do sections make a difference when showing

[felix]

now felix is coming back into work im hoping to get him out to some shows.
he's a grey section B gelding.
will this make him be marked down/looked down on as hes not a section A.
not talking about local m and m classes but the bigger county shows right up to hoys level.
obviously we are never going to go that high anyway but its something iv always wonder about.

any showing people have section B's that hold there own against the A's?

[Deleted]

Depends on the pony and judge and how much white In theory a good pony is never the wrong colour and there are some far better section b's than a's. However there is a growing trend for whole black ponies/minimal markings now so seeing white can be strange! Some judges will not bother, others will.

Waterside Ben II is a prime example of a section B holding there own against the A's (an incredibly successful pony!) as is Penny's Adamfield Aster.

[DalesLady]

Thanks Grace.

Grace is right, Aster has never been held back by her being a section B. She has very little white in the wrong place, its a roaning mark on her face, but it is dead central!

[felix]

felix has a stripe and 2 back socks that are just over top of allowed area but now hes greying out you cant see stripe anymore.

[tinkerdorisalison]

thats the bonus of a grey - the white makings disappear!

Doris is a sec B, she has/had a star and stripe conjoined = but once her face greyed out - no problem. ;D

If a black/bay pony had a lot of white then it could possibly be marked down as not conforming to breed standard

[felix]

so a grey section b is the way to go if showing a section b.lol..