The 2010 Judging Educational Seminar is going on right now in Irving, Texas. AQHA Professional Horsemen, Charlie Cole, Michael Colvin and Leslie Lange were the instructors.
Here’s what you’re missing if you’re not here.
5. Learning the difference between a tick and a hit in trail.
4. Hearing western pleasure expert David Dellin, an AQHA Professional Horseman, talk about how much he enjoys western pleasure and how to find the best horse in a class.
3. Getting hints and tips from experts on how to succeed. Sample: In horsemanship, if your stirrups aren’t the right length, the judges can hardly watch your run because they’re busy watching your heels.
2. Learning how much rein to use in each class. Sample: In horsemanship, you need moderate contact with your horse.
1. And the No. 1 reason you should be here? Well, if you’ll think back to the January issue of the Journal, you’ll remember that Charlie Cole confessed an embarrassing moment from early in his showing career, when he was showing a stallion at the World Show in western riding that chose to leap the log rather than cross it gracefully. He mentioned that videos last forever, and he’s correct. If you were at the Educational Judging Seminar, you would have gotten to see that video.
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