Showing Your Horse If you want to learn more about horses getting involved with a horse show at your local fair might be a good way to do it From different styles of riding to training your horse there’s a lot you can learn through helping your horse become a prizewinning animal Showing any animal takes a lot of time and hard work But through the work you will learn things you never knew before You may even make new friends along the way 4
Showing your horse will teach you some of the best ways to care for it 5
Ways To Ride The two main riding styles in a horse show are English and Western In Western riding the saddle is bigger and more comfortable It also has a horn in front for you to hold onto In English riding the saddle is smaller and lighter Riders commonly wear fitted jackets and tall boots Some people think English riding is harder to learn than Western You’ll need to decide which style you want to compete in before you start training Road to Winning English riders often wear a coat shirt jodhpurs boots and a helmet Western riders often wear a shirt tie belt jeans boots and a helmet 6 6
Western riders sometimes wear a cowboy hat and cowboy boots 77
