W/T beginning jumping classes?!

[mustangtrailrider]

Do shows have beginning walk/trot jumping classes? How beginner do the shows get?

I have a new mare that I would love to take her out and try her at some local shows, but I know nothing....absolutely nothing. I have a trainer that I am working with, but I have not asked her yet....I will.

What do shows offer? How are the classes layed out?

Thank you.

[alteringwego]

Our local circuit offers a schooling series that has lots of classes just as you're describing. Check out the prizelist. www.farmhousetack.com and click the Harmon Hopefuls link

[mustangtrailrider]

Oh, this gives me hope. Mare is a Tenessee walking horse. She would of course, walk, gait and jump. We are working on her leads and jumping ability now. She seems to enjoy the jumping I am doing with her now. I know nothing, but we will figure it out with lots of help from my trainer. What fun we are going to have.


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[Wizard of Oz's]

At the local shows by me, they have an adult beginner class (or pre-beginner for the kids) where it's just 4 crossrails twice around and you can trot or canter. Oh and they have two flat classes for the division, one just w/t, and the other w/t/c

[mustangtrailrider]

Fun Fun Fun....I have something to work towards til next spring. Yeah. I can't wait.

[jenm]

As an adult re-rider with a greenbean, I really appreciate the w/t jumping classes! We recently went to a show that even had a course of just poles, which was good for a warm up. There were nine jumps that they just built up for each division.

I also entered the 2 foot classes that weren't restricted and just trotted. Funny enough, we won two of the classes because we were the only pair that went clean!

Best of luck to you, the w/t division has done wonders for our confidence. Make sure you come back and let us know how it goes!

[mustangtrailrider]

Ooh Jenn. What fun we are going to have. Mare is cute. Picks her front end up and canters off. Her ears are forward and up. She looks alert to and from the jump. What a good girl. Now if I can figure it out.

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[jenm]

Ooh Jenn. What fun we are going to have. Mare is cute. Picks her front end up and canters off. Her ears are forward and up. She looks alert to and from the jump. What a good girl. Now if I can figure it out.

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You will have fun!! :yes:

[HARROLDhasmyheart]

Local shows should have classes that are w/t/beginning jumping. I know that the Woodside Labor Day Classic (an A rated show in NorCal) had a special w/t/c and x-rails division, and it was filled with adults learning how to ride. The division is not at every show (infact, hardly any) but they do exist out there!

[mvp]

Dude! A propos of the other thread: How much is a W/T jumping horse worth?

[virtus02]

I kind of agree with mvp. I think that if a horse or rider is anywhere near jumping at a show, even cross rails, they should at least be competent at the canter. However, they do have cross rail classes at the local shows in my area and some people trot throughout the courses. Just be sure you are a thousand percent ready to go to a show before you actually do. I've seen a lot of riders enter a show when they weren't prepared and have bad experiences that have paved the road ahead in a bad way. When you and your mare are ready definitely go and have fun though!

[Seven-up]

I would love it if the little local shows would have green horse trot over x's. Or at least let me go unjudged in the beginner rider x's. (They don't let you do that here.) If they had a dedicated super-greenie division, we could flat, too. Make it a non-ribbon class, or 2 show maximum or something, so people just use the classes for their intended purpose instead of racking up points. Maybe even make it the last class of the day, so the real classes get priority.

When I was younger, we had a local show series that did that, and it was a great confidence booster for the greenies to come in, putter around, and see that showing is no big deal. Just 4 jumps, so it didn't take an eternity, and at the next show you could step up and the horse would have an "I can do this" attitude.

The horses I took in the trot over x's classes were already cantering jumps, but the first timers seemed to focus a lot better when everything was in slo-mo.

[Jersey Fresh]

The schooling shows here have "green horse trot poles" and "green horse xrails" (plus green rider versions of the same classes). While the schooling before the classes can be nothing short of terrifying, the classes themselves are a good intro to showing. My greenie just started jumping this summer and we showed last week in the green horse division. I'm a chicken and he's a bit spooky, so it was nice to have our first intro to showing as a pretty low key class with non-threatening plain jane crossrails. From there, the schooling shows have Beginner horse (2' verticals) then baby greens so I think they provide a nice progression for people who aren't ready to jump right into the 2'6" BG or 3' PG.

[starrysky]

The local circuit that my barn shows at has lots of beginner classes. The prize list includes the following divisions:
Walk Trot (not to jump) division - HUS, Eq and Pleasure
Walk Trot Crossrails Horse (for green horses) - I think this division had 3 O/F classes and an eq class and HUS class - if I recall correctly. The divisions below were the same.
Walk Trot Crossrails Rider (for green riders)
WTC Crossrails Horse
WTC Crossrails Rider

After that, IIRC, the next division was 18"? Lots of opportunities for beginner riders to show! I do wish they had a pole division, as others have mentioned. Then again, that might derail (no pun intended!) my goal of competing in the WT or WTC crossrails division next year!