Post by mememe on Jan 7, 2009 12:54:09 GMT
Is it just me or is the way of going of M&Ms not necessarily in line with what is considered to be correct for other horses including show horses?
At Olympia, it appears some ponies were awarded highest marks for being over-bent and running on the forehand over ones with a lighter self-carriage and crisp transitions? Even professionally produced ponies were IMO guilty! Perhaps relaxation was being taken more into account by that particular judge than correct way of going, or perhaps he believes this is correct?!
There were several ponies there that would have held their own in a show horse class for ride mark, but not all of these were awarded the high marks, whilst some highly marked ponies' way of going would have been slated by non-M&M judges!
I am not suggesting for one minute that it becomes a dressage competition but should it be right that correct training is not recognised.
At Olympia, it appears some ponies were awarded highest marks for being over-bent and running on the forehand over ones with a lighter self-carriage and crisp transitions? Even professionally produced ponies were IMO guilty! Perhaps relaxation was being taken more into account by that particular judge than correct way of going, or perhaps he believes this is correct?!
There were several ponies there that would have held their own in a show horse class for ride mark, but not all of these were awarded the high marks, whilst some highly marked ponies' way of going would have been slated by non-M&M judges!
I am not suggesting for one minute that it becomes a dressage competition but should it be right that correct training is not recognised.
