ASPR Questoins

[Boinky]

Ok.... I have an ASPR pony and I was thinking i'd like to show him this summer in driving. Are ASPR classes well attended (I'm thinking Deleware Area 1 show)? Is it worth me trucking him 10 hours or am I going to be showing against myself? I looked at the rulebook about showing them and found SQUAT for rules..mostly it was about which classes they offer..anything I should know about?

 

[disneyhorse]

Generally I think the classes would be fairly light, but I suggest calling your local club and asking how many ponies traditionally compete in the different divisions.

Andrea

 

[Leeana]

Last year there wasnt to many ASPR classes offered at the shows we did. The ones that were offered i dont know if i would consider them light, you were not in a class by yourself but they were kind of light. If you look in the issues of The Journal, especially the issue that has Congress/World results where they show all the Grand Champion pictures, they have page after page after page of ASPC and then maybe 5 or 6 pictures of ASPR on the last page. Last year i see 2-5 horses in each ASPR driving class so its moderate.

Maybe you can call ahead of time and see how many entries are in the classes so far?

 

[Lewella]

I believe the ASPR ponies show under the same rules as the Moderns.

 

[alongman]

Lewella - you are right. ASPR does follow the same rules as the Modern ASPC ponies. I would say from my judging that there have been very few horses in these classes. I would say that this is improving lately with the increased promotion done by the registry and the breeders.

 

[Boinky]

Ok so as for rules anything under the "modern shetland" section is probably safe to follow? That's a good start! It should say something in the section as to "rules for Moders apply to ASPR" or something..LOL i was like "ok what the heck are the rules for them" LOL I'm new to shetlands all together and really dont' have a clue. I figured the rulebook was the first place to start..LOL