Hackney Pony - Breeding Class Division Specifics

HCK 14.0 Hackney Pony - Breeding Class Division Specifics Open to stallions, mares and geldings of various ages, registered with the American or Canadian Hackney Horse Societies. Show Committees are urged to offer separate classes for stallions, mares and geldings, two years of age and over. Here are the guidelines for showing horses in-hand:

1. Showing Procedure: Ponies are shown in-hand at a walk and trot. Conformation, type, quality, and finish count for 50% of the score for weanlings, yearlings, two-year-olds, and older ponies. Performance, manners, disposition, and way of going count for the remaining 50%.

2. Stallion Tack & Apparel: Two-year-old stallions and geldings may be shown in stallion Tack & Apparel. Stallions and geldings over two years old must be shown in stallion Tack & Apparel.

3. Championship Awards: The Championship and Reserve Championship will be awarded to horses that have placed first or second in their qualifying classes.

4. Hair and Tail Brace: Inconspicuous hair and/or tail braces are permitted. A spoon crupper is optional.

5. Number of Handlers: Only two people per pony are permitted in the ring. Handlers and attendants must be neatly and appropriately dressed in clean and well-fitted clothes. Each may carry or use a whip not exceeding 6’, including the lash, which must be a standard whip of suitable style. Exception: A small empty paper bag, a small empty plastic bag, or ribbons may be attached to the whip, and the small empty bag may be used separately.