Horse show people make the same mistakes all around the world.
I was flying back home from having judged a horse show in Italy and was thinking that people do poorly at horse shows all over the world for many the same reasons.  Riders make the same mistakes in every country.  Whether it’s an AQHA show in Italy a 4-H show Canada or a NRHA show in Australia, competent riders make the mistake of simply practicing the wrong things.

To the average eye the competitors at a horse show all seem to be the same. The riders and horses had to be at a certain skill level in order to be there. The horses are at par with one another, but how do they really differ?

Show clothing can get extremely expensive and not everyone can afford it. It often seems impractical to spend a few hundred dollars on an outfit that a child might grow out of in a few months, for someone just starting to show horses or for someone on a budget. There are alternative options to purchasing expensive show outfits that will leave you looking just as flashy in the show arena for less.