Understanding Showmanship: Everything You Need to Know to Win in Showmanship Classes
Laurie Truskauskas

Present yourself and your horse professionally in the popular showmanship horse show classes. Even the greenest novice can quickly become competitive by following the advice in this book. Includes everything from mastering the basic patterns to clothing and accessories and winning touches for show grooming.

This is the single horse show class where the handler–not the horse–is judged, and is rapidly becoming one of the most popular of horse show classes. With this step-by-step approach, even the greenest novice will soon be showing competitively!

Learn the fine art of presenting your horse in Showmanship Classes.

*Twenty things you need to know to score high in Showmanship Classes
*Four factors that make for a winning presentation
*Six basic patterns you can practice
*Three key things to consider when selecting a horse for showmanship
*Why clothing and accessories can make or break your presentation
*How to put winning touches into your show grooming
*The quarter method and how to master it
*How to train your horse the six basic maneuvers
*Ten ways to enhance your patterns
*The five factors that make your showmanship horse look his absolute best
*How to braid and band manes with perfection
*How to select and fit the right tack and what tools to buy
*Key facts you must know about how classes are scored.

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