Caleta Sunrise
Owned by Helen Elcome
Find out what to wear for hack classes
Find out what to do in the ring
Hacks were the horses that used to be ridden round London parks or where you wanted to be seen. They should be the best-mannered horses in the showing world. They are primarily thoroughbreds, graceful, of slim build and elegant, with extravagant and eye-catching movement. Hack classes are divided into small (up to15hh) and large (up to 15.3hh).
The most important thing for a hack is manners and schooling. They don't gallop in the ring, and should at all times go smoothly, calmly and obediently with no fighting the rider. Disobedience or misbehaviour is severely punished in the hack class.
They are lighter than Riding Horses or Hunters.
The British Show Hack, Cob and Riding Horse Association runs qualifiers for Hacks for the Horse of the Year Show and Royal International Horse Show.
For amateur owners, the SEIB Search for a Star championship has the final at the Horse of the Year Show.