2006 AQHA Regional Experience Region 5
…a few lessons with Jan Reimer at the Regional Experience. Tell us about your Regional Experience win. I was the Reserve Champion in the Novice Youth division. Misty and I…
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2006 AQHA Regional Experience Region 2
…with the horses. Tell us about your Regional Experience win. I showed Bubba in four classes–amateur aged geldings, open aged geldings, amateur showmanship and novice amateur western pleasure. We were…
The Morgan Horse
…to the awards ceremony, and was completely shocked to find we were second overall in the novice mid-weight division, and first place novice horse and first novice rider!” Trail Therapy…
Cruise Control: Adjusting Cross-Country Speed
PLANNING YOUR RIDE 1. Measure the course. A technical director (TD) wheels the course officially, and that number is used to set the optimum time. At novice and training, most…
Fitting a Gag Bit Correctly
…Gag bits are not off limits automatically if you are a novice rider–as long as you have a knowledgeable instructor. I’ve found that a gag can be a very good…
Making 3-Star Horses on the 3-Year Plan
…beginning, and gets the experience he needs at each level can start competing at Novice and Training as a four-year-old, go Prelim at five, do an Intermediate three-day as a…
English Versus Western Riding – Which is Easier?
So, which is easier? I’d have to say western is easier than english. For one thing, the larger saddle provides a more secure seat for the novice rider. My dad,…
On Track With NATRC
…Horse-and-rider teams accumulate points and mileage toward national awards in three divisions-open, novice, and competitive/pleasure. The latter category is designed to give experienced riders a class in which to work…
Team Spirit
…(four-person) teams. There are also youth, adult, and mixed age divisions, as well as novice and intermediate. Debbie: There are formal dressage drill teams called quadrills, teams that drill with…
Get Going Showing
…to the PtHA?s large tent, which includes a sizable and growing array of classes for novices. Not all classes have breeding-stock divisions, but the number that do is growing, too….