Hunt Seat Equitation - Open Show Pamela Britton-Baer

Yes, it's me. The romance author. When I'm not WRITING I'm RIDING. Here I am at an open schooling show judged by a hunter/jumper judge (way cool!).

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• equitation
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• britton-baer
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[Anomaly003]

What is the difference between hunt seat equitation and just normal english equitation? Are there other types too?

[Dspammsters]

@Anomaly003 Sorry for the tardy response. Just now checking my comments.

There should be no difference between hunt seat eq. and english eq. They should both be ridden exactly the same. THAT SAID, there is a HUGE difference between breed show equitation and USEF eq. Breed show people sit up and back (too far back, IMO). USEF people tip forward--ostensibly to get up and off the horse's back to help with jumping. Also, breed show people do a pattern, and it's slooow. Confused yet?

[jennamichelle83]

get an english horse!!! that is so a western walk trot and canter!!!! wats wrong with u!!!???

[Dspammsters]

@jennamichelle83 ==get and English horse== No thanks!! I absolutely LOVE my baby boy. As far as what's wrong with me. Well, many people have tried--and failed--to figure that out and so I'm sorry: I can't answer that question. LOL.

[myhorsesrmylife119]

try and sit up straiter i noitesd tht u were leaning forward a lil bit....how many years have u been showing? iv been showing for 3

[Dspammsters]

What you're seeing is the difference between a "breed show" seat and an "open hunter" seat. We were showing under an open hunter judge and so I rode a little more forward that day (but only a little b/c this is STILL way breed show-ish). At a rated hunter show I would be even MORE forward, and in half-seat in under saddle classes.

I've been showing for thirty-plus years. Ooi. That makes me sound SO old:)

[TheGreatEssiebelle]

That horse has some of the best conformation I have ever seen-- I would have loved to be a judge at that show and been up close to him. He has beautiful gaits :)

[EiffelForParis]

*Gasp* I love your horse!!! Is he a paint or a QH? Or something totally different?? He's gorgeous!! You're a beautiful rider...I'm jealous!

[jillyfilly86]

Beautiful job!

[equibaby44]

@jennamichelle83 she is doing hunt seat which is a form of english riding where the horse must hold its head low and use minimal effort to bend their knees, covering as much ground in each stride as possible. yes, it looks similar to western gaits, but believe me i've been doing hunt seat since i was six and this is definitely english, rider AND horse.

[ilovehorses3100]

Yea i do hunt seat Equitation and you just have to be very propor

[JennaLovesBeauty]

@rabbitboy56 I apologized a while ago. I understand what I said was wrong and very insulting. I know I would not like someone insulting me and my horse. It would really hurt my feelings, and for her to give a positive answer to an insult like that was very mature of her, and I do see what you're saying that is NOT a western pleasure moving horse and it is a good speed. I was a little brat 11 months ago. I know it was terribly rude to tell her that.

[JennaLovesBeauty]

@ShowJumperHunter1 Thank you so much!

[ShowJumperHunter1]

@jennamichelle83 thats very big of you ^.^ I'm glad you can apologize to the poster like that :)

This horse is the prime hunter- and if you rode/showed in this world, you would see some huge differences between him and a WP horse! It's just the style, just like dressage horses have a certain carriage, and pony hunters have a different one as well. Even Morgan hunters have a different carriage! It ranges pretty widely :)

[jennamichelle83]

Im sorry about the immature comment i made a while ago. I was a little brat 8 months ago i guess? LOL. I know how I would feel if someone insulted my horse like that. So I apoligize. I just get annoyed when people ride western pleasure horses in an english pleasure class. I don't know why it's really none of my buisness what people do with their horses. Well I'm sorry and I hope you accept my apology.

[BizStamm]

Actually there is a huge difference in equitation between huntseat, dressage, and saddleseat, all of which are considered English disciplines. I think you horse looks lovely and is carrying his head correctly for a horse of his build. It's refreshing to see after being exposed to breed shows where horses drag their noses on the ground in "English" classes.