Ideal characteristics of horse competing in trail competition

Authors

Colleen M. Brady, Purdue University

Recommended Citation

Brady, Colleen M., "Ideal characteristics of horse competing in trail competition" (2025). Supplementary Content for Horse Evaluation: A Multibreed Text for Competitive Youth Equine Judges. Paper 6.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/horseevaluation/6

Date of this Version

12-15-2025

Keywords

Bay; Black; Brown; Buckskin; Chestnut; Dun; Grullo; Red Dun; Palomino; Gray; Pinto; Overo; Tobiano; Tobiano-Overo; Tovero; Roan; Bay Roan; Blue Roan; Red Roan; Sorrel; forging; paddling; rope walking; winging; bench knees; bow knees; capped hocks; overbite; ringbone; shoe boil; capped elbow; underbite; windpuff; hindquarters; leg structure; gaskins; stifle; tail set; Hunter in Hand; Morgan; Tennessee Walking; rail position; gait; lope; canter; English pleasure; Hunter Hack; Plantation pleasure; ranch riding; obstacle scoring; Western horsemanship; Western pleasure

Abstract

This video describes the ideal characteristics of a horse competing in a trail competition according to the American Paint Horse Association.

Rights

This book was published by the Purdue University Press. Copyright 2025. Permission: American Paint Horse Association/HorseIQ.