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Comment by wildehex on April 18, 2012 at 9:58pm

The fact was no one started showing before they were doing 3'.  A hack class had 2-2'6" fences.  Ammies did 3'9"to 4' in hunters. The standard has been slow dropped, and so many divisions now.  They were honest fences that would actually be found hunting, and the horses were up/open/and active.  (And it was a great place to show).

Comment by Jackie Cochran on April 18, 2012 at 12:31pm

Back then the hunt seat riders rode more in the Forward Seat, giving the horse all the rein it wanted to go over the fence.  Thus the horse could jump bigger jumps easier and keep on moving forward smoothly, AND the horse was much, much, much happier with his rider and with performing.

Comment by Amy Robinson on April 17, 2012 at 3:26pm

Wow!  That could pass for a reg. stadium course now in eventing!  Some of those jumps would have even been considered as XC!