Congratulations! You're ready to show!
Ashley Holden riding her Ripken and Jen
The challenge of testing your skills will be fun and rewarding. At DHF, our primary goal is to make sure you experience both. We require that our students are in regular lessons before they can go to shows representing DHF so that we can ensure that the student will be prepared and successful. If you are just beginning your horse show career, take a minute to review Showing 101 and the Show Checklist. DHF Instructors maintain a very busy competition schedule and are always happy to provide Show Coaching to DHF clients. For a list of shows DHF will attend, click here: Show Schedule.
If you would like to schedule a lesson with a DHF Instructor at the show grounds, please sign up ahead of time. Horses currently in training with DHF are encouraged to schedule a lesson the day of arrival at the show grounds. Warm-up assistance is also available on show days and needs to be coordinated in advance.
If you would like to schedule a lesson with a DHF Instructor at the show grounds, please sign up ahead of time. Horses currently in training with DHF are encouraged to schedule a lesson the day of arrival at the show grounds. Warm-up assistance is also available on show days and needs to be coordinated in advance.
Show Entry Form Specifics
Please be considerate of Show Secretaries and write legibly and complete each entry in its entirety. Feel free to ask your instructor for assistance when completing show entries.
Request to be stabled with “Dancing Horse Farm” so that all our horses will be assigned stalls together. DHF will request the group tack stall (see Show Fees for more details). Feed and hay will be provided by DHF for boarders' horses. Non-boarders are responsible for their horses' hay and feed while at shows. We also recommend you request (or purchase beforehand and haul to the show yourself) extra shavings (4 bags to start, plus 1 new each day) on your entry form.
Shows do not give refunds in 99.999% of cases, so don't give them your money until it's absolutely necessary. Wait to enter the competition until you are completely certain that you are ready to show.
When a show weekend is a single show, meaning each day isn't considered a separate show, Jen recommends paying the Regional Championship qualifying fee for only Saturday's test (the highest test of the level showing). If you earn your qualifying score on Saturday, then you don't need a score on Sunday and refunds are typically not an option. You can always pay the qualifying fee for Sunday as long as you notify and pay the show secretary before the start of your class that you want your score to count as a qualifying score.
Make sure you indicate if you are an adult amateur or junior rider (21 and under) because they will use that information to split the classes.
Request to be stabled with “Dancing Horse Farm” so that all our horses will be assigned stalls together. DHF will request the group tack stall (see Show Fees for more details). Feed and hay will be provided by DHF for boarders' horses. Non-boarders are responsible for their horses' hay and feed while at shows. We also recommend you request (or purchase beforehand and haul to the show yourself) extra shavings (4 bags to start, plus 1 new each day) on your entry form.
Shows do not give refunds in 99.999% of cases, so don't give them your money until it's absolutely necessary. Wait to enter the competition until you are completely certain that you are ready to show.
When a show weekend is a single show, meaning each day isn't considered a separate show, Jen recommends paying the Regional Championship qualifying fee for only Saturday's test (the highest test of the level showing). If you earn your qualifying score on Saturday, then you don't need a score on Sunday and refunds are typically not an option. You can always pay the qualifying fee for Sunday as long as you notify and pay the show secretary before the start of your class that you want your score to count as a qualifying score.
Make sure you indicate if you are an adult amateur or junior rider (21 and under) because they will use that information to split the classes.
