HUS Rules & Guidelines

Hunter Under Saddle Rules & Guidelines

by Mak

:: One pose required per horse
:: Horse must be shown walking, trotting, or cantering
:: Galloping will be disqualified
:: Number of entries per person is up to the discretion of the judge
:: Tack is optional.
:: Horse may be shown wearing English HUS Attire:
--- White or Pastel Color (No loud, bright, or distracting colors) AP, Hunter, or Half Pad
--- Bitted Bridle (No Figure Eight or Flash nosebands, no Gag bits)
--- Saddle (No Dressage saddles, those shows are next door!)
--- Girth
--- Hunter breastplates allowed
--- No martingales
--- No Boots/Leg Wraps
:: Riders are allowed, but be aware that judges are allowed to judge if the rider helps/hurts the horse's picture.
:: Transparent backgrounds, body shading, and outlining IS allowed
:: Editing of the actual pose (moving eyes/ears/legs/etc.) IS NOT allowed
:: DRAWN Mane and Tail Edits are not allowed, as it is considered editing of the pose, however shading of the existing Mane and Tail is A-OK
:: Horses are considered champions once they have earned 30 points

Basic Form
Horse's Show Name:
Barn Name:
Points:
Entry ##:
Pose:

Example Image

Judging

Each entered horse will receive a score. The score is made up of two parts:

Judge's Pick- (0 - 5) /Ranking from the Judge/
Random Pick- (0 - 5) /Random # from the Generator/

The Judge will rank each pose style-wise against all the poses.

The Judge judges the pose from a few aspects:
Pose
:: Levelness
:: Expression
:: Direction of gaze
:: Etc.
Horse
:: Is the horse in a flattering pose?
:: Are the best features of the horse accentuated?

The importance of each of these aspects is up to the discretion of each judge. This simulates the varying opinions of judges in the real judging world.

The Judge will allot points be as follows:
The second part of the horse's score is the Randomizer's points.

If the Randomizer's output is, for example, 5 3 2 4 1, results would be:

Randomizer Output:
- 5 |Entry #01 gets 5 Points|
- 3 |Entry #02 gets 3 Points|
- 2 |Entry #03 gets 2 Points|
- 4 |Entry #04 gets 4 Points|
- 1 |Entry #05 gets 1 Points|

If the Randomizer's outpit is, for example, 2 1 5 3 4, results would be:

Randomizer Output:
- 2 |Entry #01 gets 2 Points|
- 1 |Entry #02 gets 1 Points|
- 5 |Entry #03 gets 5 Points|
- 3 |Entry #04 gets 3 Points|
- 4 |Entry #05 gets 4 Points|

Points from both scores are totalled together, in order to get the horse's final score. The horse with the highest amount of total points is the winner, second most is second, etc.

In the event of a tie (two horse's who's final scores are the same) the horse who has the higher Judge's Pick score places above the he horse with lower Judge's Pick score.

Unless specified otherwise by the judge, horses earn points the same as all other show systems:

1st - 5 Points
2nd - 4 Points
3rd - 3 Points
4th - 2 Points
5th - 1 Point