EXCERPT FROM THE AQHA RULEBOOK: SHW430. "WESTERN horsemanship is designed to evaluate the rider's ability to execute, in concert with their horse, a set of maneuvers prescribed by the judge with precision and smoothness while exhibiting poise and confidence and maintaining a balanced, functional and fundamentally correct body position."Historically, western pleasure was the foundation class, where horses began their show careers.
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