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Handy Ranch Horse Pictures

Below are photos taken during a Handy Ranch Horse class at a Foundation Quarter Horse show. The Handy Ranch Horse class is a judged event that evaluates the performance of the horse on such things as gaits, how the horse handles different obstacles, and the horse's response to the rider. For more information on the Handy Ranch Horse class, please see the description beside each photo and the information at the bottom of this page. Please keep in mind that the information provided here is for general descriptive purposes only, and will not be accurate for all Handy Ranch Horse classes.

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	Opening, passing through, and closing a gate is one of three mandatory obstacles in a Handy Ranch Horse class.
	This horse is side-passing over a wooden pole to a mail box.
	This horse and rider are backing through wooden poles laid on the ground in an "L" shape.
	This rider is using his horse to drag a wooden pole in a figure 8 pattern around orange cones.
	This rider is preparing to rope a stationary steer from her horse. This is another mandatory obstacle. For judging purposes, it does not matter whether or not the rider catches the steer.
	This horse is ground tied while his rider has moved away a few steps to pound a steeple into a post.
	This horse is quietly loading into a stock trailer. This is also a mandatory obstacle.

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Handy Ranch Horse Class

The Handy Ranch Horse class is a horse show class that judges a horse on such things as its performance at different gaits, how it handles different obstacles, and how it responds to the rider. Handy Ranch Horse classes are popular at Foundation Quarter Horse shows.

In a Handy Ranch Horse class there are typically six obstacles for a horse and rider to negotiate. Three of the obstacles are mandatory (meaning they are required by show management to be part of the class), while three additional obstacles can be chosen from a list of options. Mandatory obstacles are opening, passing through, and closing a gate; roping a stationary steer; and loading into a stock trailer. Optional obstacles can include a water hazard, hobbling or ground tying, putting on and removing a slicker, backing or riding through or around brush or other obstacles, and others.

Please keep in mind that the information provided above is for general descriptive purposes only, and will not be accurate for all Handy Ranch Horse classes.