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Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

1770.0. "Quarters/Halves" by SALEM::ROY_K () Mon Jul 12 1993 17:06

    I have been working on Showmanship with my 3 year old for
    several months now and he is getting pretty good.
    
    What I was wondering is what system people use at the open shows, the
    Quarters/Quadrant or the Halves (more commonly seen at Open shows).
    At the breed shows you show Quarters.  You used to show halves at the
    open shows.   I have always been hesitant to show quarters at the 
    open shows because some judges that don't judge or show at 
    breed shows, know what the quarter system is and think that you are 
    wrong.
    
    I was looking for some input.
    
    Thanks
    
    Karen

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1770.1		STUDIO::PELUSO	PAINTS; color your corral	`Mon Jul 12 1993 17:18`	10
	Hi Karen.... I always show quarters, I think it looks better. Will I see you on the 25th? SAlly says you're entered in the futurity in August. Michele
1770.2	Any definitions available ?	CMOTEC::HARWOODJ	Judy Harwood - REO - 830 2879	`Tue Jul 13 1993 05:24`	8
	Would someone mind trying to explain what you folks mean by showing halves and quarters. I've never heard those expressions before, but that may be due to being the 'other side of the water' (a UK reader). Judy
1770.3	Terms	SALEM::ROY_K		`Tue Jul 13 1993 13:54`	16
	Hi Michelle, I won't be showing at the futurity, I haven't registered my horse with Pinto yet. Must be the other Karen Roy. It gets confusing with two of us. Good luck, if I get a chance I will be going to watch. I have a baby shower on Sunday. The best way to define the Quarter system is to divide your horse into 4 quarters. A line lengthwise from the middle of his poll through his tail and then across his girth. This would create 4 quadrants to show to the judge. If the judge is behind the girth line you are standing on the same side as the judge. If he is in front of the girth line you are on the opposite side of your horse. The halves would be where you would always be on the opposite side as the judge. I hope this helps. Karen
1770.4		STUDIO::PELUSO	PAINTS; color your corral	`Wed Jul 14 1993 09:11`	6
	Hi Karen ....if you are interested, they will be doing incentive registrations at the New Boston show (July 25th). I'll be there for the weanling class if I can be certain there will be other weanlings (It's a long trip to be the only person in the class). M
1770.5	Class size	SALEM::ROY_K		`Wed Jul 14 1993 10:12`	7
	The last time I went to the Pinto show in Spencer (several years ago) they had 4 judges and they had a lot of weanlings in the halter classes. I just remembered that I went two years ago and I think there were 4 colts. Karen
1770.6		STUDIO::PELUSO	PAINTS; color your corral	`Wed Jul 14 1993 12:32`	4
	At last months show in Spencer, there was one filly. THe class ended up being combined with the yearlings (and the filly got 2 or 3).