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Class Schedule

1. English Pleasure
English tack required. Horse should appear to be a pleasure to ride (a rearing stallion is NOT a pleasure horse). Models may be standing, walking, trotting or cantering.

2. English Performance
Includes dressage, hunter/jumper, saddleseat, and sidesaddle. Correct tack required. A jump or obstacle is required for hunter/jumpers.

3. English Trail Class
An obstacle is required, may be natural or man-made.

4. Harness Class
A harness is required, but a cart is NOT required. Make sure the harness is appropriate for the breed of horse. Horse may or may not have blinders.

5. Western Pleasure
Western stock saddle, blanket and western bridle with standard western bits or bosal are required. Nosebands are not allowed. Models may be shown at halt, walk, jog or lope.

6. Western Working
Includes roping, calf work, cutting, and reining. Obstacles, props or cattle are required, depending on event depicted.

7. Western Trail Class
An obstacle is required, may be natural or man-made.

8. Games and Sports
Includes any gymkhana event including pole bending, scurry, barrels, etc., or sports such as polo, vaulting, racing, endurance, fox hunting, military drills, etc. Props and suitable tack required.

9. Traditional Costume Class
Arabian native, Middle Ages, parade, Native American, circus, or Spanish costumes.

10. Creative Costume
Any costume other than those included in Tradition Costume Class.

11. Famous Cartoon Character
Models are exhibited as a famous cartoon character. Judged on creativity of costume and resemblance to cartoon character.

12. Punny Horses
Models are made to represent a play-on-words of “horse” such as a model with wings called horsefly.

13. Mystery Class
Exhibitors are given a random array of props from show officials with which to display their model.

14. I Did It Myself Class
Exhibitors may enter a prop or other item used in display that they made themselves.

15. Collectors Class
Exhibitors show a collection of at least 3 models. Models must be attractively displayed and be chosen to fit a theme (Ex. Horses in Literature, Breyer’s Shetland Pony Mold Through the Year’s, Spirit’s Family, etc).

 

Summer 2004 Show

Class List Judging Criteria
Directions to 4-H Acres

 

Model Horse Showing

Useful Links Survey

 

Spring 2004 Show

Results Pictures

Model Horse Show Home Tompkins County 4-H Home

Questions?

Cornell University : Cornell Cooperative Extension : Tompkins County : Model Horse Show
Address: 615 Willow Ave; Phone: 607-272-2292; FAX: 607-272-7088; Email: tompkins@cornell.edu

Last Updated: February 1, 2005
Contact: tompkins@cornell.edu