TABLE OF CONTENTSOrganizations/Recommended Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Purposes and Objectives of <strong>Morgan</strong> <strong>Judging</strong> Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Ethics as They Relate to Judges, an Exhibitor’s View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ethics for <strong>Horse</strong> Show Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Suggested Code of Ethics for Judges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14USEF Guidelines for Licensed Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Do’s and Dont’s of <strong>Judging</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<strong>Judging</strong> Procedures-Contracts & Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<strong>Judging</strong> Procedures in the Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Check List for <strong>Judging</strong> a Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29<strong>Judging</strong> the <strong>Morgan</strong> Western Pleasure <strong>Horse</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30AMHA Equitation Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Reining Seat Equitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
AMHA/USEF JUDGES’ SCHOOLFor more information, including written materials and videotapes, about various <strong>Morgan</strong> disciplines, contact:The Amerian Driving Society1837 Ludden Drive, Ste. 120P. O. Box 278Cross Plains, WI 53528Phone: (608) 237-7382info@americandrivingsociety.orgwww.americandrivingsociety.orgNational Cutting <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Association</strong>260 Bailey AvenueFt. Worth, TX 76107Phone: (817) 244-6188 • www.nchacutting.comThe United Professional <strong>Horse</strong>men’s <strong>Association</strong>4059 Ironworks Parkway, Suite 2Lexington, KY 40511Phone: (859) 231-5070 • www.uphaonline.comUnited States Eventing <strong>Association</strong>525 Old Waterford Road, NWLeesburg, VA 20176Phone: (703) 779-0440• www.useventing.comThe Carriage <strong>Association</strong> of America3915 Jay Trump RoadLexington, KY 40511(859) 231-0971 • www.caaonline.comNational Reining <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Association</strong>3000 NW 10th StreetOklahoma City, OK 73107-5302Phone: (405) 946-7400 • www.nrha.comThe United States Dressage Federation4051 Iron Works ParkwayLexington, KY 40511Phone: (859) 971-2277 • www.usdf.orgU.S. Equestrian Federation4047 Iron Works ParkwayLexington, KY 40511Phone: (859)258-2472 • www.usef.orgFor an application to become a <strong>Morgan</strong> judge, information about learner judging requirements,or your status as a <strong>Morgan</strong> judge, contact:USEF Licensed Officials Department • 4047 Iron Works Parkway • Lexington, KY 40511For information about upcoming AMHA Judges’ <strong>School</strong>s, copies of The <strong>Morgan</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Judging</strong> Standards,AMHA membership, or a list of <strong>Morgan</strong> shows in any region, contact:The <strong>American</strong> <strong>Morgan</strong> <strong>Horse</strong> <strong>Association</strong>4066 Shelburne Road, Suite 5 • Shelburne, VT 05482-6908Phone: (802) 985-4944 • Fax: (802) 985-8897 • info@morganhorse.com • www.morganhorse.comRecommended ReadingBelow are books recommended for reading in order of preference, with the first book listed being the top priority, etc.Adams, O.R., Lameness in <strong>Horse</strong>s, 3rd edition, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1974Edwards, Gladys Brown, Anatomy and Conformation of the <strong>Horse</strong>, Dreenan Press Ltd.,Croton-on-Hudson, 1980Crabtree, Helen K., Saddle Seat Equitation, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1970White-Mullin, Anna Jane, <strong>Judging</strong> Hunters and Hunter Seat Equitation,Arco Publishing, Inc., New York, 1984.Rossdale, Peter D., The <strong>Horse</strong>, J.A. Allen & Company, Ltd., London, 1975.Rooney, James R., The Lame <strong>Horse</strong>: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment,A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., Cranbury, NJ, 1974.1