Heavy Horse Judging Show Info – to be judged on type, ride, manners and conformation. Horses should be of breed type, have substance, good bone, correct conformation, presence and true action.  Heavy Horses should be judged in the same procedure as Hunters. Horses should be well schooled and attention should be paid to manners.


Open to horses 4 years old and over that are registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Society at the time of qualification and must be entered in the name and ownership they are registered. Qualification to be awarded no lower than third place if the winning horse has already qualified.

KILMANNAN RIDDEN HEAVY HORSE CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY

At shows where there is no ride judge a stand/individual show will be required.  Riders will be required to give a short individual show at walk, trot & canter or set show lasting approximately 2 minutes.  Change of rein and lengthened strides in trot and canter must be shown. Rein back, (optional) stand still and obedience to the leg.


Horses should leave the ring at a walk or trot.


Entries will not be asked to jump. 


If there is both a ride and conformation judge a marking system will be used generously split as follows:


Ride / manners marks to be awarded out of a possible 50.


Conformation / type assessment to be awarded marks out of a possible 50.


When judging classes using the Marks System horses should be stripped for the conformation judge.


Where there is an equality of marks, the ride marks take precedence, however if there still remains a tie then the ride judge’s decision is final. If an exhibitor declines the judges ride the horse will not be placed.

Qualifying rounds for the Ridden Heavy Horse Championship must be held before the Equifest closing date for entries.


Equifest is also offering a separate qualifier and ridden championship, for shows that hold a separate ridden part bred heavy class, to the highest placed first cross horse, either by or out of, a Sire or dam registered in the main stud books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Societies.


Qualifying horses are eligible to compete in the final of the Kilmannan Ridden Heavy Horse Championship to be held at Equifest August 2015.

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