2023 Horse Swap
Below you will find written rules for the Horse Swap Horsemanship. We've tried our best to cover all obstacles, situations that may arise, and concerns but all runs and scenarios will be at the discretion of the Judges and will be considered final at awards.
Horse Swap Horsemanship
Rail class
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Riders will ride a predrawn horse that isn't their rodeo horse - These will be announced Monday September 4th.
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The Judge will call out what maneuvers in the class.
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Riders will work both directions
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​ Rail Maneuvers may include but are not limited to ​​
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Walk
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Trot
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Canter
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Direction change
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Roll back
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Back up
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Random Guiding
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Circle
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Figure 8
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Judge will be watching
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Riders leadership
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Quietness and position of rider
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Soft & subtle cues
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Soft steady transitions
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Leads
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Steadiness and rhythm of horse (THIS IS NOT A SPEED CLASS)
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All of this plays into the over all package of how nice and pretty the ride looks. You want to convince the Judge that the horse YOUR riding is the one to buy by having a good looking easy ride.
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