IMEHA (International Model Equine Hobbyists Association) was an online photo showing site that existing until 2018. Included on the site were these guidebooks for judging and showing model horses in Performance classes. MEPSA has obtained permission to share the info contained in the guides.
Native American Historical Other Geographical Area Costumes:
Equestrian gear adapted directly from white man’s tack for trapping, herding or nomadic lifestyles, or for special religious ceremonies. Tribes from Northern Canada and the United States and Canada west of the Rockies who used horses, donkeys or mules included the Apache, Chippewa, Hopi, Navajo, and Yakima/Yakama. We must also not forget the Native Americans of Mexico/Central and South America who adopted the horse for use within their culture. While these are not as numerous as the Plains Nations of North America, such tribes as the Teheulchas, Mapuches and Quechuas are just as interesting; the former two having a lifestyle very similar to the Apaches. (See photos Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Post-Pizarro Quechua-Incan, Teheulches and Mapuches). Horses, mules or donkeys are allowed.
Examples of Native American Costumes
Apache
Arizona Magazine.
Apache
2008 Native American calendar.
Hopi
National Geographic Magazine.
Navajo
2008 Native American calendar.
Navajo
2008 Native American calendar.
Navajo
2008 Native American calendar.
Post-Pizzarro Quechua-Incan
Made by K. Jacobs (after National Geographic magazine photos).
Teheulches and Mapuches
The Roots of New World Horsemanship by Deb Bennett, Ph.D.