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Pattern book
for the
26 th European Championship
of
American Quarter Horses
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Tim Kimura
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The drawn description of these patterns
is only intended for the general depiction.
Exhibitors should utilize the arena space
to best exhibit their horses.
All patterns are for show 1-5 unless marked
as ~FINALS~.
REINING
Green Open 8
Hackamore/Snaffle Bit 6
Junior Bit 6
Senior 4
Novice Amateur 8
Novice Youth 8
Amateur/Select Amateur 9
Youth 13 & Under/14-18 6
REINING FINALS
Hackamore/Snaffle Bit 4
Junior 9
Senior 6
Youth 13 & Under/14-18 9
Amateur/Select Amateur 4

WESTERN RIDING
Novice Youth Green 4
Novice Amateur Green 4
Youth 13 & Under/14-18 1
Green Open Green 2
Senior 3
Junior Green 4
Amateur/Select Amateur 2
WESTERN RIDING FINALS
Amateur/Select Amateur 3
Senior 1
Junior Green 1
Youth 4
WORKING COW HORSE
Junior 1
Senior 12
Amateur 1

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP
Novice Youth
Novice Amateur
1. Begin before A. Back one horse length.
2. Walk to A. Extend the jog to B.
3. At B stop. Perform a 270 degree turn on the
hindquarters to the right.
4. Lope on the right lead around C.
5. Perform a simple or flying change of lead
between C and D.
6. Lope on the left around D.
7. Break to the jog at D.
8. Jog to the exit.

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP
Youth 13 & Under
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Extended jog until just past B and C.
3. Stop and perform a ¾ turn left.
4. Lope on the right lead around B.
5. Perform a simple lead change halfway to C
and lope around C.
6. Break to walk for 2 strides.
7. Jog until even with A.
8. Stop and back approximately one horse
length and walk to exit.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP
Youth 14-18
Amateur
Select Amateur
Be ready at A.
1. Jog to B.
2. Walk around B.
3. Lope on the right lead from B to C.
4. Perform a simple lead change at C.
5. Lope on the left lead around C.
6. Extended jog from C to D.
7. Stop at D and back approximately one horse length.
8. Spin 1 ¼ turns to the right on the hindquarters and
jog out.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP
Youth 13 & Under
~FINALS~
Be ready at A.
1. Walk from A to center of pattern.
2. Jog until even with B and stop.
3. Spin 1 ¼ turns right.
4. Lope on the right lead to B. Lope a square corner at B.
5. Perform a simple lead change in the center of the
pattern.
6. Lope on the left lead until even with A and C. Lope a
square corner to C.
7. Stop at C and back approximately one horse length.
8. Perform a ¼ turn left and extend the jog until even
with B.
Pattern is over once you pass B at the extended jog.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

WESTERN HORSEMANSHIP
Youth 14-18
Amateur
Select Amateur
~FINALS~
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Extend the jog from A past B.
3. Stop and perform 2 ¼ spins to the right.
4. Lope a square corner around C on the right lead.
5. Perform a simple or flying lead change between C
and D.
6. Lope a square corner around D.
7. Stop at E. Perform a 1 ¼ turn to the left.
8. Jog half way to C. Extend the jog until 15 feet
(approx. 4,60 m) past C.
9. Stop and back approximately one horse length.
Jog to the exit as directed by your ring steward.

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Novice Youth
Novice Amateur
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Stop before A and perform a ¼ turn on the forehand
left.
3. Posting trot on the left diagonal to center.
4. Canter a circle around B on the left lead.
5. Change leads in center and canter on the right lead
until even with A.
6. Walk a half circle.
7. Posting trot on the right diagonal to exit
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Youth 13 & Under
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Canter on the left lead to center of pattern
and in a half circle around B.
3. Trot on the right diagonal from B to C.
4. Walk around C
5. Trot on the left diagonal halfway to B.
6. Continue to trot a circle to the right.
7. Sitting trot until even with B.
8. Halt at B and back approximately one horse
length. Walk straight away.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Youth 14-18
Amateur
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Perform a 180 degree turn on the forehand right.
3. Back approximately one horse length.
4. Perform a 180 degree turn on the forehand left.
5. Posting trot on the left diagonal to center of pattern.
6. Change diagonals at center. Trot on the right
diagonal to B.
7. Canter on the left lead to center of pattern.
8. Change leads at center. Canter on right lead until
even with A.
9. Sitting trot when even with A. Pattern is over after
trotting three strides past A.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Youth 13 & Under
~FINALS~
Be ready at A.
1. Back approximately 2 horse lengths.
2. Walk to and slightly past A.
3. Perform a ¾ turn on the forehand right.
4. Wald around A.
5. Posting trot a serpentine to B as shown.
6. Halt right after B. Perform a full turn on the
forehand left.
7. Canter on the left lead in a circle to B.
8. Change leads at B and canter on the right
lead to exit as shown.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

HUNT SEAT EQUITATION
Youth 14-18
Amateur
~FINALS~
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A.
2. Canter on the right lead to B.
3. Posting trot a circle to the right.
4. When even with B, canter on the left lead to C.
5. At C, hand gallop a circle to the left.
6. Trot on the right diagonal from C to D.
7. Stop at D and back approximately one horse length.
8. Perform a 1 ¼ turn to the right on the forehand.
Exit at a sitting trot.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

RANCH RIDING
Junior Open
Youth
Select Amateur
1. Right lead lope.
2. Change leads (simple or flying).
3. Left lead lope.
4. Extended lope.
5. Extended trot.
6. Trot.
7. Walk.
8. Side pass log – left.
9. Approx. 1 ¾ turn to left.
10. Trot.
11. Walk.
12. Stop and back 2 horse lengths.
13. Exit at a walk or trot.

RANCH RIDING
Senior Open
Amateur
1. Walk.
2. Trot.
3. Extended trot.
4. Stop. 360° turn each direction. Either direction first.
5. Lope – left lead around end.
6. Extended lope.
7. Collect to lope and change leads.
8. Lope – right lead.
9. Extended trot.
10. Trot.
11. Walk and walk over logs. Continue walking.
12. Stop and back 15 feet.

RANCH RIDING
Green Open
Novice Amateur
Novice Youth
1. Walk and walk over logs.
2. Trot.
3. Extended trot; collect to trot.
4. Lope – right lead.
5. Extended lope.
6. Change leads (simple or flying).
7. Lope – left lead.
8. Trot.
9. Walk.
10. Stop; 360 degrees in both directions. Either way
first; back 2 horse lengths.
11. Exit at a walk or trot.

RANCH RIDING
Junior Open
Youth
Select Amateur
~FINALS~
1. Walk.
2. Trot.
3. Extended trot.
4. Stop. 360° turn each direction. Either direction first.
5. Lope – left lead around end.
6. Extended lope.
7. Collect to lope and change leads.
8. Lope – right lead.
9. Extended trot.
10. Trot.
11. Walk and walk over logs. Continue walking.
12. Stop and back 15 feet.

RANCH RIDING
Senior Open
Amateur
~FINALS~
1. Extended lope on right lead.
2. Lope right lead.
3. Change leads.
4. Extended trot.
5. Trot.
6. Walk.
7. Side pass left and ½ way to right.
8. Walk across log and lope on left lead.
9. Walk.
10. Walk over logs.
11. Trot.
12. Extend lope (left lead), collect to lope.
13. Stop and back.
14. 360 both directions. Either direction first.
15. Exit.

SHOWMANSHIP AT HALTER
Novice Youth
Novice Amateur
Be ready before A.
1. Walk to A
2. Trot in a half circle until even with judge.
3. Walk in a straight line until even with A.
4. Stop and perform a ½ turn.
5. Trot an arc to judge.
6. Stop and set up for inspection.
7. When dismissed, back approximately one horse
length.
8. Perform a ¼ turn and walk straight away.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

SHOWMANSHIP AT HALTER
Youth 13 & Under
Be ready at A.
1. Trot a half circle to center of pattern.
2. Stop and perform a ¾ turn.
3. Back a square corner.
4. Walk 2-3 horse lengths.
5. Trot a half circle.
6. Perform a ¼ turn and set up for inspection.
7. When dismissed, perform a ¼ turn.
8. Walk to exit.
Follow the instructions of your ring steward.

SHOWMANSHIP AT HALTER
Youth 14-18
Amateur
Select Amateur
Be ready at A.
1. Trot to B.
2. Circle to the right at the trot as shown.
3. Extended trot until even with judge.
4. Perform a 1 ¼ turn.
5. Walk to judge and set up.
6. When dismissed, back approximately one horse
length.
7. Perform a ¾ turn.
8. Walk straight away and proceed to line up by
following the instructions of your ring steward.
INSPECTION WILL BE DONE IN LINE UP!

SHOWMANSHIP AT HALTER
Youth 13 & Under
~FINALS~
Be ready at A.
1. Trot around B and to C.
2. Break to a walk and walk around C to D.
3. Turn 450 degrees and walk to judge.
4. Stop and set up for inspection.
5. When dismissed, back approximately one
horse length.
6. Turn 90 degrees and trot away from judge.

SHOWMANSHIP AT HALTER
Youth 14-18
Amateur
Select Amateur
~FINALS~
Be ready at A.
1. Trot halfway to B and stop.
2. Resume the trot and trot a rectangle around
B and stop even with B.
3. Back approximately one horse length and
perform a 540 degree turn.
4. Walk to judge.
5. Stop and set up for inspection.
6. When dismissed, perform a 90 degree turn
and walk to exit.
Pattern is over once you have walked more than one
horse length away from judge.

TRAIL
Green Open
Novice Youth
Novice Amateur
1. Gate left hand ride thru close.
2. Back around corner between poles, jog out.
3. Jog over poles.
4. Jog over poles.
5. Loper over poles (left lead).
6. Jog thru serpentine.
7. Lope over poles (left lead).
8. Jog over poles.
9. Lope over poles (right lead).
10. Stop or break to walk, walk into box, execute a
360 turn either way, walk out box.
11. Walk over poles.

TRAIL
Junior Open
1. Walk over poles, walk to gate.
2. Gate left hand, ride over pole, close gate.
3. Lope over poles (right lead).
4. Jog over poles.
5. Lope over poles (left lead).
6. Jog over poles.
7. Lope over poles (left lead).
8. Jog into box, execute a 360 either way,
walk out box.
9. Jog into chute, back thru poles, jog out.
10. Jog thru serpentine, jog over poles.

TRAIL
Select Amateur
1. Walk over poles, walk to gate.
2. Gate left hand ride over pole, close gate.
3. Lope over poles (right lead).
4. Jog over poles.
5. Lope over poles (left lead).
6. Jog over poles.
7. Lope over poles (left lead).
8. Jog into box, execute a 360 either way,
walk out box.
9. Jog into chute, back thru poles, jog out.
10. Jog thru serpentine, jog over poles.

TRAIL
Youth 13 & Under
Youth 14-18
1. Jog thru serpentine, jog into chute.
2. Back around corner, jog out.
3. Jog into box, execute a 360 turn either way, walk
out.
4. Lope over poles (right lead).
5. Jog over poles.
6. Lope over poles (right lead).
7. Jog over poles.
8. Lope over poles (left lead), lope up to gate.
9. Gate: Right hand ride over pole, close gate.
10. Walk over poles.

TRAIL
Senior Open
Amateur
1. Jog thru serpentine, jog into chute.
2. Back around corner, jog out.
3. Jog into box, 360 turn either way, walk out.
4. Lope over poles (right lead).
5. Jog over poles.
6. Lope over poles (right lead).
7. Jog over poles.
8. Lope over poles (left lead), lope up to gate.
9. Gate: Right hand ride over pole, close gate.
10. Walk over poles.

TRAIL
Junior Open
Youth 13 & Under
~FINALS~
1. Lope (left lead) over poles.
2. Back to gate.
3. Gate: Right hand ride thru gate. Close gate.
4. Jog thru serpentine, jog over poles.
5. Stop or break to walk, walk into box, execute a
360 turn either way, walk out.
6. Walk over pole and walk over bridge.
7. Lope over poles (right lead).
8. Jog over poles.
9. Lope over poles (right lead).
10. Jog over poles.
11. Stop or break to walk then. Walk over poles.

TRAIL
Youth 14-18
Amateur
~FINALS~
1. Lope (left lead) over poles.
2. Back to gate.
3. Gate: Right hand walk over pole, close gate.
4. Jog thru serpentine.
5. Jog into box, execute a 360 turn either way,
walk out.
6. Walk over pole and over bridge.
7. Lope over poles (right lead).
8. Jog over poles.
9. Lope over poles (left lead).
10. Jog over poles.
11. Jog over pole, stop in gap. Walk over poles.

TRAIL
Amateur Select
~FINALS~
1. Jog over poles.
2. Jog into box, execute a 360 turn either way,
walk out box.
3. Lope over poles (left lead).
4. Change leads. Lope over poles (right lead).
5. Jog over poles.
6. Lope over poles (left lead).
7. Stop or break to walk, walk over poles.
8. Side pass pole right, walk off.
9. Jog thru serpentine.
10. Gate: Left hand walk over pole, close gate.
11. Back thru poles.
12. Lope over poles (right lead).

TRAIL
Senior Open
~FINALS~
1. Jog over poles.
2. Jog into box, execute a 360 turn either way,
walk out box.
3. Lope over poles (left lead).
4. Change leads. Lope over poles (right lead).
5. Jog over poles.
6. Lope over poles (left lead).
7. Stop or break to walk, walk over poles.
8. Side pass pole right, walk off.
9. Jog thru serpentine.
10. Gate: Left hand walk over pole, close gate.
11. Back thru poles.
12. Lope over poles (right lead).

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