HORSE & HANDLER TURNOUT

Entries must be turned out in a respectable and professional manner.
 

This includes:

• Appropriate braids (manes, forelocks, tails if desired). Fake tails are permitted.

• Properly fitting hunter tack.

• No flash, figure eight, or drop nosebands.

• Plain leather browband and noseband.

• Only the use of loose ring, egg butt, D-ring, or full cheek bits are permitted.

• Handlers under the age of 18 MUST wear a helmet when in the show ring.

• Handlers must wear clothing that allows for safe jogging while in the show ring.

• Closed toe shoes are mandatory for handlers.

• A properly fitted in-hand leather lead, with or without a chain, such as a newmarket or “V”shank type may be substituted for reins. A properly fitted chain should be short enough to prevent the horse from getting it in its mouth and should never be placed over the nose or tightly under the chin.

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