Arab Horse Society
Shows & Events Committee 

How to become an AHS Ridden Judge or an AHS Inhand Judge

IN HAND PJI's   These are intended to be educational and are useful for those who are new to the breed, new to showing or maybe still at the stage of considering owning an Arab as well as to those who are interested in training to be a judge.  AHS judges will talk about type and conformation and about ring priocedure, etiquette, rules, etc.  Questions and discussion are welcome.  Anyone who has predeclared is able to take part in assessing a class of horses and will receive AHS mark sheets after the event.

RIDDEN PJI's   Participants take part in a ridden class and are assessed only on their riding ability.  The horse is not judged and, in fact, need not be an Arabian.  The object of the PJI is to ascertain that riders are competent before being invited for further training where they will be expected to ride horses which belong to other people.  Participants will be marked out of 10 for style, turnout, seat, leg position and use, hands, posture and balance, mounting and dismounting, knowledge of ring procedure.  Not everyone that enters necessarily wants to become a judge and a class of this sort may well be useful for a novice horse on its first trip out as well as for the curious and the class addict. Participants will receive AHS mark sheets ater the event.

Stage 1      Prospective Judge Identifiers: 

 22 September 2012  Wrexham - In Hand and Ridden

18 August   Scottish Group - Ridden

  Stage 2      Intermediate (by invitation for those who have succesfully completed stage 1)

18/ August - In Hand Intermediate

 Stage 3    Probation    (by invitation for those who have successfully completed stage 2)

 Final      (by invitation for those that have sucessfullycompleted stages 1, 2 and 3)
 2012