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If you’re gearing up for the 2021 term with your traditional, hogged or native coloured, read H&H’s guide to preparing your horse or pony and hitting the right notes once you’re in the ring.
The following expert insight will help you create the best possible picture and increase your chance of taking home a red rosette:
Class options
The ‘hairy’ classes for coloured show animals are made up of native, cob, traditional and vanner types. The ridden classes are split into two: ponies not exceeding 148cm and horses exceeding 148cm.
There are two societies governing the coloured horses in the UK:
Know your classes, make an instant impact and avoid common pitfalls with
H&H’s guide to non-native coloured classes:
Plaited class options
Coloured horses and ponies are determined by colour and not by breed or type, which means the classes contain a variety of types.
Two societies govern coloured horse classes in the UK:
Coloured Horse and Pony Society (CHAPS)
British Piebald and Skewbald Society (BSPA)
You must be a member of CHAPS to contend Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) classes and BSPA to qualify and compete at the Royal International (RIHS).
The non-native ridden classes for coloured show animals are split into two. Ponies must exceed 153cm and include show hunter pony and show pony types. Horses exceed 153cm and are made up of hunters, hacks and riding horses as well as sport types.