ALL ABOUT IHSA WESTERN DIFFERENCES SIMILARITIES FROM DRESSAGE

ALL ABOUT IHSA WESTERN

DIFFERENCES & SIMILARITIES FROM DRESSAGE AND HUNT SEAT Ride one handed Free hand stays square with the other hand with elbow bent Longer stirrups than Hunt Seat Sit more on your seat bones than your pelvic bone (sit straight up instead of forward) No posting ever (always sitting trot) Equitation still same as far as square shoulders, sitting tall, chin up, legs correct. Terms: Jog = trot (supposed to be slower) Lope = canter (supposed to be slower)

WESTERN TACK Western Saddles Cannot hold the horn Western Bridles Normally split reins, hold in ONE hand Never allowed to touch with two hands

WESTERN ATTIRE Show Shirt Hat Styles vary throughout the years Made of Beaver fur Boots Match chaps Styles differ each year Spurs optional Chaps To complete the look Made of suede or leather

WESTERN HAS *BLING* & COLOR! (WE CALL IT COWGIRL GLITTER)

MANY WESTERN CLASSES Showmanship pattern Western Riding Trail quickie Western Pleasure Speed events Ranch horse events Cutting, Working Cow Horse, Roping

HORSEMANSHIP Western Horsemanship = Equitation Class based on railwork & a pattern Patterns are different every time for every class and are made up by the judge or show administration. World Show Horsemanship Pattern

REINING IHSA uses their own pattern book, AQHA patterns or NRHA patterns. All patterns are different but contain same elements Large, fast circles Small, slow circles Sliding stops Spins Backing up Emphasis on simetrical circles, straight lines, and control Lope only, NO jogging Difference: We have to EQUITATE Traditional Reining Pattern

JUST FOR FUN… Freestyle reining