Developing a horseman’s eye is a lifelong process –I’ve been watching horses for years – as a young rider from horse show bleachers, later making my living watching horses – as horse trainer, riding coach and judge.

Horse show judges are reminded to consider the intent of the horse show rule – to keep the purpose of the class and the standard of what’s “correct” to guide our judging
decisions.
In other words, to ask “What’s the point?”