Pepe La Pew
Owned by Karyn Daniels
The Alchemist
Owned by Miss J. Pound
As If By Magic
Owned by Sue Lake, ridden by Gabriella Jarvis
Find out what to wear for coloured classes
Find out what to do in the ring
Any type of horse can enter a coloured class, as long as it is piebald or skewbald. At local shows, coloured classes may also extend to cover spotted horses, and sometimes palominos, roans and duns. Check the schedule if in doubt, but if it doesn't specify, you're better to assume it's only skewbald or piebald.
CHAPS, the Coloured Horse and Pony Society, runs showing classes and qualifiers over the country. They run a Winter Restricted series which culminates at the BSPS Winter Championships, NPS affiliated qualifiers for horses of 15hh and under for the championship held at the NPS Summer Championship Show, CHAPS UK qualifiers for the Championship Finals held at their own Championship Show, HOYS Qualifiers culminating in the CHAPS UK Finals held at the Horse of the Year Show at the Birmingham NEC and performance awards where points are accumulated across the year.
CHAPS also runs stallion and mare grading.
The BSPA, the British Skewbald and Piebald Association, also runs qualifers - for the RIHS, their own World Championship of Colour and the BSPA Fesitval of Colour.
Within coloured showing, there are various types, such as Vanner and Traditional. A list with pictures of the type of horse suitable for each type of class can be found here.
Pepe La Pew Owned by Karyn Daniels |
The Alchemist Owned by Miss J. Pound |
As If By Magic Owned by Sue Lake, ridden by Gabriella Jarvis |