La Cultura Del Caballo the Horse Culture

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

La Cultura Del Caballo the Horse Culture Español English TURISMOmenorca ECUESTRE LA CULTURA DEL CABALLO EQUESTRIANmenorca TOURISM THE HORSE CULTURE Que el caballo menorquín sea de raza autóctona no se puede entender sin tener en cuenta la importancia que tienen las fiestas, cuyo verdadero protagonista es este preciado animal. También tiene una importancia vital la tarea llevada a cabo por la Asociación de Criadores y Propietarios de Caballos de Raza Menorquina, entidad que trabaja para fomentar y promocionar el caballo de raza menorquina y a cuyo esfuerzo se debe el reconocimiento de esta raza como propia. Junto con las fiestas tradicionales, la doma menorquina juega un papel fundamental en la cultura del caballo en Menorca, MENORCA por cuanto conforma una Horses are the real core of MENORca the fiestas. The work carried out by the Association of Horse breeding and Owners of Menorcan breed horses must also be highlighted. This institution works to foster and Menorca destaca por sus maravillosas playas, su gastronomía Menorca’s highlights are its magnificent beaches, exquisite promote the Menorcan breed exquisita, la inmensa oferta deportiva que se puede realizar gastronomy, a wide offer of sports to practise on the coast and horse, and deserves merit for en sus costas e interior… pero quien realmente quiera inland… but those who really get to know Menorca are aware the acknowledgement of this conocer Menorca sabe que hay otro elemento fundamental, that there is a basic element, a pillar of our culture and an element breed as our own. un pilar de nuestra cultura y un medio a través del cual se through which our history can be read and understood better; our puede leer y entender mejor nuestra historia; nuestro pasado, past, our present and our future have a main character: the horse. Thanks to traditional fiestas, nuestro presente y nuestro futuro tiene un actor con un papel Menorcan dressage plays an protagonista: el caballo. Throughout our history, horses have had a tight bond with the important part within the people of Menorca. As early as the 14th century, horses were horse culture in Menorca, since El caballo ha tenido históricamente una estrecha relación the main pillar of the defence system, associated to the Camí de it has its own horse riding style. con el pueblo menorquín. Ya en el siglo XIV el caballo era el Cavalls (Horse track) that ran all the way around the Island. This style of horse riding has protagonista del sistema de defensa de Menorca, asociado al The harmonious relationship between men and horses has been its origins in the traditional Camí de Cavalls, que rodeaba la isla. La armónica relación del maintained until present day, as man has found the way to protect fiestas, from which it takes its ser humano con el caballo se ha mantenido desde entonces, it by finding the perfect balance between country labour and main elements and becomes a puesto que el hombre ha sabido protegerlo, encontrando el traditional fiestas. If you do not take into account the importance real show, and in the 1980´s, equilibrio perfecto entre los trabajos del campo y las fiestas of our fiestas, you will not be able to appreciate why the Menorcan it was established as an official tradicionales. horse must be of an autochthonous breed. sporting event and competitions 2 3 modalidad hípica propia. Este estilo de montar encuentra are arranged throughout the whole year. These competitions are a sus orígenes en las fiestas tradicionales, de las que toma las treat for the eyes. figuras diferenciadoras hasta convertirse en un espectáculo y, a principios de los años 80 se reglamenta como disciplina Other activities that complement the equestrian activity in deportiva, celebrándose concursos durante todo el año, que Menorca are the trotting races performed every week in the two conforman verdaderos festivales visuales. tracks on the Island. The Horseback Riding Federation of the “...déjate llevar por Balearic Islands has nine federated clubs, through which horseback la cultura del caballo Otros acontecimientos que complementan la actividad riding is fostered arranging competitions according to the three que impregna todos ecuestre en Menorca son las carreras de trote que se realizan most important styles: jumping of obstacles, classical dressage and y cada uno de los cada fin de semana en los dos hipódromos de la isla. A su vez, Menorcan dressage. rincones de la isla” la Federación Hípica de las Islas Baleares cuenta con nueve clubes federados, a través de los que fomenta la práctica de To thoroughly experience this tight bond between horses and la equitación organizando concursos en las tres modalidades Menorcans and visitors, one must take the opportunity to enjoy más destacadas: salto de obstáculos, doma clásica y doma our landscape performing an activity like horseback riding, highly menorquina. recommended for those who also love nature. Routes offered Para comprender la estrecha relación entre los menorquines y visitantes con el caballo, se puede disfrutar del paisaje de Menorca realizando una actividad como la equitación, sin duda una experiencia recomendable para los amantes de la naturaleza. Las rutas que se nos ofrecen en el entorno del Camí de Cavalls, así como por otras zonas rurales, nos brindan la posibilidad de conocer la isla desde una nueva perspectiva, descubriendo la riqueza natural y cultural que nos rodea. Resulta obvio, por estos motivos, que Menorca es un destino atractivo para el turismo ecuestre: déjate llevar por la cultura del caballo que impregna todos y cada uno de los rincones de la isla. around the Camí de Cavalls, and through other country areas give us the chance to get a glimpse of the Island from a different perspective, discovering the natural and cultural richness that surrounds us. All this makes Menorca a very attractive destination for equestrian tourism: take the chance to relish in the horse culture that fills every corner of the Island. 4 5 RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA El mayor atractivo de la isla de Menorca es su entorno natural. La más oriental de las Baleares cuenta con un patrimonio natural, histórico y paisajístico amplio. Espacios naturales como la reserva marina, cinco reservas naturales y 19 Áreas Naturales de Especial Interés (ANEI) la hicieron merecedora en el año 1993 de la calificación de reserva de la biosfera otorgada por la UNESCO. Menorca ha superado la dificultad que supone ser al mismo tiempo una isla turística y reserva de la biosfera, ya que ha conseguido que el desarrollo socioeconómico y la conservación del medio natural sean compatibles. Dicha responsabilidad y dicho compromiso recaen en las administraciones, la ciudadanía y los visitantes. A través de la creación de un producto especializado en la naturaleza, se contribuye a favorecer el equilibrio entre el desarrollo turístico y la conservación natural, ya que nos estamos refiriendo a actividades respetuosas PATRIMONIO NATURAL con el medio ambiente. NatURAL HERitaGE BIOSPHERE RESERVE El paisaje vegetal no agrícola de la isla ocupa una extensión Non-agricultural vegetation covers 19.000 hectares. Three The greatest attraction of the Island of Menorca de 19.000 hectáreas. En Menorca hay presentes tres grandes main types of tree are found on Menorca: the holm or holly oaks, is its natural environment. The most westerly tipos de vegetación arbórea: los encinares, los pinares y los Mediterranean pines and the olive groves. of the Balearic islands has a wealth of natural, bosques de acebuche. historical and landscape heritage. An authentic paradise. This is the Menorcan coast. On some 216 Un auténtico paraíso. Esto es lo que es Menorca si hablamos kilometres of coastline, the island has more than seventy beaches Natural spaces such as the marine reserve, de su litoral. Con unos 216 kilómetros de costa, la isla cuenta which are, without doubt, the island’s most attractive feature. five natural reserves and 19 natural areas of con más de setenta playas en su perímetro, sin duda su Most are sandy, fine and with a white tone in the south and special interest (Áreas Naturales de Especial atractivo natural por excelencia. La gran mayoría son de arena, redder and more coarse to the north, contrasting with the clear Interés, ANEI) earned it the classification of a fina y de un color blanquecino en el sur y más gruesa y rojiza waters which set them off beautifully. UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1993. en el norte, color que contrasta sin duda con las aguas limpias y cristalinas que las decoran. This state is largely due to the posidonia oceánica meadows. The Menorca has overcome the difficulty implicit winter storms leave lots of this seaweed on the sand so the sand in being both a tourist island and a biosphere Su estado se debe, en buena parte, a las praderas de posidonia cannot be washed away by the waves. The presence of posidonia reserve, having ensured that socio-economic oceánica. Los temporales del invierno depositan montones de oceánica leaves on the beaches is a sign that the beaches and water development and conservation of the natural esta planta sobre la arena, impidiendo así que ésta desaparezca are of great quality. environment are compatible. This responsibility arrastrada por las olas. La presencia de hojas de posidonia and this commitment are shared by the oceánica en las playas es el signo más clarificador e inequívoco The healthy coastline contributed to the reasons Menorca was administrations, citizens and visitors. del buen estado de las aguas y de la calidad del litoral. named by UNESCO, as a Biosphere Reserve. The equilibrium between tourism development La buena salud del litoral menorquín fue uno de los motivos and natural conservation is encouraged by a principales de que la isla de Menorca fuera declarada por la product concentrating on nature and involving UNESCO, Reserva de la Biosfera.
Recommended publications
  • Kaspian Equestrian DRESSAGE COLLAGE AEF Wild Rose Schooling Shows June 23, July 14, August 11, 2018
    Kaspian Equestrian DRESSAGE COLLAGE AEF Wild Rose Schooling Shows June 23, July 14, August 11, 2018 Classical Horse Dressage Trials Working Western Equitation Dressage Bringing together the disciplines with a foundation in the principals of Dressage to provide an opportunity to learn, share, compete, and have some fun together in the pursuit of effective horsemanship. Classes offered Registration June 23 July 14 August 11 Show Date: AEF #: required Walk Trot A Walk Trot B Walk Trot C Rider name: Walk Trot TOC Walk Trot TOC Walk Trot TOC Phone #: Age if <18: Training Test 1 Training Test 2 Training Test 3 Address: Training TOC Training TOC Training TOC Email: First Test 1 First Test 2 First Test 3 Horse name: Sex: First TOC First TOC First TOC Breed: Age: Second Test 1 Second Test 2 Second Test 3 Office Fee per Horse/Rider combination $20.00 Second TOC Second TOC Second TOC ($25) test $25.00 Third Test 1 Third Test 2 Third Test 3 ($25) test Third TOC Third TOC Third TOC ($25) test Fourth level or FEI Test Of Choice (x2) ($25) test Eventing Test of Choice (x2) ($25) test Western Dressage Test Of Choice (x2) Day stall with bedding ($20) Prix-Caprilli Test Of Choice (x2) Day paddock outdoor ($10) Working Equitation Dressage Test of Choice (x2) Overnight stall with bedding ($35) Working Equitation Ease Of Handling TOC (x2) Overnight paddock outdoor ($15) Working Equitation Speed trial TOC (x2) Late entry fee ($15) "Up the Creek" Hunter Derby Total fees June 18 July 9 August 6 Entries close Registration, payment can be Emailed / E-trans Rebecca Cade Wendy Clark Kim Vos Judge or mailed in.
    [Show full text]
  • Driving in Aiken Twenty-First Century Revival by Gary Knoll
    Driving in Aiken Twenty-First Century Revival By Gary Knoll lip clop, metal shoes clanging on the pavement, leather slapping, longer necessary to own a horse to plow fields or travel to town, horse Cchains jingling, wheels rolling across the ground, the wind rushing ownership became a luxury. by. For a horseman, the smooth hypnotic rhythm of a horse trotting is Even in Aiken where horses were king, the use of powered equipment one of the most wonderful sounds in the world. to do things formerly reserved for horses had a huge effect on who could There is a huge difference in the way the world seems when you are own horses and what they would do with them. There are practically on the back of a horse, and an even more dramatic difference when you endless accounts of Aiken’s winter colony residents and their horses. are rolling along behind one. You are in control, but from a distance, They trained them for racing and steeplechasing; they hunted, jumped, connected only by pieces of leather. It seems even more of a partnership played polo and they drove. It’s easy to imagine them having fun with than when you are mounted. their horses in and around Aiken. No day would have been complete Putting a horse to a vehicle can be done to accomplish almost without a drive around town or through the Hitchcock Woods. anything. Stagecoaches crisscrossed the western part of America, Coaches filled with people young and old, off to enjoy their friends, making settling it possible.
    [Show full text]
  • Analysis and Characterization of the Normal Gait Phases of Walking
    Pesq. Vet. Bras. 38(3):536-543, março 2018 DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-PVB-4496 Vet 2506 pvb-4496 LD Analysis and characterization of the normal gait phases of walking Warmblood horses as a tool for the diagnosis of lameness1 2 2 2 3 Lázaro Morales-Acosta *, Armando Ortiz-Prado , Víctor H. Jacobo-Armendáriz ABSTRACT.- and Raide A. González-Carbonell Analysis and characterization of the normal gait phases of walking Warmblood horses as a tool Morales-Acosta for the diagnosis L., Ortiz-Prado of lameness. A., Jacobo-Armendáriz Pesquisa Veterinária V.H. Brasileira & González-Carbonell 38(3):536-543. R.A. 2018. Unidad de Investigación y Asistencia Técnica en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, 04510, México. E-mail: [email protected] Horses with lameness modify gait behavior, but when it is subtle, it may not be possible to identify it clinically. The objective of this research is to characterize the normal gait phases of walking Warmblood horses by combining photogrammetry and accelerometry to monitor lameness to indicate a structural or functional disorder in the extremities. The study was conducted in 23 adult male Warmblood horses. Photogrammetry was used to identify the kinematic variables of the limbs and the markers path over time; triaxial accelerometers were used to capture the orthogonal acceleration components. It was determined that only 10 horses showed a normal gait pattern, there was a 43% correspondence between the expert´s judgment and the diagnostic techniques. According to the Stashak classification of the gait phases, cycle phases to forelimb were 34/4/8/13/41, while for hind limb were 54/11/8/8/19 (% of the stride).
    [Show full text]
  • Think Twice About Risks of Horse Rental Business by Robert C
    Think Twice About Risks of Horse Rental Business By Robert C. Church It is unrealistic to consider profit as an incentive for owning horses on a limited, part-time basis. Liability insurance makes it almost prohibitive for even full-time stables with professional help to operate. An element of risk for a horse-oriented busi- ness has never been established; therefore, the insurance rate is arbitrarily set. Volume of business and services such as indoor riding arenas, instruction and training, and professional supervision offered to their clientele keep the full-time stables profitable. Most rental stables cater to the novice rider who has had no formal instruction and thus is a considerable risk on a horse. A person who keeps horses for public hire must become familiar with the habits, disposition and traits of the horses. An owner who knows a particular horse is apt to be vicious may be held liable for injuries caused by that animal. The rental horse business is fraught with risk and should be entered into only after considering suitability of the horses involved, insurance costs, availability and safety of trails, and the expertise of those who will supervise riding. Some people use personal mounts for riding instruction.- In most cases a homeowner's policy will cover liability if this enterprise falls within the confines of a casual and not a full- time enterprise. However, many recently written policies do not include this type coverage. If you have the required skills, training horses on limited acreage as a part-time occupation can provide supplemental income.
    [Show full text]
  • 4/1 Can You Have a Ranch Horse and a Dressage Horse?
    Eclectic Horseman Issue #79 Sept/Oct- 4/1 Can you have a Ranch Horse and a Dressage Horse? Over the course of the last ten to fifteen years I have had the amazing good fortune to get to know and study with one our current Master Horsemen, Ms. Bettina Drummond. As a student of Nuno Oliveria, a scholar in the subject of Classical Dressage, and a perpetual seeker of a deep relationship with her horses, Bettina’s knowledge is unequalled. In 2012 she came out West with her Quarterhorse stallion to acquaint him with his “Western” heritage and to further her study of the comparisons between Classical Dressage and true Vaquero traditions and training. I had a marvelous time riding the mountains of eastern Oregon, playing with cows, and having long discussions with Bettina in comparing our western horsemanship jobs and relationships with our horses with her background in true Classical Dressage. One of my over-arching goals was to seek an answer to the question of whether or not I could bring along my horses to accomplish the jobs necessary on the ranch, but still adhere to the principles of the Classical Dressage training scale. (i.e. Note these aspects vary slightly in order and have different interpretations given differences in languages: Rhythm, Suppleness/Relaxation, Contact, Straightness, Engagement/Impulsion, and Collection) See articles regarding use of the Training Scale at: www.tnthorsemanship.com/articles Now I am by no means a scholar regarding the bio-mechanics required of the horse/human team to accomplish any job on the ranch or on the dressage court.
    [Show full text]
  • Double and Triple Fully Airborne Phases in the Gaits of Racing Speed Thoroughbreds Jeffrey A
    Double and Triple Fully Airborne Phases in the Gaits of Racing Speed Thoroughbreds Jeffrey A. Seder, AB, JD, MBA, and Charles E. Vickery, III, BS INTRODUCTION tary gallop, often seen in a horse coming out of the starting Current literature suggests that during the gallop, there gate. The rotary gallop is generally seen in the counter- is normally one airborne phase during a single stride,1,2 be- clock wise direction of LR, RR, RF, LF, and, unlike the ginning when the lead foreleg leaves the ground and ending switching of leads, the rotary gallop is often repeated for when the non-lead rear leg bears weight. During a normal more than one stride. transverse gallop stride pattern, the following step sequence This study documents the frequency of occurrence of occurs. Sequence numbers with corresponding occurrences additional airborne phases within a single stride between include: the lead rear leg and non-lead foreleg and between the 1. Left rear leg (LR) bears weight. This leg would be forelegs (these air phases respectively referred to as “dou- considered the non-lead rear leg of a horse on its ble-air-P2” and “double-air-P3”). right lead. We refer to horses that used more than one airborne 2. A few hundredths of a second before the left rear leg phase within a single stride as “double-air” horses. We refer stops bearing weight, the right rear leg (RR) bears to horses that used 3 airborne phases within a single stride weight. In this instance, the right rear leg is called the as “triple-air” horses.
    [Show full text]
  • Ns National Show Horse Division
    CHAPTER NS NATIONAL SHOW HORSE DIVISION SUBCHAPTER NS-1 GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS NS101 Eligibility NS102 Shoeing Regulations NS103 Boots NS104 Breed Standard NS105 General NS106 Division of Classes NS107 Conduct NS108 Judging Criteria NS109 Qualifying Classes and Specifications NS110 Division of Classes SUBCHAPTER NS-2 DESCRIPTION OF GAITS NS111 General NS112 Walk NS113 Trot NS114 Canter NS115 Slow Gait NS116 Rack NS117 Hand Gallop SUBCHAPTER NS-3 HALTER CLASSES NS118 General NS119 Get of Sire and Produce of Dam SUBCHAPTER NS-4 PLEASURE SECTION NS120 English Pleasure, Country Pleasure and Classic Country Pleasure Amateur Owner to Show Appointments NS121 Pleasure Driving and Country Pleasure Driving Appointments NS122 English Pleasure Description NS123 English Pleasure Gait Requirements NS124 English Pleasure Classes and Specifications NS125 Country Pleasure Description NS126 Country Pleasure Gait Requirements NS127 Country Pleasure Judging Requirements NS128 Country Pleasure Classes and Specifications NS129 Pleasure Driving Gait Requirements NS130 Pleasure Driving Judging Requirements NS131 Pleasure Driving Class Specifications NS132 Classic Country Pleasure Amateur Owner To Show © USEF 2021 NS - 1 NS133 Classic Country Pleasure Amateur Owner to Show Gait Requirements NS134 Classic Country Pleasure Amateur Owner to Show Judging Requirements SUBCHAPTER NS-5 FINE HARNESS SECTION NS135 General NS136 Appointments NS137 Gait Requirements NS138 Line Up NS139 Ring Attendants NS140 Class Specifications SUBCHAPTER NS-6 FIVE GAITED SECTION NS141 Appointments
    [Show full text]
  • Real-Time Horse Gait Synthesis
    Real-time Horse Gait Synthesis Ting-Chieh Huang Yi-Jheng Huang Wen-Chieh Lin Department of Computer Science National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan ftchuang,ichuang,[email protected] Abstract digital special effects. In computer animation, Horse locomotion exhibits rich variations in animals are a very common character. To gen- gaits and styles. Although there have been many erate more realistic animal animation, the data- approaches proposed for animating quadrupeds, driven approach, which relies on real motion there is not much research on synthesizing horse data as synthesis or editing resources, seems to locomotion. In this paper, we present a horse be a good candidate. Nevertheless, it is not con- locomotion synthesis approach. A user can venient and sometimes even difficult to capture arbitrarily change a horse’s moving speed and quadruped motion although we are now able to direction and our system would automatically collect a great amount and variety of human mo- adjust the horse’s motion to fulfill the user’s tions using commercial motion capture devices. commands. At preprocessing, we manually In this paper, we propose a synthesis approach capture horse locomotion data from Eadweard to animate quadruped motion based on a small Muybridge’s famous photographs of animal motion database. In particular, we focus on gen- locomotion, and expand the captured motion erating horse locomotion as it is basic and es- database to various speeds for each gait. At sential motion while exhibiting large variations. runtime, our approach automatically changes Moreover, this is also a challenging problem as a gaits based on speed, synthesizes the horse’s horse has six different gaits and changes its gaits root trajectory, and adjusts its body orientation at different speeds.
    [Show full text]
  • The Art of Classical Dressage Riding: the Trot
    THETHE ARTART OFOF CLASSICALCLASSICAL DRESSAGEDRESSAGE RIDINGRIDING THE TROT DEFINED A “TWO Beat” GAIT WHERE diagonal LEG PAIRS MOVE SIMUltaneoUSLY FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SUSPENSION. THERE ARE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF trot: THE WORKING trot, THE MEDIUM trot, THE EXTENDED trot, AND THE COLLECTED trot. THETHE TROTTROT HOW TO EXECUTE THE TROT: The horse lacks energy. yet trained and ready for collected movements shows himself properly Start in the walk, tighten abdominals The horse’s step is more vertical in balanced and, remaining on the bit, Compiled by Emmad Eldin Zaghloul and deepen the seat, keep upper nature illustrating tension in the back goes forward with even, elastic steps Jacques Toffi Jacques body straight, close both calves on and neck. and good hock action. The expression the horse’s side, maintain rein contact ‘good hock action’ does not mean but yield slightly and finally relax seat The rider becomes tense in the sitting that collection is a required quality and calves. trot consequently bouncing and of working trot. It only underlines the making the horse tense. importance of an impulsion originated NOTES: from the activity of the hindquarters. FREEDOM AND REGULARITY OF There are 2 ways for the rider to ride THE TROT 4.3 Medium Trot. This is a pace the trot - rising or sitting. between the working and the 1. The trot is a pace of ‘two-time’ extended trot but more ‘round’ than The rising trot is performed when the on alternate diagonal legs (near the latter. The horse goes forward rider rises and falls in time with the left fore and right hind leg and vice with clear and moderately lengthened horse’s legs.
    [Show full text]
  • The Ambling Influence.Pdf
    THE AMBLING INFLUENCE end up in the ASB PART 1 The American Saddlebred Horse is famous for his Cave drawings from the Steppes of Asia (http://www.spanishjennet.org/history.shtml). gaits, but where do these gaits come from? Gaited horses have been around for many years, but how did they end up in the American Saddlebred? This series of articles will take you from the dawn of the gaited horse through to the modern day Saddlebred, look at the genetics behind the ambling gait and give you some pointers as to the physique of the gaited horse. What is a gaited horse anyway? Every pace of the horse, be it walk, trot or canter, is called a “gait”. For the gaited enthusiast, any horse can do these gaits, what they are interested in is the smooth non-jarring English palfrey, cc 1795 – 1865. lateral gait (the legs on one side moving together). (http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/John- This “gait” comes in many guises and names Frederick-Herring-Snr/My-Ladye's-Palfrey.html). depending on the collection, speed and length of stride of the horse, as well as the individual breed of the horse. It is the specific pattern of footfall and the cadence that defines the gait in each of the gaited breeds. A quiet horse may well have a better gait than his flashy fast-moving counterpart, so look beyond the hype and see exactly what those feet and hindquarters are doing. This smooth-moving gait has been depicted in cave walls and fossilised in footprints dating to over 3½ million years ago – so just how did it get from there Lady Conaway's Spanish Jennet to the American Saddlebred? We know that horses (http://www.spanishjennet.org/registry.shtml) are not native to America, so to answer that question we must travel back in time and place to Europe and Asia.
    [Show full text]
  • 253 AMERICAN MINIATURE HORSE REGISTRY Driving Performance
    AMERICAN MINIATURE HORSE REGISTRY Driving Performance Division Rules 5.1 Miniature Horse Driving Division – General Rules A. Guidance: The driving division was founded for the purpose of developing and furthering the art and sport of driving for pleasure. A working knowledge of and compliance with the rules are essential. B. The only person to handle the reins, under penalty of elimination, is the driver. No change of driver is per- mitted during any class. C. Dress Code: Headers, Drivers and their passengers should be dressed appropriately. Dress in the show ring is to complement the overall appearance of the unit, not take away from the appearance. 1. Hats for gentlemen are optional, except when in formal attire. 2. Formal wear should not be worn before 5 p.m. un- less stake classes are held in an afternoon perfor- mance session. 3. No strapless dresses in any driving class. Miniature Horse 4. No sandals or open toed shoes to be worn by driver or header. 5. No T-shirts or shorts. 6. No farm, individual, or animal names may be dis- played. Exception: Draft harness classes. D. Horses must be serviceably sound. E. Horses may be shown with a full mane or mane with bridle path clipped and full tail. F. Driving whips, if used, must be of suitable style, and the tip of the lash must not reach past the shoulder of the horse. Section XI - Driving Division Rules 253 G. Cross Entering: 1. Pleasure horses cannot cross-enter into Country Pleasure, Western Pleasure or Park Divisions at the same show.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 Fair Horse Program
    Kent County Youth Fair Horse Program August 9th-14th 2021 Welcome to the Kent County Youth Fair! Entering any class or event in the Horse Program at the 2021 Fair automacally declares agreement on the part of the exhibitor, leader and parent to the following: Showing at the Kent County Youth Fair is a privilege and responsibility for those exhibitors who have successfully completed all 2021 Horse Project requirements. Posive conduct, good sportsmanship, integrity and respect towards others are priories at all mes from exhibitors, parents and leaders above any class placing or award. ● All exhibitors and leaders in the horse division are subject to the rules and regulaons defined by the Michigan Department of Agriculture, the Kent County Fair Board and the Kent County Horse Leaders Associaon. o Any violaon may mean forfeiture of points, premiums, and/or awards, in addion to possibly being banned from further compeon in the Horse Program and/or all project areas. o Complete Kent County 4-H Horse Leaders bylaws, rules and guidelines can be found at: hps://www.kentcountyhorseleaders.com/ ● Michigan “4-H Horse & Pony Project Show Rules & Regulaons” and Kent County 4-H Horse Leader Rules are used to conduct horse classes. ● The project animal can be owned by the exhibitor or borrowed/leased from someone else as long as the exhibitor has had the major responsibility of caring for and working with the project animal since May 1 of the current project year. The emphasis is on the me and effort the youth puts into his/her project animal. ● It is required that all project horses have a negave Coggins test on or aer September 1, 2020.
    [Show full text]