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I know I've read on these threads somewhere that as long as you are only riding your own horses, or horses that are registered with the USEF as lease horses (leased by you), you can earn money as...

I don't think this is correct. It is my understanding that the person in question can in fact work for the trainer and show horses in the AAs as long as the horses are leased by (or owned by) the...

Yes, CJ said that with the RIGHT prep and the RIGHT conditions, a pony that was a little over could probably measure as a true pony. There is absolutely nothing RIGHT about the specific methods...

Please explain how it's cheating. If the official puts a stick to the pony and it measures 14.2 or under and also jogs sound, it's a pony.

I agree with this completely. What about horses with a bigger than average step? It's totally not fair that the lines are too short for them. They should have their own division too.

An adult who wants to be competitive at the big shows in the rated divisions won't buy a 14.3h horse, just like a kid who wants to be competitive won't buy a 13.3h pony (or an 11h pony, or a 12.2...

I don't understand why you think there are no divisions available for such situations. Around here we have modified hunter, pre-children's hunter, children's hunter, low hunter, pre-adult hunter,...

I think they used to, way way back in the day. I imagine the splitting of the division came about in part for the sake of safety. Who wants to see a 7 year old kid on a 12 hand pony jump around a 3'...

There are also lots of ponies and normal sized horses that don't have the step to compete in the rated divisions. And they will never be worth as much as the ones that can get down the lines. Should...

I don't understand why you want a division specifically for overgrown ponies while you complain at the same time about too many lower divisions across the board. Why can't you show your small horses...

Well, just because 15 years ago everyone handled starting out a show career over 3'6" doesn't mean they handled it WELL. Or SAFELY. The general consensus seems to be that shoving an inexperienced...

No one can deny that Foxtrot is an excellent mover, but what no one has mentioned here is that in the pony hunters, there are 3 to 4 jumping classes for every 1 under saddle class. Has anyone seen...

I'm not sure why this trips people up so much, but the distinction between amateur and professional is purely financial. It has absolutely nothing to do with ability. If you receive money in any of...

This is by far my favorite part of this thread. Ponybreeder's explanation is a close second.

I ride show hunters, but I have been out fox hunting, and in my experience there are plenty of people out there in the hunt field who scare the crap out of me with the way they ride. The only time I...

Actually, pwynn, you seem to be the one who needs to brush up on her biology. The mare contributes 50% of her chromosomal DNA, but all of the mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited. Therefore, the...

Wait, I was under the impression that the picture of the three year old is Grand Mogul. Do you have a picture of Woody as a three year old?

Red Barn, I had to go back and find your last post because I had no idea why you seemed to take my post so personally. After finding it and reading it, I'm still baffled. Nowhere in your post did you...

These threads are always good for a laugh. The old fogies on here who whine and complain about the state of today's hunters and THEN proceed to tell us how perfect they were back in the day are so...

I guess my mistake was that I never used the word "counselor" in my posts, but otherwise your quote above is essentially what I said in my first post here:



I mistakenly assumed the "counselor"...

My point was that an amateur can teach riding at a camp without breaking the rules.

CJ, amateurs can indeed teach riding at camp without breaking any rules. I believe the stipulation is that teaching can't be their only duty at the camp.

Showponymom, that doesn't answer my question at all. I didn't ask why he hadn't been shown in the pony hunter division; I asked how all the people on this thread who have commented on his spectacular...

I think anyone with a few functional brain cells can tell that VB's stallion was 1st out of one on two occasions, and 2nd out of two on another. He is very cute and can certainly move better than...

This is not only totally uncalled for but it is also a completely inaccurate implication.