2007 NEA Point Earning Divisions & Classes!

[Ash]

Opps
I so just had a duh moment! I didn't read the title of this right.

Sorry

[shelly]

So, if you go in one class in a particular division, does that mean you have to go in all the other classes of that division as well?
i.e. to do HUS you have to do HOF cause it's the same division and it'll mess up the points to only go in one class.....So say in the Western Skill Division, if I wanted to go in the trail class would I also have to go in the command class??

[Biz]

Ashley-I'm thinking just the ones that give points!

Carly-I'm pretty sure you just pick a division.
So like if you were to show amateur (which I'm assuming you are) you'd go in any of the Hunters you chose, Amateur Eq. and then whichever jumper you'd feel comfortable going.

That's what I'm assuming. I may be TOTALLY off though!

[Biz]

No one answered MY questionnn! Haha!

[abby]

is there really going to be pole bending in the shows this year? i hope so!! poles and barrels are my favorite.

[stephaniec]

abby said:

poles and barrels are my favorite.

They are my nightmare Or should I say my horses.....shivers at the thought

[abby]

oh really....theres no better feeling then heading for home when your doing these races!!

[Sarah.H]

ok I have a question

In the hunters there are two rounds right so if you mess it up the first time you get to try it again?? BUT if you do well the first time do you do the second round ....or not?

[Adam]

I was wondering if
-W/T Equitation U/S
-W/T Pleasure Horse
-W/T Crossrails
were just the divisions for w/t or if they were the only classes to get in because that's all that it said just those 3

[Vicky]

OHHHHH barrel racing!!! I wanna do that if I can find a horse to ride!

Are you allowed to enter different divisions as a different category? eg, can i do amateur halter/showmanship and then go and do the novice pleasure/horsemanship?

[Sarah]

dreamscometrue said:

ok I have a question

In the hunters there are two rounds right so if you mess it up the first time you get to try it again?? BUT if you do well the first time do you do the second round ....or not?

I am pretty sure you go again ... and the judge just has twice as much time to see how fabulous your horse is!


Biz - I don't know if Avalon hunter is specifically a "green" hunter but since it is the lowest one, and not age-specific, I am guessing that that is where you would start a green horse.



There's a jumper division ... YAY! Anyone planning on going in it?

[pony]

no you don't have to do all the classes in a division if you don't want to , but your points will not count for year end awards.

Yes you can go in novice in one division and amateur in another division

[happilyeverafter]

I Love it

[Maria]

^ Yes

But to be counted for the points,
(I'm going to use Western Skill as my example)
If you want to be 'western skill' highpoint or champion, you'd need to take Two of the shows to do Both command and Trail.
After you've done your two classes for your points, you can decide wether you want to only do command or trail or even cut it altogether.

But for the points you need to do whatever is in the division.

As far as the green hunter goes, I'd say its the same as Avalon hunter, being the lowest height. and it would be in a canter.


The Walk Trot divisions are:
w/t pleasure
w/t Eq. Under Saddle
w/t crossrails.

Thats all.
Although, those are ONLY the points Classes! At some shows, there may be another Walk Trot class thrown in there!
Also there COULD be Walk trot Western thrown into a show, not for points but just for the Riders! Hopefully!!


But you CAN go in say Amature Eq. Over Fences and under saddle. AND novice Line Division, AND Amatire Skill Division, and Open Reining division I Do Believe!!!

It totally depends on te horse And the rider AND the combination for any class!

Your horse can have AWESOME conformation, you can be a GREAT handler or showman, and you could go in OPEN line division! But maybe the horse is a little green under saddle? or inexperienced, so you could try novice or amatature!!



After the walk trot ( with IS for younger kids, or first time showers, or green horses)
it goes into Novice.

(there is also Jr. in the Equitation, as the jumps go higher, before it gets to Amature)


for the Hunter, These classes are open to Anyone!( anyone doing w/t/c)
They are different in height so you can Pick the height you feel comfortable in.
So you Could show in Avalon (kind of green like, small jumps) and then show in Amature Hack or whatever.

As for the Older gals who are kinda green ( As Steph said)
Then Novice is probley best to go in, its not W/T,
its W/T/C with people of any age around the same level as you!


W/T - first time showing (after you get a few first places, you go to the next stage..)
Novice- is w/t/c, has jumping, and flat classes, also for first times showing, if you at that level, you win a few first places to advance to the next level..)
Amature also w/t/c, more experienced, for those in their second/ third Plus year of showing. has higher expectaions and higher jumps.
Open Is for thosse With The Experience, placing high, AND are at the level of coaches, instructors...Also Big Jumps!...


for the Jumper Classes...
They go by heights and your competition!
If you have a jumper horse (lets use Coors for this [The Silver bullet]) with an amazing rider on his back and they do Awesome in jumper, they'd Most likley be in the OPEN, as its heigher and the competetion is tougher
Jumper is Not to be confused with Running around the arena heading towards jumps and hoping the horse flys over them tog et the best time!!!!!
Jumper was introduced (with these levels) so we can get the idea that That isnt what Jumper is.
Jumper NEEDS striding and control of the horse!! If you were to gallop the whole course and you come to a high jump, it may be hard for your horse to get over it without knocking it down!
Jumper is hard. you can say its hunter and Eq. combined with a little more speed and timed.
You need a good sound horse, a good rider who understnads the horse!

Jumper starts off with Hopeful, just to get into it, then Schooling is the next level with those who have been jumping for quite a while, anddddddd Open, well guess it, you'll have HEAVY competetion in that class!

I'm not sure if there Is a Jumper Medal, it was not on the class list, but who knows?!


Also, Ashley, if you decided not to jump at all, you would have to do the Hack classes for sure.
Unless you were in w/t, then you have walk trot eq. and walk trot pleasure horse.
But
You also have the Western classes as well!
The best of both worlds!


I don't know if I helped much, so let me know!

Any more quistions?

I Hope I didn't confused Anyone!!!

Yeay for long posts!! ;D

[4x4]

Sarah: Reilly and I will be in the jumper division this year.