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What are performance horses judged on?
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functional correctness, attitude and manners, quality of movement, and head and neck carriage
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What is functional correctness?
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is defined as how correctly a horse fulfills the requirements of the class.
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When is functional correctness attained?
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when a horse performs the required gaits and maneuvers readily and without fault.
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What is the key to brokeness?
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consistency
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When it comes to attitude and manners what is the most desirable type of horse?
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a broke horse
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When evaluating brokeness what will the judge assess?
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how alert the horse is, how quiet the horse is, and the rein length, observing the ears, tail and mouth
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What type of horse is ideal in attitude and manners?
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a horse that is consistent in frame and speed, quiet and does not resist
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What is quality of movement?
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a free flowing, balanced, collected and cadenced in all required gaits
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What is candence?
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number of beats in a gait
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How many beats are in a walk?
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four beats
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What type of beat gaits are the jog and trot? describe the pattern
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two beat gaits, diagonal legs will move in unison
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What type of beat gaits are the canter and lope?
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three beat gaits, right lead, left hind, right hind and left front together
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What is an ideal hunter horse when it comes to quality of movement?
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long sweeping strides, flat in the knees, and collected in the hind end
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What are good characterisitics of rail horses who are efficient in quality in movement?
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flat knees, feet traveling close to the ground, symmetrical and rhythmical
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What is wrong with having a the head up for a performance horse?
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the back will drop forcing the horse to use mostly its front end for propulsion
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How does a horse travel balanced and collected?
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it uses its back and is level with its topline
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What is head set?
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How the head hangs off the neck
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What is head carriage?
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how the head hangs off the body
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What type of horse is the hunter under saddle horse?
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it should be ridden through fields and woods, over brush and fence, following hounds, chasing a fox
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What type of movement should a hunter under saddle horse have?
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a long, low frame, lengthy stride and cover ground efficiently, flat in the knees and drive from the hindquarter
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What type of manners should a hunter under saddle horse have?
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obedient and willing with a pleasant attitude
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What are the required gaits for the Hunter under saddle horse?
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walk, trot, canter**
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What are the requirements for judging the Hunter Hack horses?
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functional correctness, manners, way of going, style over fences, and flat work
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What is way over going over fences?
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covering the course with free flowing strides
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What is style over fences?
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horse to possess an arc of the body over the fence, with the legs tucked tightly and evenly
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