North Carolina Extension Horse Husbandry Publications
Developing Effective Oral Reasons Manual
How to Teach Youth an Equine Conformation Judging System
North Carolina 4-H Horse Program Introductory Horse Judging Manual (4-HJM)
Sample Judging Scantron- NEW FOR 2025Website & Breed Association Links
AQHA Rules and Regulations Manual
AQHA Competitive Horse Judging (Updated 2021) Manual
Equestions Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Equestions
NCSU Extension Horse Husbandry Pinterest Page: http://www.pinterest.com/horsehusbandry/horse-judging/
Conformation of the American Saddlebred
Arabian Horse Association Horse Judging Materials
USEF HandbookAdditional Digital Resources with links
| Resource Type | Name | Brief Description/Notes |
| App | E-Judging | Cut calculator App |
| DVD | Kansas State Horse Judging | Reasonably priced, excellent DVDs on oral reasons, hunter hack and trail. |
| DVD | CEV Multimedia | CEV has both online access horse judging videos and DVDs for sale. The more up to date material is available through online streaming. |
| DVD | Video Horse World | You can order videos of past horse show classes (such as Reining, Horsemanship, Hunt Seat Equ, etc). If you tell them you are a judging team coach, you get a discount. |
| Website | TAMU Horse Judging Video Portal | There are currently some free downloads on their website. |
| Facebook Page | Equestions | Horse Judging Resource. Tons of judging resources, poster classes and links to videos. |
| Facebook Page | NHJTCA | National Horse Judging Team Coaches Association (Closed group- send a request to join). Judging Contest DVDs for sale. |
| Website | Mississippi State | Mississippi State University Horse Judging online judging video portal |
| Website | Judging Card | Online cut calculator |
| YouTube Channel | Purdue Univeristy | Videos on judging conformation |
| YouTube Channel | Arabian Horse Association | Scroll through their playlist for some judging contest videos and judge's perspective videos |
| YouTube Channel | UN-Lincoln | Several instructional presentations on horse judging, such as Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Conformation, etc. |
| YouTube Channel | Morgan Horse Association | Morgan Horse Judging Standards |
| YouTube Channel | Texas A & M (TAMU ANSC) | Scroll through for several Horse Judging Videos |
| YouTube Channel | AQHA | Scroll through for Judge's Perspective Videos and winning runs from major events |
| YouTube Channel | Richfield Video Production | Scroll through for videos of Saddlebred and Morgan Horse Shows |
| Website/Online Course | Horse iQ | Online modules that focus on different disciplines. Practice scoring runs/classes with reasons from an official judge. Product of APHA. |
| Website/Online Course | AQH University | American Quarter Horse University- new educational series starting in the spring. |
| Website | Horse & Rider Magazine Conformation Clinic | Practice halter classes (with 3 horses) with official placings from a judge. |
| Website | Livestock Judging.com | Practice judging videos- some classes are free. With a paid membership, you have access to additional videos. |
| Website/Online Course | Extension Horses | This self-directed course is designed to teach new coaches, judges, and judging team members what to expect from a horse judging contest and judging horses. |
| Website/Online Course | TAMU Horse Judging | This course is designed for youth and collegiate horse judging team members, their coaches, and anyone interested in learning more about horse judging. Learning objectives include understanding the rules for each class, applying the judging guidelines to each class, and learning to articulate placings during oral reasons. |
