The Bend Oregon High Desert Classic starts today and runs through next week. The High Desert Classic is a horse show that features hunting and jumping horses from across the Northwest. Hunter classes judge the movement and the form of horses suitable for work over fences.
A typical show hunter division would include classes over fences as well as “Hunter under Saddle” or “flat” classes (sometimes called “hack” classes), in which the horse is judged on its performance, manners and movement without having to jump.
Hunters have a long, flat-kneed trot, sometimes called “daisy cutter” movement, a phrase suggesting a good hunter could slice daisies in a field when it reaches its stride out. The over fences classes in show hunter competition are judged on the form of the horse, its manners and the smoothness of the course.
A horse with good jumping form snaps its knees up and jumps with a good bascule. It should also be able to canter or gallop with control while having a stride long enough to make a proper number of strides over a given distance between fences.
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