What is the difference between a hunter prospect and a jumper prospect?

A hunter prospect and a jumper prospect are evaluated on different primary qualities that reflect the fundamentally different standards each discipline uses to judge performance — and a horse that is an excellent hunter prospect may be a mediocre jumper prospect, and vice versa, because the qualities that produce hunter scores and the qualities that produce clear jumper rounds are genuinely different. A hunter prospect is evaluated primarily on movement quality and natural elegance: the long, flowing trot with suspended quality, the balanced three-beat canter with natural rhythm and ease, and the overall aesthetic impression of a horse that moves beautifully and would be a pleasure to watch in a hunter under saddle class. Over fences, the hunter prospect should jump in a rounded arc with a naturally careful style, meeting fences on comfortable distances from a balanced canter and landing in the same balanced, rhythmic canter without obvious disruption. Manner and expression matter in hunter prospects as they matter in hunter judging — a horse with exceptional movement but an anxious or difficult temperament will not score well in hunter classes where manner is evaluated. A jumper prospect is evaluated primarily on scope and carefulness: the natural physical ability to clear larger fences than currently asked, and the genuine inclination to be careful with legs over fences and avoid rail contact. Jumper prospects can have less elegant movement than hunter prospects — a flat, somewhat ordinary trot is perfectly acceptable in a jumper if the horse has genuine scope and carefulness over fences. The jumper prospect's boldness — its willingness to gallop forward to fences without hesitation — is more important than in hunters where controlled, rhythmic approach quality is valued. Many horses fall clearly into one category, while some have the movement quality of a hunter and the scope and boldness of a jumper — these dual-purpose horses are particularly valuable in the hunter jumper world.