Survey!

[Horsegurlmercury]

Hi! I am doing a social science experiment to find a correlation between training programs and success in the show ring. Please fill it out as accurately as possible. Thanks!

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How many times per week is your horse ridden?

How much turn out does your horse receive?

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)

Do you take lessons? How often?

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.

THANKS!!!

[BridalBridle]

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How many times per week is your horse ridden? At the horse show only

How much turn out does your horse receive?every day as much as weather and flies will allow

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 3-4

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Lots of preventative meds..innoculations...Adequan Legend,...suppliments....bute at the show.

Do you take lessons? How often? only at the show

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? no. only free lunge in indoor for fun during bad weather

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? a/o

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. 4 horses ....all high score awards..all USEF zone awards and at least one biggie win of some sort per yr. per horse all AA shows.l

[luvs2ride]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 4/5 times per week

How much turn out does your horse receive? 5 hours a day, all night in summer

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? about 2

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Sound, but kept on joint supplements and adequan (horse is getting older).

Do you take lessons? How often? Yep- 3ish times a month

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Never, except horse shows or the occasional log on the trail

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? 3'6 jumpers, 3'6 equitation, locally

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Ranked high for M&S, A decent rank for USEF zone points, high rank for local points. A few high score awards for some local organizations. Many champions and reserves at local A's

[Van Gogh]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 5-6

How much turn out does your horse receive? 3-4 hours (weather permitting)

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 2-3

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) None, banamine @ show

Do you take lessons? How often? None(professionals horse)

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? rarely- Once every few weeks and very low 2' - 2'6"

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? First Year Greens

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. 1st in Zone, 11th in Country with 7 shows. 4 Times Champ or Res.

THANKS!!

[Paint Hunter/Jumper]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? around 3-6 usually

How much turn out does your horse receive? 8-12 hours

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? anywhere from 1-3(dont show a lot in the winter)

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Yes, but joint supplement to keep him happy.

Do you take lessons? How often? yes, 2X a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? yes, depends on how much I have already jumped.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Pleasure Horse, Pre-Childrens, Childrens, Horse Medal. Both A and local

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Not currently ranked. Last season he was champion for Pleasure at 2 shows and Reserve for Pre-Childrens at another.

[IsolaBella09]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
4+, he has a day off for shows, and gets lunged sometimes. I also ride my trainer's greenie about 3-4x per week.

How much turn out does your horse receive?
More than 5 hours a day.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
At least twice, if not 3.

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
Completely sound, never had a problem. Knock on wood!

Do you take lessons? How often?
Yes, 2x per week.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
No.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Jumpers. Both A and local circuits.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Reserve at our first show, placed 3rd in M&S Children's Jumpers 2 shows ago. More about growing with him than winning though.

[Ainsley688]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
-Three to six times, except during the winter months when access to an indoor is limited. (No pro-rides, training rides, ect.)

How much turn out does your horse receive?
-Every day for 6 or 7 hours. The past 3 summers they've lived outside with a run-in.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
-Zero to two. I can't afford any now that I'm taking over most of the payments for my horse.:lol:

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
-She gets a joint supplement, her hocks done once a year, and an allergy supplement throughout the spring, summer, and early fall.

Do you take lessons? How often?
-I don't really take lessons, took a riding break the past year and a half. I might once I can afford it this year.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
-Yes, occasionally just for funsies, maybe once a month.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
-I've shown her from the local circuit up to A level.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
-Local shows aren't rated, but numerous champions and reserves won there. Reserve champion in the childrens eq. and childrens hunters the few times I've been able to show at A-rated shows. Ribbons at Mass finals in the childrens eq, year end champion and reserve champions in pleasure horse, childrens hunter, special hunter, and under-15 eq.

[CraziiPonii]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
4/5x per week (No pro or training rides)

How much turn out does your horse receive?
24/7 with a run except in bad weather and at horse shows.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
1-2 times a month

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
None.

Do you take lessons? How often?
1x a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
Yes she is jumped 1-2x a week.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Baby Green Hunters. Local and rated.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
She has only been to 4 shows so far (all local). She was 5th overall in her division for the year end awards.

[HowDoILook]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?5/6

How much turn out does your horse receive? 9-10 hours/day

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 2-3

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) He has dust allergies so he is on a no hay diet

Do you take lessons? How often? once a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? No. but sometimes my trainer will come out and let me jump around, but very rarely

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Large Pony Hunters, Open Eq 15-17, Junior Medals. Mostly local but a few A's and AA's in there. Mostly A's this year.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Always pins very well. Large Pony Champion most of the time. Just as good in the Eq. HAs not been to pony finals but has qualified in previous years. We won one of our Medals last year.

[dghunter]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 4-5

How much turn out does your horse receive? depends on weather but at least 2 hours, in the summer as much as 5-6 hours a day. He's turned out everyday.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 1-2

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) He just started on some Isoxuprine because he has mild navicular. However, Doc said that it is very slow progressing :) (knock on wood of course!)

Do you take lessons? How often? once a week but sometimes we have off weeks because trainer either comes out or I trailer there so scheduling can be tough.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? If I don't have a lesson that week I usually will, otherwise no.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Currently doing Low Adults in mostly local shows (trying to get over my nerves! lol)

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. We got some champion and reserve champions at local shows when we did low childrens. We were series champion or reserve champion (I honestly cannot remember right now!) last year at the LEC shows.

[CenterStage123]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
4-6(no pro rides, acctually hes never been ridden by a pro:D)

How much turn out does your horse receive?
9-10

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
usually about 2

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
My horse is healty and sound, he only got suppliments to help his skin when he first came because he was a mess(forget what it was called...)

Do you take lessons? How often?
twice a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
nope. not allowed to at my barn because I'm a junior.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Children's Hunter A circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Were currently ranked in the zone and state.
Got a year end award for pre-children's last year for state.
Very good ribbons at A andAA shows, including champions and resevre champions.

[Abbeyroad1791]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
5-6 x/week
How much turn out does your horse receive?
3 hours a day usually

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
winter, not really at all...spring/fall/summer probably 2-3 x/month

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
yearly Hock injections and monthly Adequan

Do you take lessons? How often?
once or twice a week depending on how well the first one went lol

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
nothing aside from cavaletti rails and the occasional cross rail
What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
A/B circuit- childrens jumpers

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Pretty much always goes clean, not ranked at the moment...

[damecheval]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
Um... About 4 times.

How much turn out does your horse receive?
She's out almost 24 hours a day, except for when it rains and if she is ridden during feeding time.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
Two or three during show season.

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
Nope! She doesn't even need any supplements. (other than the basic joint, hoof, and coat)

Do you take lessons? How often?
Twice a week or so, more over the summer.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
Not my current horse, who is very green and I have just started to ride.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Usually local circuit, moving up to A circuit this season. Pre-Children's Hunter and Equitation.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
She did three larger (3-day) local shows last summer, among a few smaler ones. It was her first year showing, she got year end champion in Baby Greens.

[indygirl2560]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? My project pony...3-4 days
the TB I'm retraining......5-6 days

How much turn out does your horse receive? pony-not too much but not too little
TB-a good amount

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?pony-one at most(this will be her first real show season
TB-zero-two depending on the month and the shows

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)both are completely sound and healthy

Do you take lessons? How often? I used to take lessons a couple times a week, but now I can't afford it so I only get one maybe once a week at most

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?yes, all the time

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? pony-local circuit(hunters, eq. and I'm thinking of trying baby jumpers with her)

TB-we'll start local in the spring and maybe going to Pebble Beach in the summer(high jumpers)

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
My pony has a ranking in the Welsh Pony society but not on national or even local circuits yet because she's only been to two Welsh shows

The TB has a local ranking but hasn't shown in over a year due to the owner's lack of time....He won a local 3'6-3'9 medal two years ago and won lots of the higher jumper classes locally

[neigh.neigh]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 5-6 days a week

How much turn out does your horse receive? 3 hours, 4 days a week

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? Depends on time of year, more during the summer, but about 6

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Perfectly healthy...no meds..(knock on wood)

Do you take lessons? How often? Two times per week, helped by trainer at shows (so approx 4 lessons per week counting training at shows)

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Yes, jump about 4 times a week

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? A circuit junior hunters and 3'6" equitation

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Half way qualified for medal and maclay finals
, qualified for junior hunter finals, zone II hunter finals, pha finals with about 15 shows in total

[takethestage]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 5-6 times.

How much turn out does your horse receive? about 5 hours a day, more once it's warmer.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? at least twice. In the summer, I show weekly (local - big shows).

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Occasionally bute after a hard jump school/cross country. No other meds.

Do you take lessons? How often? Yes, generally once a week.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Only when I can get away with it... maybe once a month.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Jumpers... last season showed A/AA and locals. Now we event, so only local jumper shows.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Not ranked, but last year was Champion at two A-rated shows, Champion at two local shows, and placed 1st through 3rd 11 times, about five times got ribbons below third. Moved from Itty Bitty to Level 1 last season. Finishing the local Winter circuit at Level 2 - so far ranked 8th out of 31 competitors for Level 1 on the winter circuit.

[toxicity]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
4-6

How much turn out does your horse receive?
7 pm - 6 am, everyday.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
One a month this year

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
Yes, daily joint supplement for prevention. Gets acupuncture/chrio work periodically.

Do you take lessons? How often?
Yes, 4-5 times a week. Lessons are included with board.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
No

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Local circuit. Junior Hunter/EQ, Green Hunter and 3' Medal

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
He's only been in one show, which was last weekend.

[dutchmike]

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How many times per week is your horse ridden?4/5 x per week

How much turn out does your horse receive? 12hrs per day

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? when I go it is mostly to coach

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) No Medication

Do you take lessons? How often? less then I should

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? 2x per week

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? He will just got him

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.

[Hunter Mom]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 3-5

How much turn out does your horse receive? 24/7

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 1-2

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) no meds, supplements, etc.1

Do you take lessons? How often? 2-3 times a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? sometimes, but only if I'm not taking lesssons that week for some reason

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? mostly local circuit, but 3 or 4 bigger shows. However, I only jump 2'6" right now, so in unrated divisions at those shows (Limits, lows, etc.).

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. We usually pin but don't always win. At bigger shows, we can be competetive (recently got 8th out of 50+ in an open low class with lots of pros on $$$$$$ babies). We did get several year-end awards at our local circuit and lots of division awards at those shows.

THANKS!!!

[Tivas_a_Diva]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 3-6 times per week

How much turn out does your horse receive? as much as the weather allows (24/7 if nice weather, stalled in inclement weather)

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 2+ in spring/fall

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Yes relatively... we've been struggling with keeping weight on her over the winter months. Negative for Lymes. She gets a multi-vitamin, joint supplement and bioflax as preventative maintenance.

Do you take lessons? How often? Yes 1-2 times a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Yes maybe once every two weeks or so

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Local circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Schooling shows for right now, hopefully C or B rated by end of year. Received third in Green Hunters last year.

[Fluffie]

This info is based off of what we did before he hurt himself.


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How many times per week is your horse ridden? 3-4

How much turn out does your horse receive? depends on weather (from 100 min/week to 5 hours/week)

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? once

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) navicular: Adequan and aspirin

Do you take lessons? How often? 1/week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? no

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? A and local adult amateurs

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. numerous championships/local circuit awards

THANKS!!!

[justathought]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? depends on which horse but generally 5 or 6 times a week

How much turn out does your horse receive? again depends on the horse, have one that doe not like turn out at all - one would stay out all day, but generally in the winter 2-3 hours in the summer 5 hours

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? spring through fall 2 times a month, winter either not at all or if at winter circuit 2 months

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) depends on the horse, young one has no med needs older one gets supplement and hocks as needed

Do you take lessons? How often? 3 or 4 a week, using different horses and only one jumping lesson a week per horse

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? no, don't jump outside lessons

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? 3' equitation (used to do big eq but aged out) and 3' hunter younger horse being brought along - local and A circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves - many winds on the local circuit, several on the A circuit

[flogarty]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
Approx. 5 days a week, working hacks

How much turn out does your horse receive?
monday- friday, 30 minutes in the winter when the weather is yucky and turnout is limited, and as much as he wants in the summer (usually about an hour to an hour and a half)

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
On average, 2 shows per month, of course some months have 3, others 1

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
No meds, only mirracoat and a joint supplement.

Do you take lessons? How often?
I rarely take lessons on my horse. Sometimes one of the other borders will ask me to lesson their horse if they are out of town

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
Never. Jumping outside of lessons is not allowed at my trainer's barn

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Adult Jumpers, A circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Currently 1st in Adult Jumpers in NAL points, WIHS points, Zone 5 points, and Ohio Pro. Horseman's Assoc. points. Champion in the Adult jumpers at the Wachovia Securities American Gold Cup. Placed at Devon.

[eqrdr92]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 6 days a week/barn closed on mondays

How much turn out does your horse receive? A few hours a day in all seasons

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? Only 1 or 2 times TOTAL during the winter months (Oct-April) and usually about 2x a month in May-September

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Well, right now he has a quarter crack which we think is due to another horse running in to him and a poor shoeing job [nothing that his health really caused]. But yes, other than that he has never been lame

Do you take lessons? How often? 2x a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? No

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? All the 3'6 stuff; usef medal, maclay, washington, sometimes USET, he also will do the level 2 or 3 jumpers with my trainer about three times total during the summer. All shows we attend are A or AA rated

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. We qualified for maclay regionals this past year, and have won in classes with 20-ish people. Top 3 at shows like kentucky and showplace

[superpony123]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 4-6 (depending)

How much turn out does your horse receive? everyday, and during fall/winter/spring he goes out early in the morning right after breakfast and is there til 3pm. in the summer they go out at 6 after dinner and come back in the morning for breakfast.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? depends on time of year. in winter/fall/early spring, once a month. not alwyas every month. in the summer, i try not to over-show him, but usually it's 2x a month and maybe 3x in july (when i have the most time for shows)

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) yes but he does take supplements for his joints. they are not necessary but they certainly help prevent him from getting ouchies sometimes.

Do you take lessons? How often? 2x/week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? no

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? both local and A's, in children's pony hunters and eq

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. right now we're in the top 8 in the state for children's. also have 2 reserve champs from the past two months, at a local circuit and am qualified to go to their circuit finals in april and i also will have enough points for a circuit award. i will probably go to M&S finals this year and zones if i am lucky. i 6th in children's eq at Garden state 2 yrs ago in a class of 50 (NOT split) and several other high ribbons in childrens and pony hunters at A and AA shows throughout zone 2

THANKS!!!
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[GGsuperpony]

Horse one

How many times per week is your horse ridden? One.

How much turn out does your horse receive? 24/7. No stall available.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 1.5

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Laminitic episode three years ago, no supplements, no medication, front shoes required for soundness on all surfaces except soft turf. With front shoes, no soundness problems.

Do you take lessons? How often? No, not right now.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Yes, once per week.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Local circuit 75%, small rated shows 25% (in unrated divisions).

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. 15 - 18 shows per year, usually a lower year-end award, champion or reserve in smaller (2', 2'3") divisions because of consistency rather than high ribbons.



Horse two

How many times per week is your horse ridden? Four.

How much turn out does your horse receive? 24/7 when possible, in a stall about 1-2 nights per week according to weather.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 1.5 (starting last month - his first show was in February 2009).

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Previous "mild" bowed tendon but healing within normal limits, no supplements, no medications, no shoes. Sound for all levels for which he is otherwise capable - so far.

Do you take lessons? How often? No, not right now.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Yes, once per week.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Local 75%, small rated shows 25% (in unrated divisions).

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. No ribbons at all, we were snowed out at our first and only show! We are showing for the second time this weekend.

[theroanypony]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? Consistently, three days.

How much turn out does your horse receive? Spring/summer; permanent turnout, fall/winter; very limited turn out, a few hours a day.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? Once.

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) He's in perfect health.

Do you take lessons? How often? Yes, once a week.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Yes, once a week.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Long Stirrup 2'3", local circuit.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. We've been reserve champion in both the hunter and eq LS divisions. We've won classes with 19 horses in it. We're currently ranked 7th in Long Stirrup hunter and 2nd in the equitation, however they haven't updated the points in over a month.

[lauraware]

when you get all the data compiled, let us know the results of the survey, please :)

I am giving you data for last year (2008).

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 5

How much turn out does your horse receive? usually 2 times per week

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 20 shows for 2008, so about 2 shows/month.

Is your horse relatively healthy? yes. no medications

Do you take lessons? How often? yes. 3 times per week. I hack him 2 other days per week.

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? no

What division(s) does your horse show in? "A" circuit. Jr Hunters 16-17 and 3'6" medals.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Finished 2008 ranked 8th nationally in older large juniors. in 2008: Reserve champion and highest scoring junior hunter handy round at Devon. Top prizes in the Jr and Reg Working hunters at WIHS. 4 uset class wins (2008), prizes and a win in local medal finals in 2007 and 2008.

[Little Indian]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? Gomez is ridden 4 days a week. Bentley is ridden anywhere from 4-5. Ella is still recovering from surgery so she is still laid up

How much turn out does your horse receive? Gomez is turned out Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour and a half and sundays as long as he can be out in the paddock. He stands by the gate waiting to be let in after about 3 hours though. Bentley gets out every day for at least 40 minutes to run around. Sometimes he is out up to 4 hours. Ella is out most of the day in a small paddock.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? hmm, I showed last in June and July, and both times were a catch ride.

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Gomez-yes, he has an old hind bow and some fluid build up on his front left from irritating a weird part of his tendon, but he is sound. He gets normal supplements (nu image, hoof power, accel) and 1/2 scoop of Succeed every day. Bentley gets 2 scoops of Gleam & Gain and two scoops of Forco every day. Ella gets 2 scoops of Forco every day.

Do you take lessons? How often? 1x a week on my horse, 2x a week on some others

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? Only Gomez. 2x a week. Bentley is only jumped in lessons.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Gomez was showing in the AA hunters and hasn't shown since he irriated the tendon last summer. Hopefully he'll be out showing this coming summer. Bentley hasn't shown yet
How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Gomez has been champ or reserve almost every time out. I don't think he's ever placed less than 5th or 6th in large A circuit classes.

[supershorty628]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 6

How much turn out does your horse receive? As much as the weather and turnout rotation allows, although she usually likes to be out for an hour or so and then wants to come in.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? In the winter, we don't... in the summer, we do 2 or 3 shows a month.

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) She gets supplements but nothing to "keep her sound."

Do you take lessons? How often? 2 or 3 times a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? No, and we often don't jump in lessons either.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Junior jumpers on the A circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Last year was her first year doing it, so we haven't done that much...but she was reserve champion at HITS 6 and 2nd in the classic at the National Horse Show. Yey. (she has several tricolors from the junior hunters prior to doing the jumpers, but that's old news haha)

[Jumper6252]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 3-5

How much turn out does your horse receive? His stall is attached to his paddock so as much as he wants

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 3-4 a month not as many in the winter

Is your horse relatively healthy? Yeah he get's a hoof supplement but that's it

Do you take lessons? How often? once a week in the winter sometimes 2 in the summer

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? No

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Hunter Horse's and Junior Eq on the A circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. He won the Marshall Sterling Adult Medal and placed at many other finals last year and we had many champions and reserves in the hunters throughout the year and in his career he's won CHJA Finals, RI Finals, Marshall Sterling 3 times, and New England Finals :) He's great!

[GreyHunterHorse]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 3-6 depending on travel for me

How much turn out does your horse receive? daily unless weather is bad ie. raining

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? 0-3 depending on the month and budget

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) he has preventative supplements only at this time

Do you take lessons? How often? once a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? rarely, and if so only low poles

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? mostly A circuit, 2'6 right now

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. He won a few young hunter classes at rated shows last year, have not competed enough to be in year-end rankings.

[smid2]

How many times per week is your horse ridden?Both Horses: 3-5 times a week

How much turn out does your horse receive?Both Horses: 6-8 hrs everyday

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? Once a month depending on finances

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)Both healthy. Non supplements for either

Do you take lessons? How often?Yes I take lessons. I try to average one a week for each horse

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?Very rarely and only to change the pace a little from all the flat work.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? Horse 1: Baby Green Hunter Horse 2: Jumpers both local circuit

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. Horse 1: Reserve Champ for the season in two local circuits. 6th in Adult Ammie Horse of the Year for circuit. We did about 8 shows over the summer.

Horse 2: No shows and no ranking due to lack of jumper classes that I could afford in the area and due to campaigning Horse 1 so much. Hope to start her back once I get out of grad school and into a good job.

[hsmom101]

How many times per week is your horse ridden? 6
How much turn out does your horse receive? twice a day

How many times per month do you go to horse shows? at least two a month

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain) Yes, she is healthy and we had her massaged to keep her relaxed.

Do you take lessons? How often? 3 times a week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often? yes and 1 day a week

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit? A circuit.

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves. She was one of the top confirmation horses in the zone as well as in the top equitation horses/riders. She would always place in the top three for the handy hunter junior classes.

[Pirateer]

Based on the last 2 horses I was responsible for their training lives :)

Mare: Older TB mare, owner rode her in the 2'6 but did not ride much at home. Hunter Type
Gelding: Mid-Teen TB gelding. Eq Type

How many times per week is your horse ridden?
Mare: Pro Ride x 1, Lesson x 1, hack x 4 (6-7 total)
Gelding: Lesson 1-2x week, hack 2-3x (5-6 total)

How much turn out does your horse receive?
Mare: 5-6 days a week, about 5 hours each, plus turned out in the indoor 2-3 times a week for a "bolt n roll"
Gelding: At old barn he got all day, 7 days a week. New barn was 6 days week for 1/2 days, then daily turnout in the indoor to roll.

How many times per month do you go to horse shows?
Mare: about 1x a month, 4 day show.
Gelding: same

Is your horse relatively healthy? (ie. Does it require any medication to keep it sound? Please explain)
Mare: Joint supplements and massage (tense tb mare)
Gelding: Joint Supplements, Vit E, Chiro

Do you take lessons? How often?
Mare: 1x week
Gelding: 1-3x week

Do you jump your horse outside of lessons? How often?
Mare: We would do small exercises usually 1x p/wk outside of lessons unless we were near a show, then no outside jumping.
Gelding: We had a ladies night where we played and schooled each other- usually small stuff, single fences. This was once a week.

What division(s) does your horse show in? A or local circuit?
Mare: AA Hunters, Local circuit (no A circuit available)
Gelding: same, also Equitation

How is it ranked? How many shows? Please include any big classes won or Champions/Reserves.
Mare: Champion at every show, year end champion, zone champ, etc. She did 6 shows.
Gelding: Year End and Zone champ of 3 shows, reserve or champ at all shows. Only showed 1/2 of year.