2011 Official Rule Book - New England Pinto Horse Association

ClassEs
9. The Halter Exhibitor and Driving Exhibitor must the same
individual.
P5. Roadster
A. General Regulations and Requirements
1. Entries shall be serviceably sound and shown without
artificial appliances.
2. Unweighted quarter boots or rubber bell boots are optional
in all classes.
3. Entries shall be shown with natural or shortened mane
and tail. Roached mane is prohibited. Saddle type Pintos
only may have inconspicuously applied hair in mane
or tail switch. All other types – Pleasure, Hunter and
Stock – must conform to the Pleasure type regulations
regarding manes and tails. Non-conforming entries must
be eliminated.
4. Entry number must be worn on the back of the exhibitor.
B. Attire
Exhibitors shall wear stable colors, cap and jacket to
match.
C. Gaits – The principle gait assignment for Roadsters is the trot.
Entries shall be asked to trot at three different speeds: the slow
jog trot, the fast road gait, and then at full speed.
1. At all speeds, Pintos should work in form, with chins set
and legs working beneath them, going in a collected
manner.
2. At the trot, an entry whose action features folding of knees,
flexing of hocks, with straight, true action of front legs
and with hocks carried close together and with motions
coordinated, is executing a balanced trot. Long, sprawling
action in front, dragging or trailing hind legs and straddlegaited
action behind makes a balanced trot impossible.
Pacey-gaited or mixy-gaited entries, that pace and rack the
turns, or break and run on the turns, shall be penalized.
D. Class Procedure
1. Roadsters must enter the ring clockwise at a jog trot, then
show at the road gait; turn counter-clockwise at the jog
trot, show at the road gait and then trot at speed.
2. Entries should be light-mouthed, capable of being taken
up at any time, willing to walk and stand well when being
judged in the center of the ring.
3. When entries are lined up, no attendant is permitted and
driver shall not leave his/her vehicle except for necessary
adjustments.
P6. Roadster To Bike
A. Pinto to be shown in light harness with blinkers of square
pattern, snaffle bit and overcheck to a suitable two-wheeled
vehicle, preferably a bike.
B. Entries shall show animation, brilliance and presence. To enter
ring clockwise, at a jog trot.
C. When entries are lined up, no attendant is permitted and
driver shall not leave his/her vehicle except for necessary
adjustments. He/she may, however, uncheck and stand at the
Pinto’s head when left in the center of the ring while a part of
the class is on the rail for a workout.
D. To be shown at a jog trot, road gait, and then at speed.
E. To be judged on performance, speed, quality, manners,
conformation and suitability.
P7. obstacle Driving
A. General Regulations and Requirements
1. Pintos are required to work over and through obstacles.
2. The Show Committee and/or course designer must keep
in mind that the course must accommodate suitable two
or four-wheel vehicles. Pintos in the obstacle driving class
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