by Tarrin Warren | Feb 28, 2022 | Featured, Functionality |
Functionality is about testing basic skills for a balanced working horse. Some skills should feel challenging. That helps you grow! Don’t be afraid to ask our officials questions even at a show! Have ideas for a test? Write your own and submit for approval. If...
by Tarrin Warren | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, Functionality |
If you can’t perform a functionality movement in the correct gait, go to a lower gait. You will receive a penalty but we are about riders making decisions that are right for the horse. That’s what working horsemanship is...
by Tarrin Warren | Dec 4, 2021 | Featured, Functionality, Judging |
If your functionality pattern calls for a simple change through walk, and your horse is not prepared, it’s ok to trot the change. Your score will be lower and you will not receive a bonus point for a correctly executed change, but there is not a penalty. If your...
