1962-Voice Of The Tennessee Walking Horse 1962 March Voice | Page 12

Morch, lo .l962 Wolking Horse Show Rules Adopred By TWHB&EA And AHSA I. General. Horses exhibited in this division must be registered with the Tennessee Walking Horse Part Breeders and Exhibitors' Association of America. f udges must disqualifY anY horse naving ra\v or bleeding sores around the coronet, pasterns or legs from either old or new scars or chain sores. Iudges must disqualifY anY horse eqlippea with bands or Pads, rub- gaits in the following order: runhing r,r'alk, flat walk and canter. Horses shall be worked both rvays of the ring, at least once around, at all required gaits and every horse chosen for a workout must be r,vorked both ways of the ring in any gait requested by the Judge. After the preliminary workout of each class the Judge shall individu- ally instruct that one boot of each horse being considered for an ber bi leather or any other such award be removed and handed to him for inspection. Grooms are aldevices around the Pastern area. lor'ved in the ring to assist in the Judges must disqualifY anY h^orse removal of boots but must not eqirippea with any other artificial touch a horse until the Judge indiappliance except an lnconsPrcu' vidually requests that boots be reouilv applied tail brace, switch or moved. of boot n,tmun6'tail and any tYPe other than those listed below. In Championship Stakes horses llorses may be shown without must be stripped for conformation. boots. There shall be no changing of (a) Regulation Tennessee Walk- boots or changing of curbs or ing Horse Quarter Boots or Regu- bridles after the exhibitor has enlafion Saddld Horse Boots. The heel tered the show ring, except in the Dortion of either of these boots event of breakage of equipment, lnust not exceed 2 inches in height. rvhich shall be allorved only one The bell portion of either must not time per each exhibitor. Any exexceed 317, inches in height. The hibitor rvho violates such ruling bell portion must be attached bY and any horse being stopped for a hin.ge with a maximum Iength of such adjustments, except lvith perI inch and must not weigh more mission, shall be disqualified. Mithan 8 ounces. nor adjustments to bridles or curbs (b)'boots Leather or unlined rubber which are momentarily made by an may be used Provided exhibitor (without dismounting) beli r,r'hen horses are reversed in the ring they do not weigh over 8 ounces. The inside of all boots must be smooth and free from loose objects of any nature and must not h ave any sharp edges or points _rr'hich touch or iub any Part of the horse's legs or feet. TI're lining of leather shall be allorved. IlL In genTennessee \\-alking Horse shouid har-e an intelligent and neat head, 'rvell shapecl Part Cottformatiotz. eral conformation the and pointed ears, clear, alert eyes bobts must be smooth, soft leather and a tapered rrluzzle. The neck should be long and graceful. The or felt. shoulders should be muscular and While any standard Walking rvell sloping. The back should be Horse bit may be used, severe bits short with good coupling at the are discouraged and bleeding of the loins. The chest should be deep in mouth or muzzle must be Penalized the girth, well ribbed, full in the in the final judging. flanks, and of good proportion and lvidth in the chest. The croup is AII Procedure. Part II. Judging horses shall enter the ring at the flat generally sloping. The hips should walk, shall go to the right and shall be rvell muscled and this developecontinue at the flat walk until the ment will usually extend well down class is closed, after which the toward the hocks. Legs should be Judges shall call for performance flat and cordy. Bone should be dense and hard, and hoofs should be of ample size. The hair should be soft and sitt