Showing tips
Keep on the beat during show season with Horse and Hound’s essential showing tips. From basic turnout tricks to schooling and ring craft help, make sure you’re show ring ready with our timely advice from the leading professionals in the industry.
Learn how to impress in specific classes, ensure your horse or pony is prepared for the bigger championships and find out the pet peeves of the country’s most respected judges.
Learn from the very best via H&H’s exclusive content.
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H&H’s guide on how to impress the judges on an ex-racehorse
Make sure your horse is correctly prepared to impress the judges with the following advice from leading experts and producers
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H&H’s guide to intermediate showing classes: which class should you go in and how to turnout
Intermediate classes were introduced by the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) as a stepping stone into adult classes...
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H&H’s guide to M&M working hunter pony classes: how to ride each breed and what the judges are looking for
Read this expert insight to help you make the most out of your competition season and avoid common mistakes
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H&H’s guide to working hunter pony classes: how to present your pony and nail your individual show
“Turnout should be smart and workmanlike...”
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H&H’s guide to show hunter pony classes: what the judge is looking for and how to win
H&H talks to the professionals about how to present a show hunter pony correctly...
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‘Practice makes perfect’: how to impress the judge when showing in-hand
Whether you’re a dab hand at showing in-hand or considering doing it for the first time, the following expert advice from judges and producers will set you up for success
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#SundaySchool: how to teach your horse to jump a bullfinch
Amy Smith, a champion working hunter rider, shares her tips on how to teach your horse to jump a bullfinch, as told to Gill Kapadia
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H&H’s guide to showing a small breed mountain and moorland pony
The following judges’ tips will ensure you make an instant impact and help you avoid unnecessary mistakes
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H&H’s guide to showing a large breed mountain and moorland pony
As well as reading this guide to large breed natives, ensure you check with the specific breed society so your pony is turned out and presented in accordance to the breed standard...
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H&H’s guide to show hunter classes: weight categories, presentation and what makes the judges cringe
“If it’s not going correctly for you, don’t expect a judge to ride it...”
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H&H’s guide to showing native, hogged and traditional coloureds
If you are showing a traditional coloured in the ring this season, you need to read these top tips
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H&H’s guide to non-native coloured showing classes
Know your classes, make an instant impact and avoid common pitfalls with H&H’s guide to showing a non-native coloured...
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H&H’s guide to show cob classes: from weight divisions to showing off correctly
How should you present a show cob correctly and how are the different weight categories defined?
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H&H’s guide to riding horse classes: how to impress the judges
H&H talks to the professionals about how to present a riding horse correctly and the key differences between a riding horse and a hack
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A guide to show hack classes: height sections, type and how to impress the judges
H&H looks at the art of producing a show hack...
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#SundaySchool: how to prepare your horse for a ride judge in the show ring
Top show horse producer Robert Walker explains how he prepares his mounts for the ride portion of a showing class
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9 show basket essentials that might surprise the general public
If a non-horsey person was having a nose through your show ring kit, what would make them look twice?
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#SundaySchool: Simon Reynolds — How to prevent your horse from rushing in canter
Show rider and producer Simon Reynolds gives his advice on different ways to slow down and control a horse’s power
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#SundaySchool: showing supremo on the importance of using lateral work
This is a simple leg-yielding exercise from Sue-Helen Shuttleworth (pictured) for both established and young horses, enabling the rider to master the art of flexion and the correct use of the inside rein
