Western Pleasure
Western Pleasure is a class in which the
Western&ndaash;type horse is ridden in the
show ring and judged at a walk, trot, and lope in both directions. The horse
is ridden on a loose rein.
Contestants compete simultaneously, traveling the perimeter of the arena, and
at the discretion of the judge, are asked to walk, jog, lope and reverse the
direction of the horse. Horses are evaluated on quality of movement while staying
quiet and clam, traveling on a loose rein.