The Field · showing
Show Day
Braiding, turnout, ring craft, ribbons, and the 4 a.m. call that the show ring asks of you.
The First Horse Show Checklist: Everything in the Trunk, Nothing Forgotten
6 min · Jul 13, 2026A horse show is a logistics problem in jodhpurs. Here's the whole trunk for your first one, rider turnout, tack, grooming tote, and the paperwork-and-buckets pile that makes the day legal, sorted the way you'll actually reach for it.
Hunter Braids: How Many, How To, and How Early to Wake Up
6 min · Jul 13, 2026Thirty to forty small braids, sewn flat on the right, the morning of the show. Here's how many hunter braids to put in and why, the tools and the step-by-step, and how to reverse-engineer your 4 a.m. alarm from your honest braiding speed.
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