Show hunter (British)

Show hunter horses are divided into three weight sections - lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight.

The maximum height is 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm), and small hunters should have relatively short legs with a deep body.

Show hunter horses should be shown with manes plaited (braided) and ears, faces and legs trimmed.

Handlers should wear tweed jackets, shirt and tie, buff or canary breeches and black leather boots with garter straps.

The horse should have straight, "daisy cutter" or "pointed toe" movement - "flicky toes" are a fault that suggests a horse has been schooled using artificial aids such as draw reins, and too much knee action is discouraged.

Working hunters can be of any of the weight classes, but are expected to jump a course of natural-looking fences in addition to performing the usual short show on the flat.