The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-10
HORSE SHOW PRIMER;
CLASSES AND TERMS
Explanations That Will Be Useful to Many Attending Ex-
hibitions !; Rules That Guide Judges IN Making DC
cisions-Classes and Horses Are Clearly Differ
entated, But Audiences Often Hiss From
Lack Of Proper Understanding

Roadster.
a roadster y g horse used Oh The road
Tor fast work. TIC Is or should hc q
standard bred trottar, With d long tall
rangy; not less than fifteen hands high
ana with Il fair amount Of speed. Ills
conformation should be good and he
should be without lnsoundncss OF
blcmlsh His way or going should be
straight and true a roadster should be
Shown to Il four wheeled wagon or buggy,
ana light trottlng harness should be used.
a roadster Gun never win III Il harness
class.
Harness Horses. E. Is.
harness horse is Just the reverse
OK u roadster. Hc Should be short
coupled and compact long neck, small
Euzzle, short back, sut,aro quarters, short
legs and flat bone. lie should be dockcd
and his tail well "seL up"
His way OF going Should DO even and
true and while extreme action Is not
considered essential. he should go high
all around, A5llarness horse should not
be allowed to win In a roadster class.
Appointments.
BY appointments is meant tho style"
In which q vehicle Is turned out, be 1t
runabout roadwngon, tandem. victoria
gig, coach, or phacton. or course, the
harness counts, as does the whip, robes
blankets and the dozens of articles. such
as buckets, tie reins. wrenches, hoof-
picks, etc., that are used in runabout
or road wagon.
In turning out coach appointments
", in,,u MT am 10
OF a George Nv. phacton and victoria.
when the fit Of the servants livery often
determines tho award. Frequently when
audience Misses the decision OF Judges,
1t Is because It has not seen that the
appointments Of its favortc are all
wrong, and does not know that tho
judges cannot honestly give tho ribbons
ttoEa horse that Is shown before an lln-
properly appointed vehicle.
Remember that the Judges can see
faults that you cannot possibly see, ana
that they are selected as Judges BECAUSE
they are honest and know what they are
required to do
S 4 Judge is the guest OF the people OF
Richmond. lie is not paid for ms ser
vices and he acts through pure love OF
sport TO hiss Is to insult your own
guest, stranger in your. own home, and
moreover, It's a hundred to one bet that
the Judges are right, and that you are al
together wrong.
Unsoundness.
RI a horse Is unsound-hat Is, If he is
spawned; il he Is curbcd; If he has ring
bone; If he Is over5i i'll his knees;%i If he
''knuckles''; IL he has had feet: If he IS
lame; The Is blind or has bad eyes: u
his wind Is bad; If he has had tistula; II,
in II word, he has any Of these unsonnd-#
nesses or would not be given q certitG--
cate by a veterinary Then he cannot win
an award. No matter how good looking
he IS; no matter how well he goes; no
honest Judge would give him blue rib
bon, The Judges can dtscover4thc defects
because they are in the ring, while
person out side would probably not see
them. So when a blue does not go as
you think It. should, don't think the Judges
are Crooked" but rather believe that
they have seen something that you have
not been able to observe. This rule ap-
plies to all show horses-hunters, jump