was cancelled at WEC Ohio around June due to COVID lockdown. After WEC. the AQHA folks will go on to Tampa. Probably will be a nice shake out show for WEC Ocala before the rush in January.
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I believe that NSBA is working on their open hunter rules (youth and amateur ownership, etc. are different) I think this all came about pretty fast for them, but the vibe I get is they plan to branch out.
Janet, better hooked up individuals than me believe that for this WEC Ocala circuit, just the NSBA conduct and drug protocols and testing are in place. They are is basically "open to all " shows.
Peggy, Canât answer you exactly, but at AQHA shows, if you are an NSBA member, you pay a separate small fee per class, and your placings count toward both AQHA and NSBA points and World Show qualifying, That may be how NSB runs it at H/J shows whether they are the sanctioning association or not. We both remember the big Open shows on the West Coast while growing up. May be a second coming.
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Daventry - Ok, reining is fast, precise, and a big money sport. It is judged. Each exhibitor walks into the ring with a score of 70 (per tradition) and each maneuver or linked short bits of similar maneuvers, is given a score of -1.5 through 0 to +1.5. Penalties are maybe added (kicking out or bucking is a 5 point penalty). I have scribed, and judges just say a number, and maybe a penalty number, Never take their eyes off the horse in the ring to âchicken scratchâ. Score sheets are pre-printed with maneuver blocks and easy to scribe and total up for a numerical score. Score sheets are usually posted. Tradition aside, I do not think it is such a stretch to apply this to the hunter ring. Back when I tried reining myself, scoring was like hunters - judges gave one score at the end of the round. Some exhibitors were gifted per their reputation. When the scoring system changed to individual maneuver scores with a scribe and posted sheets, Reining exploded to what it is today. Hunter World could take notice.
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