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Hippology Academy

The 2025 Hippology Academy kicks off on February 9. It's back! Topics for this year include First aid and vitals for horses, Pre-purchase exams, Equine viral diseases, Behavior of horses, Equine metabolic issues, Forage selection for horses. Content for each topic...

Judging Horse Events – Showmanship at Halter

The "Showmanship at Halter" event is also known as "Fitting and Showing." In this class, exhibitors are judged on how well they present their horse while performing a specific pattern. Generally, showmanship is the first class of the day and sets the tone for the rest...

Judging Horse Events – Western Horsemanship

Judging Horse Events – Western Horsemanship

The western horsemanship event is judged both on how the horse performs for the rider and the rider's skill. Judges evaluate the rider's position and tests the ability of the rider and the horse to perform a prescribed pattern. Rider's Position The rider should sit in...

Horse Judging Resources

Horse Judging Basics  Choose your subscription For a 6-month subscription: Horse Judging Basics: Teams and Judges (6 months) For a 12-month subscription: Horse Judging Basics: Teams and Judges (12 months) This self-directed course is designed to teach new coaches,...

Practice Horse Judging

These courses are designed to offer practice horse judging classes for teams, coaches, and anyone else who wants to improve their horse judging skills. Each course has 6 classes, with questions, placings, cuts and recorded critique of each class. The fee for each...