What Competition for What Horse?
So you've got your lovely hores or pony but wait, what competition does my horse excel in? Should my horse enter Classical or Western competitions? What if I get it wrong? Don't Panic!!! Here I will put down what each horse excels at.
Classical vs. Western
Here are the skills for Classical and Western competitions.
Classical Western
Trot - Trot, Speed, Dressage Barrel Racing – Speed, Stamina, Gallop
Gallop - Gallop, Speed, Dressage Cutting – Stamina, Dressage, Speed
Dressage - Dressage, Trot, Gallop Trail Class – Dressage, Trot, Jumping
Cross Country - Stamina, Dressage, Jumping Reining - Gallop, Dressage, Stamina
Show Jumping - Jumping, Dressage, Speed Western Pleasure – Trot, Stamina, Dressage
Classical Western
Trot - Trot, Speed, Dressage Barrel Racing – Speed, Stamina, Gallop
Gallop - Gallop, Speed, Dressage Cutting – Stamina, Dressage, Speed
Dressage - Dressage, Trot, Gallop Trail Class – Dressage, Trot, Jumping
Cross Country - Stamina, Dressage, Jumping Reining - Gallop, Dressage, Stamina
Show Jumping - Jumping, Dressage, Speed Western Pleasure – Trot, Stamina, Dressage
What Breeds Are Best?
Well, this has taken me a while to do but, I have put together a list of all the breeds, studied their statistics and placed each one in it's perfect competition. But remember that each horse breed may be good at a strange competition. For example Welsh are fantastic at show jumping, even though their jumping skills aren't very good. Well, here we go.
Trot - Trot, Speed, Dressage – Friesian, Purebred Spanish
Horse, French Trotter
Gallop - Gallop, Speed, Dressage – Thoroughbred, Paint Horse, Welsh, Fjord, Appaloosa
Dressage - Dressage, Trot, Gallop –
Cross Country - Stamina, Dressage, Jumping – Akhal-Teke, Quarter Horse, Connemara, Donkey,
Show Jumping - Jumping, Dressage, Speed – Shetland, Hanoverian, Gypsy Vanner, Shagya Arabian, Holsteiner,
Western Competitions
Barrel Racing – Speed, Stamina, Gallop - Mustang
Cutting – Stamina, Dressage, Speed - Arabian
Trail Class – Dressage, Trot, Jumping – Nokota, Knabstrupper
Reining – Gallop, Dressage, Stamina
Western Pleasure – Trot, Stamina, Dressage - Curly
Gallop - Gallop, Speed, Dressage – Thoroughbred, Paint Horse, Welsh, Fjord, Appaloosa
Dressage - Dressage, Trot, Gallop –
Cross Country - Stamina, Dressage, Jumping – Akhal-Teke, Quarter Horse, Connemara, Donkey,
Show Jumping - Jumping, Dressage, Speed – Shetland, Hanoverian, Gypsy Vanner, Shagya Arabian, Holsteiner,
Western Competitions
Barrel Racing – Speed, Stamina, Gallop - Mustang
Cutting – Stamina, Dressage, Speed - Arabian
Trail Class – Dressage, Trot, Jumping – Nokota, Knabstrupper
Reining – Gallop, Dressage, Stamina
Western Pleasure – Trot, Stamina, Dressage - Curly