But an additional criterion is movement, especially in tough competition. The judge wants to see a horse that appears to flow around the course in long, even strides. Nerves Top three-day event Kerry T. Millikin has seen her share of tense competitions, most noticeably at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where she won the individual Bronze medal with her thoroughbred gelding Out and About. If you're like many junior riders, you have a favorite pony that you're quite attached to. It could be a scruffy Shetland, a golden Halflinger, a spotted POA or a fancy Welsh hunter.
Ponies seem to be a child's favorite mount.
Your basic equitation was correct. You rode your horse well. You know you were on the correct diagonal and you got your leads. Few things can lower the score of your hunter or equitation round more than a missed flying lead change. In tough competition you could still be out of the ribbons with a sticky lead change.