35th Annual Horse Show (2005)

Therapeutic Riding Division

Open to all riders currently enrolled in a Therapeutic riding program. No age limit. Competitors may use English or Western tack. Approximate starting time 12:30 pm.

A. Horsemanship Classes

1. Walk Only: Assisted by a leader and/or one or two sidewalkers, Riders will be judged at the walk in both directions. Poise, balance, position and attitude will be considerations. Riders may be asked to halt and back.
2. Walk/Trot: As in "Walk Only." To be judged at the walk and trot in both directions.
   Riders may choose to sit, post or be in jumping position for the trot. Riders may be asked to halt and back. Diagonals not to count.
3. Unsupported Walk/Trot: Independent riders will be judged at the walk and trot both ways of the ring. May be asked to halt and back and perform ring figures such as circles, serpentines and figure of eights. No other horsemanship class may be entered.

B. Horse Class Horse judged for suitability as a therapeutic riding mount. Manners, gaits and adaptability to count.

C. Therapeutic Riding Gymkhana Division (Timed Event)

This includes pole bending, barrel racing, and figure 8 stake race. The Gymkhana will be run in 3 sections corresponding to horsemanship classes: Walk Only, Walk/Trot and Unsupported Walk/Trot.

Ribbons for 1 st to 6 th places in the Therapeutic Division were donated by Jeff Dain of N. Dain’s Sons Lumber Co., Inc. on North Water St. in Peekskill and by Dr. Benjamin Dancygier, DDS, of Valley Pediatric Dentistry, P.C., in Jefferson Valley.