Advanced In-Hand Rules & Judging Guidelines

Advanced In-Hand Rules & Judging Guidelines

by Mak

:: TWO poses required per horse
:: Pose 1 - Horse is standing calmly
:: Pose 2 - Horse is trotting (collected, working or extended)
:: Number of entries per person is up to the discretion of the judge
:: Horses must be standing in profile view (left or right)
:: Horses may be show in one of two options:
---- Bridle
---- Halter
:: Horse's Bridle/Halter must be in keeping with it's discipline (English/Western)
:: Please keep the same Bridle/Halter on each pose
:: 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
:: Horse may only show both disciplines, however Western earned points vs English earned points are not to be combined.
:: Horses are considered Grand Champions in Advanced once they have earned 50 points

Basic Form
Horse's Show Name:
Barn Name:
Discipline:
Points:
Entry ##:
Pose 1:
Pose 2:

Example
Pose 1:
Pose 2:

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

The Judge will rank each pose style-wise against all the poses. Gaiting poses will be judged against gaiting poses, and standing poses will be judged against standing poses.

The Judge judges the pose from a few aspects:
Pose
:: Levelness
:: Expression
:: Direction of gaze
:: Etc.
--- Tack
:: Does the tack fit the horse?
:: Is it in the right position?
:: Does the tack match and look professional?
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.

For example, if a horse gets a Judge's Pick of 5 and a Random number of 2 for its first pose, and a Judge's Pick of 3 and a Random number of 3 for its second pose, you would add ALL of those numbers together for the horse's total score. 7 for the first and 6 for the second pose would equal 12, which would be the horse's final score. You're pretty much just judging each pose as you would in a normal tack show - you simply add both totals together for the horse at the end and that is the horse's REAL final score.

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 horses 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