[drivingpairs] Re: No breeching rule...
- From: "L.M. Tembreull" <lewella@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:16:24 -0600
The chances of finding the one approved AMHR Fine Harness class offered at an
AMHR show is somewhere between slim and none. Fine Harness Pair or More 38"
and Under is on the approved class list still as of 2004 (can't find my 2005
rule book) but I've never seen it offered at any show. The rule for AMHR Fine
Harness refers a reader to the Modern Shetland section of the rule book to the
rules for Modern Harness. Modern Shetland Harness ponies are shown like
Hackney Harness ponies.
Lewella Tembreull
Platte Ridge Farm - Classic & Foundation Shetlands
http://www.platteridgefarm.com
----- Original Message -----
From: MARGARET TOWNSEND
To: drivingpairs
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 8:29 AM
Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: No breeching rule...
I know that Jan Tobey drives miniature horse multiples; I believe she is
referring to the American Miniature Horse Registry Rulebook(the AMHR operates
under the auspices of the American Shetland Pony Club).My copy of their
combined Rulebook is several years old, but in the AMHR section, under "Fine
Harness", it mentions that classes may be offered for pairs, tandems, unicorns,
four or six-in-hand or more, and states "no full hames or britching" in the
course of the class description. The reader is referred to the ASPC section for
"criteria", where there are pages of specifications for various types/kinds of
show ring driving classes. I would guess that the rules are written this way
because they are ONLY for going roundy-round in the flat show ring; however, I
really wouldn't want to drive MY pair, even thought they're minis, too-without
breeching. Seems odd to me to FORBID it; why not just make it optional?
Certainly,I have seen very elegant multiples harness, both with and without
breeching....
The 2005 Rulebook of the other major Miniature horse registry, the American
Miniature Horse Association, has no mention of forbidding breeching(which makes
more sense, to me.)
Margo Cox-Townsend
at High Lonesome, in New Mexico
Home of Jess Miniature Horses
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