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Source: Basic Steps in Horse Judging (V0A5-0004.00); MSU-ES Horse Judging Activities I-V (Form 819, 820, 821, 822, 823); 4-H Horse Judging
Manual (Pub 901)
4-H Horse Judging ContestHorse Judging III: Notes and Reasons
PPA5-0001.00
Source: Basic Steps in Horse Judging (V0A5-0004.00); MSU-ES Horse Judging Activities I-V (Form 819, 820, 821, 822, 823); 4-H Horse Judging
Manual (Pub 901)
Presentation prepared byKathy Nash
AV Reference Room Manager/ Information & Graphics Technician
MSU-ES Support Services Department
Review Committee
Roy Higdon, Area Agent, Animal Science/Forages, MSUES
Tom McBeath, Mississippi Quarter Horse Association
Kathy Nash, Information & Graphics Technician, MSUES
Sandy Slocum, DeSoto County Director, MSUES
Amy Ware, Carroll County 4-H Agent, MSUES
Dwayne Wheeler, Special Project Coordinator, MSUES
Review of 4-H Horse Judging Contest
Horse judging is one of the most educational and popular activities of the 4-H horse project. Horse judging contests involve two actions. First, you must place each animal in a class, and second, you must be able to orally defend that placing.
Horse judging helps youth to:
Develop communication skills
Make decisions based on facts and observations
Compete with a sportsmanlike attitude
Learn a skill essential for success in the horse industry
Develop self confidence
Contests consist of:
Judging halter classes (geldings or mares) and giving reasons
Judging performance classes and giving reasons. These performance classes will come from Western Pleasure, Reining, Western Riding, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack, Hunt Seat Equitation, Horsemanship or Showmanship.The 4-H contest system uses four animals in each
class. Your job as a judging participant is to place the animals first, second, third, and fourth. Generally, it is best to break a class down into pairs. Divide the class down into a top pair, middle pair, and a bottom pair. However, it is generally best to make the easiest placing first. This may be the top animal, the bottom, or any of the pairs.
Suggestions for BeginnersLearn the correct names for all the parts of a horse, their values, and their locations.
Learn the correct terms. Improper terms will weaken reasons.
Learn the correct organization and techniques used in presenting oral reasons.
Develop a mental picture of an ideal horse. Do this by recalling the desirable features of horses you have seen, or from pictures available from various associations.
Learn the correct procedures and patterns for performance classes.
Practice!!! Studying and knowing a lot about your subject will help you gain confidence.
Let’s Begin!!!
Source: Basic Steps in Horse Judging (V0A5-0004.00); MSU-ES Horse Judging Activities I-V (Form 819, 820, 821, 822, 823); 4-H Horse Judging
Manual (Pub 901)
Horse Judging III:(Notes and Reasons)
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Material suitable for ages 8-10
This lesson is to help you understand how to put notes and reasons
together!
Remember - There are 8 steps to judging and you have completed the first four!
Now, you will work on …
If you follow these steps you can judge anything!
Taking brief notes on the class
Writing complete reasons
Learning your reasons
Presenting your reasons
Know the “Ideal” of what you are judging
Compare the different individuals in the class to the “Ideal”
Closely compare the individuals in the class to each other
Place the class
Remember - This was our “Ideal” Stick Horse that we judged earlier!
The characteristics of this “Ideal” Stick Horse are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
#11st
#4 2nd
#3#2
4th3rd
This was the group of 4 stick horses that you placed by comparing them to the “Ideal”
We have compared and placed our stick horses.
Now it is time to look at our notes.
While you were comparing the four stick
horses to the “Ideal”, you were actually taking
your notes!
SURPRISE!!!
#1
The characteristics of this “Ideal” Stick Horse are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
Taking Brief Notes: Our comparison of the “Ideal” Stick Horse against #1.
The characteristics of #1 compared to the “Ideal” are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
#2
The characteristics of this “Ideal” Stick Horse are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
Taking Brief Notes: Our comparison of the “Ideal” Stick
Horse against #2.
The characteristics of #2 compared to the “Ideal” are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, overly long neck, body, tail, 4 legs but only 2 feet.
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
#3
The characteristics of this “Ideal” Stick Horse are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
Taking Brief Notes: Our comparison of the “Ideal” Stick
Horse against #3.
The characteristics of #3 compared to the “Ideal” are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is not level
• The legs are all the same length
#4
The characteristics of this “Ideal” Stick Horse are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
Taking Brief Notes: Our comparison of the “Ideal” Stick
Horse against #4.
The characteristics of #4 compared to the “Ideal” are:
• It has a head, ear, eye, mouth, neck, body, no tail, 4 legs and 4 feet
• The body is level
• The legs are all the same length
Now take your“Brief Notes” and
turn them into“Complete Reasons”
One way to help yourself in judging is to break the class down to your:
Top PairMiddle PairBottom Pair
Another way to help yourself in judging is to put your reasons into a
“Reason Organization Chart”
Reasons Organization Chart
TopPair
Advantages Grants
MiddlePair
BottomPair
Example
Reasons Organization Chart
TopPair
Advantages Grants
MiddlePair
BottomPair
Can you put your pairs in this chart?
Reasons Organization Chart
TopPair
Advantages Grants
MiddlePair
BottomPair
We now have our placings and our reasons!
1
4
#1 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse.
#4 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail.
#1 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse so this will obviously be my first place.
#4 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail and while a tail is nice it is not necessary.
4
3
#4 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail.
#3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body.
#4 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail and while a tail is nice it is not necessary, therefore #4 will be my second place.
#3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body. The unlevel body causes the stick horse to be much more at a disadvantage than not having a tail.
3
2#3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body.
#2 meets very few of the “Ideal” stick horse characteristics.
#3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body. #3 will be my 3rd place.
#2 meets very few of the “Ideal” stick horse characteristics, the worse being a neck that is unusually long and only having 2 feet. #2 is obviously my last place.
I place this class 1, 4, 3, 2
We have completed 6 of the8 steps to judging, 2 more steps to go!
Know the “Ideal” of what you are judging
Compare the different individuals in the class to the “Ideal”
Closely compare the individuals in the class to each other
Place the class
Take brief notes on the class
Write complete reasons
Learn your reasons
Present your reasons
Learning Your Reasons !!!
Therefore my placings are:
1, 4, 3, 2
My Top PairBecause #1 meets all the
requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse. #1 will obviously be my first place.
Because #4 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail and while a tail is nice it is not necessary.
My Middle PairBecause #4 meets all the
requirements of the “Ideal stick horse with the exception of the tail and while a tail is nice it is not necessary.
Because #3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body. The unlevel body causes the stick horse to be much more at a disadvantage than not having a tail.
My Bottom Pair
Because #3 meets all the requirements of the “Ideal” stick horse with the exception of the very unlevel body.
Because #2 meets very few of the “Ideal” stick horse characteristics, the worse being a neck that is unusually long and only having 2 feet. #2 will obviously be my last place.
Presenting Your Reasons!!!
Be Confident in your reasons
Stand straight with your hands by your sides or behind your back
Look directly at the judge
Speak clearly
Don’t yell but don’t whisper either
Be pleasant and courteous
Now we have completed ALL of the steps to judging
Know the “Ideal” of what you are judging
Compare the different individuals in the class to the “Ideal”
Closely compare the individuals in the class to each other
Place the class
Take brief notes on the class
Write complete reasons
Learn your reasons
Present your reasons
Source: Basic Steps in Horse Judging (V0A5-0004.00); MSU-ES Horse Judging Activities I-V (Form 819, 820, 821, 822, 823); 4-H Horse Judging
Manual (Pub 901)
Ya’ll Did Great!!!
See ya’ll next time when we study more about Horse
Judging!