Pleasure Horsemanship

Pleasure Horsemanship



Is my QH mare too old?

I'm new to the AQHA and to competing in pleasure (this isn't to say that I've just started riding and competing). I was planning on showing my 15 year old QH in western and english pleasure/horsemanship, showmanship at halter, and trail and I've just started training. A girl that I know whose been competing in the bigger shows says that my horse is too old to compete at that level and I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of younger horses competing (like 5 year olds). My horse was trained specifically for pleasure so it's not the training that I'm worried about (she just needs some polishing up), I just don't want it to be too hard on her. No bashes please because like I said, I'm new to competing at these levels and in pleasure (I used to just do fun shows and WSCA and that was gaming).
All answers are appreciated!

There could be a rule that horses over a certain age cannot compete, and I don't know that. However, physically, Western Pleasure and the like is not too physically straining for a 15 year old horse unless it has health issues that make it so. My horse is 19 and still competing at Novice level Eventing, schooling Training to Prelim level, and doing fine. He's high maintenance, sure, but he's a TB (And if QHs are now more flimsy than TBs the breed has really gone to you-know-where) and I think we can agree hands-down that Eventing is more physically straining on the horse than WP or HUS can ever be. (Of course, he's kept in fantastic shape and never let to fall out of it, which helps a ton. Getting a "break", like the winter off, and having to regain condition again is absolutely terrible on old horses.)

I'd ignore your friend. 15 is hardly too old- she might not do as well in Halter against younger horses if the judge doesn't take into consideration her age, but by most standards she's in her prime years of performance, or just at the tail ends of them. If you keep a horse in shape, you'll be surprised what they can do.



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