2025 Introductory Horse Judging Short Course

This short course is designed for individuals with limited horse show judging experience, coaches of youth judging teams, FFA instructors, and all individuals interested in becoming judges or in attending the Open Horse Show Judges Certification Clinic. Emphasis will be placed on teaching the judging systems appropriate for judging various classes in the western, hunt seat, saddle seat, and non-trotting divisions. Participants will have a unique opportunity to interact one-on-one with experts to improve their judging expertise while learning the judging techniques taught at North Carolina State University, whose 4-H teams have earned numerous national and world judging contest championships. Participants will receive a judging manual and judge a variety of video classes in a classroom setting. Participants will also receive in-depth instruction on the judging systems specifically designed to train intercollegiate and youth judging teams and horse show judges.

If you have questions, please email Lori Stroud: [email protected]

For more information and to view a copy of the draft schedule, visit this page on our website: Read more at: https://equinehusbandry.ces.ncsu.edu/equinehusbandry-horse-judging-short-course/

Host or Publisher Animal Science Department