84.4 Halter Equipment
Lip chains: The following horses cannot be shown with
any chain through the mouth including but not limited to
lip chains:
Mares
Geldings
Weanling stallions
Stallions one (1) year of age and older cannot be shown
with any chain through the mouth with the sole exception
that they can be shown with lip chains with unsecured
keepers so long as at least two links of the chain remain
outside of the halter before attachment of keeper or leather
part of lead shank.
Halter and Lead: must be leather, lead may have a chain. A
chain may be used over the nose or under the chin.
84.5 Procedure for Judging the Class:
a) Horses will walk to the judge one at a time. As the
horse approaches, the judge will step to the right (near
side of the horse) to enable the horse to trot straight to
a cone placed at 15 metres away. At the cone, the
horse will continue trotting, turn to the left and trot
toward the left wall or fence of the arena. After trotting,
horses will be lined up head to tail for individual
inspection by the judge. The judge will inspect each
horse from both sides, front and rear.
b) Any horse that becomes detached from its handler and
is no longer under control by the handler will
automatically be disqualified and excused. If the initial
horse exhibiting poor mannerisms (i.e. rearing, backing
or falling into others, etc.) causes other exhibitor(s) to
lose their horse(s), only the initiating horse will be
disqualified and excused. The decision of the judge(s)
is final.
c) The fall of a horse being judged in halter will be cause
for disqualification. A horse is considered having fallen
when he or she is on their side with all four feet
extended in the same direction.
d) All stallions two-years-old (2) and over are to have two
(2) visible testicles. All mares and stallions will be
exami