Buns are fine, people -- I showed in low level hunters for years, i.e. schooling to C shows, till I got bored with the hunter thing. And I hate hunter hair on the ears, I think it looks ridiculous and pretentious so I refuse to do it (and that is just my personal opinion). You can put a show bow in -- all that matters is that your hair is neat and contained (and yes, we placed over people with silly hair on their ears) -- when it stops being about the riding and the judge starts marking people down for how their hair is put up, that's when I quit and move on because that is ludicrous.