Arabian Hunter
Arabian Hunter
Are Arabian horses looked down upon in the hunter jumper ring?
i own an arabian and want to start jumping her but i have been told that they are looked down upon as hunter/jumpers
Don't think about if they look down on you. Unless you are on a very competitive circuit, you shouldn't need to worry. They are usually looked down upon because they (for the most part) have a more uphill carriage and suspended, think dressage horse. Hunters are usually level (not down or up), flat footed (less bounce in the trot) and long legged.
Do hunter/jumper because you want to- not because of what other people think.
I show a 17.2h tobiano full draft horse in dressage. We stick out like a sore thumb at dressage shows, but we compete successfully at training and first level. Sure, there are snickers in the background, but I usually end up placing, or at least we both had fun and she tried her best (the most important things). Sometimes you get a judge that will state outright that you should not be there- but ignore them. There are others that do not feel that way.
My favorite show memory is at my first show- a girl outright laughed at me on her 16h warmblood. That horse costed about 20k and was trained up to 3rd level, but the girl only started riding and she was showing intro (as was I). Well, let's just say that I took first place with my $1200 bought draft horse, and her horse ended up bucking out of the ring because he was afraid of flowers.
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