HORSE JUDGING RESOURCES

National Horse Judging Team Coaches Association www.nhjtca.org/

NHJTCA Handbook www.nhjtca.org/Handbook2000.PDF

VIDEOS AND CD’S

Iowa State University - Horse Judging Videos www.ans.iastate.edu/equine/horse_library.p
df
Interactive Horse Judging CD-Rom produced by K-State www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_eyas/cd.htm
Research and Extension
AQHA Judging Videos www.aqha.org
Many videos available, including the following: “Survival of the Fittest”
(good starter, covers conformation and form-to-function); Horse
Judging, Parts I-IV; Judging Reining; Judging Working Hunter; Judging
Roping; and Showmanship at Halter
AQHA Championship Judging Series (proceeds go to NHJTCA) www.quarterhorseoutfitters.net/Merchant2/
merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code
=QHO
American Paint Horse Association Good videos on Western www.apha.org
Horsemanship and Western Riding, available at no cost to 4-H judging
teams.
Judging101.com www.judging101.com/
CEV Multimedia - Video Tapes for Horse Judging www.cev-inc.com/
Equine Promotions www.ehorsestore.com/john/index.html
Videos by Jon Wolf, coach of many very successful collegiate judging
teams. The videos on stock-type halter, western pleasure, and reasons
might be particularly helpful.
University of Nebraska Horse Judging Satellite Seminar Series http://animalscience.unl.edu/horse/satellite
%20seminars.htm
Colorado State University Horse Judging DVD http://equineextension.colostate.edu/news/
DVDinfo.html
MANUALS
www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_eyas/horseman.pdf
Youth Horse Judging Manual (PDF) produced by K-State
Research and Extension
Horse Judging Practice produced by University of Kentucky www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/agmania/horse/

Black Hawk East Horse Judging Manual www.bhc.edu/eastcampus/faculty/callahana

/HJT/hjt.html
Purdue University Horse Judging Manual www.four-
h.purdue.edu/horse/horse_resources.html
How to Plan, Organize, and Administrate a Livestock, Dairy or Horse www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/4H/4H-923-
Judging Contest (4-H-923-W) W.pdf
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1
Horse Conformation Analysis from Washington State University
613/eb1613.pdf
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/em
4-H Horse Judging Manual from Washington State University
4797/em4797.pdf
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/4h/4h05600.
Preparation and Presentation of Oral Reasons from University of Florida
pdf
http://www.agweb.okstate.edu/fourh/project
4-H Horse Judging Guide from Oklahoma State University
s02/horsejudging.pdf
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fourh/curric
Horse Judging Manual from North Carolina State University
ulum/plantsAnimals/HorseJudging.html
http://muextension.missouri.edu/explorepdf
Conformation: Form To Function from University of Missouri
/agguides/ansci/g02837.pdf
The Ohio State 4-H Horse Programs: Score Forms for 4-H Horse Shows www.ag.ohio-
 state.edu/~ansci/equine/score.htm

www.utopiapercherons.com/tips/Judging_d
Judging of Draft Horses By W. H. Palmer rafts/Judging%20of%20Draft%20Horses%
20Index.htm
BREED & PERFORMANCE RESOURCES
USA Equestrian www.equestrian.org/
Rules and standards for breed specific and general competitions,
pleasure, under saddle and equitation classes.
AQHA www.aqha.org
www.apha.org
APHA
International Arabian Horse Association www.iaha.com
Arabian youth Judging Guide. & Videos on judging Arabian horses
American Miniature Horse Association www.amha.org/
American Morgan Horse Association www.morganhorse.com/
www.appaloosa.com/
Appaloosa Horse Club

American Donkey & Mule Society www.lovelongears.com/

www.idms.ws/
Iowa Donkey & Mule Society

Pinto Horse Association of America www.pinto.org/

National Reining Horse Association www.nrha.com

For Reining classes.
American Saddlebred Horse Association www.asha.net/
For 3-Gaited Saddlebred classes.
Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' & Exhibitors' Association www.twhbea.com/
For Plantation English Pleasure Walking Horse classes.
www.jockeyclub.com/
The Jockey Club (Thoroughbred)