Talk to me about showing with ponies and not having a pony club

missy'sbabydoll · 01-04-2007, 02:36 PM

in AZ we only have one pony club for the state. it is a good 3 hour plus drive from my house. my friend purchased a pony and two mini's and asked if jade wanted to show him. he is about 40" tall. can we show at reg. local shows with a pony. she really wants to do halter with him. along with leadline. i figure leadline she will be fine but what about halter? the internet had a few clubs listed around me but they are not around anymore. just the STAR pony club. any thoughts. oh and is showing a pony halter same rules as reg. halter. do i need to clip him and pull the mane. or do we leave it shaggy and long. he has his forelock down to his nose.

missy'sbabydoll · 01-04-2007, 03:19 PM

i know someone on here has shown ponies before.

imacowgirl2 · 01-04-2007, 06:33 PM

All of our local saddle clubs have pony classes...and you can show the ponies in the horse class if you want. I would also look into a 4-H club that is horse-oriented as a possibility, as there should be one closer to you than three hours

missy'sbabydoll · 01-05-2007, 04:42 AM

i didn't know you could show ponies in a reg. horse class.

imacowgirl2 · 01-05-2007, 05:16 AM

We can in our regular saddle club shows that don't have a pony division for a certain class -- ie. we have a pony pleasure, but not a pony walk-trot. We can also show ponies in regular classes in 4-H if the competitor is too old to show in the pony classes (in our county, only juniors can show ponies to give them a better chance and to keep the competetion from becoming too tough for the ones just starting out) but the pony can only be shown in either the pony classes or the horse classes -- not both.

I don't know if its like this in all areas...but its worth checking out

freedom32 · 01-05-2007, 05:22 AM

Here there are pony classes as well as horse in most halter shows, or it is an open class--open to all horses, regardless of breed or height, and there are also often pony riding classes, or they are open.
I also encourage you to look into 4-H for Jade, we've been involved for several years, and its an awesome program!

missy'sbabydoll · 01-05-2007, 08:52 AM

i looked and didn't see one around me. if you are in them can you check around wickenburg,az.

missy'sbabydoll · 01-05-2007, 09:05 AM

nevermind i found one thanks for the tip free. they go by counties our county is large but a lot closer.

Quick2Skip01 · 01-07-2007, 06:21 AM

Ive never seen ponies in any horse classes around here. They all have different divisions. Best of luck with 4-H this year its a ton of fun!

missy'sbabydoll · 01-07-2007, 06:22 AM

i got a email back from 4-H and she has to be 9 to do anything with animals. she is only six. so i will keep searching. i agree Quick i haven't seen any in the horse classes that's why i asked.

01-04-2007, 02:36 PM	#1
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	Talk to me about showing with ponies and not having a pony club in AZ we only have one pony club for the state. it is a good 3 hour plus drive from my house. my friend purchased a pony and two mini's and asked if jade wanted to show him. he is about 40" tall. can we show at reg. local shows with a pony. she really wants to do halter with him. along with leadline. i figure leadline she will be fine but what about halter? the internet had a few clubs listed around me but they are not around anymore. just the STAR pony club. any thoughts. oh and is showing a pony halter same rules as reg. halter. do i need to clip him and pull the mane. or do we leave it shaggy and long. he has his forelock down to his nose. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

01-04-2007, 03:19 PM	#2
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	i know someone on here has shown ponies before. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

01-04-2007, 06:33 PM	#3
imacowgirl2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: here, there, and everywhere! Posts: 2,820 Images: 234 Blog Entries: 17	All of our local saddle clubs have pony classes...and you can show the ponies in the horse class if you want. I would also look into a 4-H club that is horse-oriented as a possibility, as there should be one closer to you than three hours __________________ Interested in horse nutrition? Check out my website : Understanding Horse Nutrition Or my Facebook group: Understanding Horse Nutrition on Facebook

01-05-2007, 04:42 AM	#4
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	i didn't know you could show ponies in a reg. horse class. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

01-05-2007, 05:16 AM	#5
imacowgirl2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: here, there, and everywhere! Posts: 2,820 Images: 234 Blog Entries: 17	We can in our regular saddle club shows that don't have a pony division for a certain class -- ie. we have a pony pleasure, but not a pony walk-trot. We can also show ponies in regular classes in 4-H if the competitor is too old to show in the pony classes (in our county, only juniors can show ponies to give them a better chance and to keep the competetion from becoming too tough for the ones just starting out) but the pony can only be shown in either the pony classes or the horse classes -- not both. I don't know if its like this in all areas...but its worth checking out __________________ Interested in horse nutrition? Check out my website : Understanding Horse Nutrition Or my Facebook group: Understanding Horse Nutrition on Facebook

01-05-2007, 05:22 AM	#6
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,204 Images: 459 Blog Entries: 144	Here there are pony classes as well as horse in most halter shows, or it is an open class--open to all horses, regardless of breed or height, and there are also often pony riding classes, or they are open. I also encourage you to look into 4-H for Jade, we've been involved for several years, and its an awesome program! __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold 'xxxxx makes xxxxx look like Dr. Phil' names changed to protect a peaceful enviornment

01-05-2007, 08:52 AM	#7
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	i looked and didn't see one around me. if you are in them can you check around wickenburg,az. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

01-05-2007, 09:05 AM	#8
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	nevermind i found one thanks for the tip free. they go by counties our county is large but a lot closer. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

01-07-2007, 06:21 AM	#9
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,046 Images: 287 Blog Entries: 7	Ive never seen ponies in any horse classes around here. They all have different divisions. Best of luck with 4-H this year its a ton of fun! __________________ ~Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.~ Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

01-07-2007, 06:22 AM	#10
missy'sbabydoll Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2006 Location: wickenburg, az Posts: 3,723 Images: 663	i got a email back from 4-H and she has to be 9 to do anything with animals. she is only six. so i will keep searching. i agree Quick i haven't seen any in the horse classes that's why i asked. __________________ Director of FF Secret Service 20lb clubbers rock Proud Member of the Paint Club!! Sec. of the player fan club I've been love ♥ struck!

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