Showing a horse who has many scars?

No judge is to consider any scars or wounds that do not affect or inhibit the horses performance.

I have a mare whos hind leg got a horrible slice on her hind leg. It is scarred and healed but has a lump. Looks like a bowed tendon. However I still get firsts and champion placings, because there is no lameness. Also lucky enough to have decent honest judges :-)

That is not to say that there are judges out there that do use it as an excuse no lower your place or not place at all. It is unfair, but it happens.

No, judges are NEVER supposed to be picky about things you can do nothing about, now if you’re using unconventional tack, or your horse is in a bad frame, then you’ll be counted down, but if a judge is going after scars on your horse, then you’ve either come so close to another rider for first place that it’s just impossible to call a winner without the judge breaking the rules, or you have the most horrible unethical judge in the world.

I suppose that in the realm of possibility, both of those things could happen, but it’s so unlikely that you should spend more time worrying about being struck by lightning in the ring on a clear day haha.

If you’re still uncomfortable with the scars, and would feel more confident with them covered, at my barn, because “grooming chalk” only comes in very few colors, we have a set of chalk made for human hair, and we blend them to match almost any coat color just like you would if you were drawing with chalk pastels.

Here’s a link to the set that I own, I’ve personally never used it on a blue roan, but I’m sure you could blend some of the purple blues and blacks to get things just right. It’s perfectly safe and super washable, it’s the exact same product as grooming chalk, just in more colors. Hope it Helps :D

http://www.amazon.com/CHALKS-SQUARE-PASTELS-TEMPOR...