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Post by minty1 on Jul 24, 2012 9:32:24 GMT
great bigs dogs tied up next to you,making it awkward to get your pony ready.nearly got tripped up at ncpa on sunday by two big dogs.surely better for dogs to have more room,so please park widely if space permits.there was loads of room.
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Post by watchbank on Jul 24, 2012 21:52:48 GMT
Odd plaits, especially LR and FR and also tack and turnout. I judged a class of 21 in a tack and turnout and being old fashioned i had 2 ponies that were immaculate at the front but one had the correct number and 1 didnt so i put the one with the correct amount of plaits first and the mother of the child who came 2nd threw a massive wobbler in the ring about it!
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Post by showingfanatic on Jul 24, 2012 21:57:06 GMT
When people are showing inhand and do a U turn instead of a loop and end up trotting back at the judge on a diagonal line or just straight past them, how is the judge supposed to see if the animal is moving straight if you don't run straight at them??  |
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Post by kates on Jul 25, 2012 6:46:32 GMT
Biggest pet hates;
'Its a stallion'.....my response.... so what.....
rugby pelhams with no slip head (saw someone at the royal welsh and decided its a pet hate)
adults riding in kids ponies....guess it isn't a kids pony then!
faces plastered in make up while showing... prob because i'm jealous I don't have the time and can't keep it in place!
edited to add.
parents 'assisting' their kids from outside the ring... then requesting a chat with the judge while the class is going round... nearly gave someone a mouthful due to this the other weekend
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Post by nia2311 on Jul 25, 2012 23:54:41 GMT
Kates - I never shout anything from outside the ring, but I must confess it is really really hard as a parent watching your child not to ride every stride with them. I find myself cantering along... We have a sort of sign language for things like "put your heels down" and "wrong diagonal" and "shorten those d**ned reins before I hang my bloomers on them." I never actually say anything, other than to my fella stood next to me, who has no idea what a wrong diagonal is, or if he is on the correct canter lead. He just shrugs and says it looks ok to him!
I have spoken to a judge at the end of a class after they'd exited, if only to pick up some tips, because he'd had a shocker. His pony was lazy at the best of times, but she actually fell asleep in the line up and wouldn't have gone any better if I'd dragged her around. I would never speak to a judge during a class, and normally I don't at all, but on this particular occasion, I needed some help as we had another class and it looked like we'd wasted our time.
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Post by kates on Jul 26, 2012 10:13:37 GMT
Completely understand that Nia2311...but this person clicked to get the horse moving while the child was running, then called her over to say she was judging the class wrong, then child was pulling in reserve champ, then the person was yelling instructions to said child so it echoed in the school.....
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Post by rideremz on Jul 29, 2012 9:10:38 GMT
Not passing left to left!
People working their ponies in for hours when they clearly dont need it!
People who continually yank their ponies in the mouths when they havnt done anything wrong and then when the pony backs off they say "its being naughty"
Bright yellow jods on anyone who is passed 14.2 age!
Massive blingy browbands.. it looks so tacky!
And im sure theres many more!!!
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Post by rach000 on Jul 29, 2012 18:52:54 GMT
Judges that only put up the top producers, fair enough if the horse / pony goes the best but when they go on the wrong leg and still win / do better than the ones that do a perfect show
Fat / unfit horses and ponies in the ring
Childrens ponies that haven't been schooled correctly, have to be forced to work onto the contact by having reins tied to back of saddles or training aids on too tight
Horses / ponies being put down the line in placings just because they have too much white on their face, or a white splash on their knees or belly
Untrue to type ponies being placed (for example fine built section bs which move like show ponies, they are meant to be welsh ponies with bone and substance
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Post by quest101 on Aug 7, 2012 16:23:53 GMT
Not particularly showing, but one of my pet hates in general (which is sometimes seen at shows) is when people take rugs off (or put them on) and undo the front buckles first (or do them up last) - so so dangerous, especially if horse isn't tied up. At least if the front is done up there's some hope of the rug staying on if they get spooked or bolt etc. Can't think of anything worse than a spooked horse then getting tangled up in a rug that still has its leg and belly straps done up!! from personal experience i always undo rugs from the front first. i was once taking my horses rug off (leaving the front till last) when he began to walk off spooked because the rug then moved and before i could get the front buckles undone he bolted around until the rug was ripped to shreds - how he stayed on his feet and didn't crash into the fence is beyond me, all i could do was stand and watch terrified for my horse. it was a stupid thing for me to do and i now never take off rugs without the horse having headcollar and leadrope or by the back anymore. IMO there is a better chance of a horse whos rug that has been undone at the front getting out of the remaining straps than if it is still done up at the front - |
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Post by choppytrotty on Aug 14, 2012 13:07:58 GMT
It's not the showing, it's the people who make it wrong.
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Post by gillwales on Aug 26, 2012 18:57:10 GMT
Xx ears pricked xX can you please explain why strapping is cruel? Do you know how to strap?
Must admit to being very bewildered over this.
What I hate:
Make-up on children and ponies
Pushy parents
Children that sit on a pony like it's a chair with their weight near the ponies loins.. what happened to the vertical line going through shoulder, hip and ankle? Then when they rise sitting at the back of the saddle their arms are straight and therefore the hands ungiving which is why so many ponies go over bent.
People who are late for classes
CHEATS
Judges who do not have the manors to judge all of the entries before them
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Post by hallee on Aug 26, 2012 19:48:31 GMT
Xx ears pricked xX can you please explain why strapping is cruel? Do you know how to strap? Must admit to being very bewildered over this. My mare falls asleep when I strap her ;D |
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Post by mandmgirl0164 on Aug 27, 2012 17:19:56 GMT
Bridle inch that have become 3 or more inches..... shaving off mane over the withers.... both shorten the front and looks very amateurish.
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Post by ThisletonStud on Oct 3, 2012 20:29:07 GMT
Double bridles/pelham with draw reins whilst being lunges or worked in! Grr! So glad the AHS have banned the use of draw reins at shows (even though I saw 3 people work in this way at one of their shows and was very pleased that another exhibitor told them to remove them) Some one said 'big trot' across the diagonal, I don't understand that as I see that as being a moment to shine in front of a judge as you are right in front of them, I always ask for a bit of medium trot across the diagonal, just for the extra energy to show what my boy can do  I didn't realise this shouldn't be done! |
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Post by welshiegirl on Oct 5, 2012 20:04:27 GMT
HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATE people who cannot turn out for a class! there's always that one person in the scruffiest outfit possible the pony looking appalling the tack appalling the whole appearance appalling it's like seriously- Make the effort! I feel ashamed for the people and oh my god it winds me up! also people as said previously, thinking that you are no-one because you come over in a trailer and thinking you a someone because you turn up in a wagon... IT'S NOT WHAT YOU TURN UP IN IT'S WHAT COMES OFF THE BACK!
then people that assume all producers are demons and that because you've had one help you that means your cheating and facey and omg you MUST have something to do with the judge! erm no, my instructor who happens to be a producer is like my big sister and shes amazing and done things for my family all my life- she can ride brilliantly so if i'm struggling ofc im going to get help. huh then producers who DO think they are better than you!! also hate people who have no correct style of equitation at all... pony goes round the ring nose poking and they just cannot ride full stop I'd be embarrassed!!! Cheating. We've all seen it go on and it's frustrating knowing you deserved a class, championship etc only to have it robbed from you- then even worse if your going to cheat at the lunch break don't go talk to the competitor who's your girlfriend!
judges who lie. 'You didn't trot out well enough' So the one that was placed above me that was dragged round like a 3 legged donkey? but mine ran out well?
incorrect ponies winning the class when they are not even true to the breed or the right breed - was once placed last in a M&M class and all the show ponies won & placed top m&m's bottom-
Being told you cannot ride (not being big headed but being taught since I was 3 and always
had good equitation and since I ride for others!) when clearly you can!
People who assume the win is their's before they have stepped foot in the ring.
People who beat their horses because the didn't win where it is there fault, or because they are just generally nasty!!
Concours. Most people who know me know I adore concours and have a passion for it but when true dresses are placed down and the more fancy dress ones are placed up that are NOT elegant or remotely suitable for the horse or rider.
B**ches
people who slate your friends/friends pony & expect you to keep quiet and agree..
people who reckon they are amazing riders, producers and really they are not...
Liars.
sorry haha I could say alot more not even covered a minute fraction of the showing world.
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Post by welshiegirl on Oct 5, 2012 20:06:33 GMT
also people in a warm up ring not using left to left, expecting you to move out of the way when you're in the right!
in the ring people who circle the judges like a shark and who sneak into your place at the line up, people who overtake & cut you up, instead of using ringcraft -.-
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Post by umuppet on Oct 6, 2012 10:02:14 GMT
haaaa haaaa well said welshiegirl! looool- my god something must have peeed you last weekend. But as you put it so truthfully ;-D
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Post by cyffryn on Oct 8, 2012 7:55:03 GMT
What an interesting and entertaining thread  My pet hates are Lead rein /Fr ponies with Wilkie or hanging snaffles - it seems to be the fashion at the mo but really don't like it People who cannot ride ponies with their legs so ponies do not stay to outside of ring but get smaller and smaller circles ,completely unbalanced and leaning in. Riders who cannot keep their legs still and over ride their ponies. Riders who jog their ponies as they think it makes them look hyper but they cannot do a proper walk Riders who refuse to admit their pony is not sound and continue showing not getting animal looked at Judges who put unsound ponies up the line In hand judges who have never ridden , judging ridden classes when they have absolutly no idea what to look for!! Competitors who have a go at judges when they are not placed Short jackets on adults who do not have figure to wear them Bad sportsmanship !!! Think that is it |
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Post by jeanslater on Oct 8, 2012 8:11:56 GMT
Championships in the evening after you win your class at 10 am then are expected to stay until the championships begin at 6.30 or later. I say, Get the respective championships over after the classes if you win then its worth staying , otherwise you could be doing so much at home rather than hanging round all day on an uncertainty.
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Post by sectiondcrazy on Oct 8, 2012 9:51:37 GMT
Championships in the evening after you win your class at 10 am then are expected to stay until the championships begin at 6.30 or later. I say, Get the respective championships over after the classes if you win then its worth staying , otherwise you could be doing so much at home rather than hanging round all day on an uncertainty. LIKE LIKE LIKE ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by sageandonion on Oct 8, 2012 14:48:05 GMT
Ponies with their heads pull in and the riders on top looking very smug looking round and wondering if everyone has noticed their pony is 'on the bit'.
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Post by milliedippydelyn on Oct 9, 2012 19:18:21 GMT
My hates-
-Stallions winning just because they are stallions
-people lunging in tiny warm up areas
-people who just sit on their horses all day
-Adults winning Pony Club Pony when they are about 30 and against 8 year olds!
-Long messy hair which should be in a bun or even a plait not just a messy ponytail
-Tiny young handlers going into the young handlers class not wearing a hat when it clearly says HANDLERS MUST WEAR HELMETS
-Tiny showing jackets
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Post by rockafella on Oct 10, 2012 9:09:04 GMT
people that think just by swapping to a plain browband their riding horse is suddenly made into a hunter, drives me insane!
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Post by ilovenatives on Oct 10, 2012 9:22:56 GMT
Milliedippydelyn at a local charity show last month they have a best rider section with lead rein , 11 and under and 12 years and over . The 12 and over class had loads in it mostly adults , although they were not breaking the rules entering the class it is a bit sad as it is a childrens class .
Other showing pet hate though this is at local level is overhorsed kids on 14.2s in first ridden etc who cant control their ponies .
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Post by CarolineNelson on Oct 10, 2012 11:21:19 GMT
people that think just by swapping to a plain browband their riding horse is suddenly made into a hunter, drives me insane! With respect, so does this unjustified and over-used expression when used out of context. Mods, sorry to hijack the thread. Caroline. |
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Post by baggygirl on Oct 10, 2012 13:03:56 GMT
Got a few pet hates, but not too many as I do workers,
Children crying as they didn't win and get stroppy or when they had a pole etc
People cutting up others in a go-round even when they had a big space in front of them
Judges/Stewards adding up marks wrong, if you can't add up then use a calculator!
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Post by watchbank on Oct 10, 2012 14:00:22 GMT
people that think just by swapping to a plain browband their riding horse is suddenly made into a hunter, drives me insane! With respect, so does this unjustified and over-used expression when used out of context. Mods, sorry to hijack the thread. Caroline. Well then don't hijack the thread with useless information like that! |
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Post by CarolineNelson on Oct 10, 2012 21:05:39 GMT
With respect, so does this unjustified and over-used expression when used out of context. Mods, sorry to hijack the thread. Caroline. Well then don't hijack the thread with useless information like that! Young lady, just wait until you have a very dear friend or relative with a mental health problem. That is all I'm saying. We can all use these flippant overegged statements in jest. I was proposing that it's preferable to be more moderate in expression. |
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Post by watchbank on Oct 10, 2012 21:11:01 GMT
What you on about mental health issues for, you dont even know me how do you know i dont have someone close to me with mental issues? You dont, so dont comment.
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Post by fluteybeauty on Oct 10, 2012 22:05:01 GMT
I show at are local shows for a few reasons 1 I have a little old thoroughbred who never really been shown till I got her 2 the cost 3 things like this I couldn't handle all the pickiness at a high level.
I take my old girl out ridden in hand and she used to do jumping classes she behaves we win a few rosettes I enjoy seeing her all done up and its a day out I don't have my own transport so I rent a box and go when I can. I don't see why people take these shows so seriously or why I have horses in my class who have regularly competed and done well at county level either! I go for fun she wears her black sabre tack I have a black jacket which I'm aware is more for showjumping but I wasn't buying two she has a sweet little pink rug and matching boots and headcollar though I do tie her up in a leather one as it has nicer effect and her old owner always plaits up I have messy plait and hers give even your regular shower competition. We do a few a year ex race horse being her best one and at 18 she did her first ridden last year and my first one in over 12 years so neither of us have much clue and she isn't really showy typical thoroughbred but we enjoy my mare is never trouble I always do my best to follow the correct etiquette but I do see it all as fun.
At our local festival in spring watching people screaming going mad panicing about practicing I thought what is the point I was happily packing my box for the morning having a laugh while we were plaiting up about the tights id got specially for keeping them in not a care in the world that I couldn't extend along the longside thorough fear we would never stop or that my friend who had never shown in her life was doing a in hand class with my horse and never practice just told her to stand at the back and she would get the idea. Maybe the wrong attitude but we placed in all our classes qualified for winging it in the evening performance too and me my friend and my horse were quite happy despite breaking her homemade browband
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I didn't realise this shouldn't be done!
