Showing tips
Keep on the beat during show season with Horse and Hound’s essential showing tips. From basic turnout tricks to schooling and ring craft help, make sure you’re show ring ready with our timely advice from the leading professionals in the industry.
Learn how to impress in specific classes, ensure your horse or pony is prepared for the bigger championships and find out the pet peeves of the country’s most respected judges.
Learn from the very best via H&H’s exclusive content.
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‘The hardest class to master’: how to achieve the calm perfection judges want to see in a sparkling show hack
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Train your riding horse to be a champion in the show ring with these 5 simple steps
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10 little-known rules of showing etiquette you need to swot up on before the season
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Little steps for big results: lead-rein producers share their winning formulae for the show ring’s budding stars
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7 homework lessons for first-ridden combinations to build confidence and success for the new season
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How to prepare your horse for a ride judge so they make the best possible impression
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Be ready to win with expert tips on last-minute planning and polish to ensure a successful show ring debut
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Look at me, judges! Expert tips on preparing your show horse to stand out in the ring for all the right reasons this season
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Catch the judges’ eye – when to clip, trim and hot-oil to create a great first impression in the show ring
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Expert tips for building up your show horse’s workload ready for the ring – with useful fitness timeline and warning signs
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Expert tips to turn your hairy horses into showing stars ready to impress the judges
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Perfect your working hunter pony’s performance with solutions to 7 common problems
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How to apply perfect quarter marks with Jayne Ross
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‘What could I do to be a bit different?’: how taking a risk helped this rider secure his first RIHS supreme title
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‘Practice makes perfect’: how to impress the judge when showing in-hand
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Allister Hood: 3 ingredients for a trot-up that will impress the judge
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What do I wear in my horse or pony showing class? Read our dress code guide for show riders...
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Find the showing world intimidating? 6 questions you thought were too obvious to ask
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H&H’s guide to show hunter classes: weight categories, presentation and what makes the judges cringe
