judges comments that make you laugh

[drenrowstud]

well we took our coloured yearling to a show on the weekend we enterd 3 classes wich we thought she was suited to

1 st class part bred m&m shes 25% welsh

apparently" shes a stunning pony but not the type for the class "

surely a part bred m&m can be any type it doesnt have to be a plaited show pony type does it .



so we took her in the coloured class in hand . i think the judge was a little confused and was actually judging it as a coloured cob class wich was a class in another ring . in the final placings she came a creditable 6th out of 13 and in my opinion the horse that should have won the class easily was placed 8th , bearing in mind our pony is only a yearling and she should mature around the 14 hand mark i was gobsmacked when the judge commented as she handed out the rossetes "if shed been 15hh she would have won the class " as it was a class open to shetlands to shire type in size why 15hh was important i havent got a clue if she was 15 hands as a yearling shes be 16 hands plus by the time she was full grown .

i have in the past done some judging at local level igeneraly dont comment too much when handing out the rossetes but im happy to offer my reasoning if asked . i wonder why some judges feal obliged to offer up some of the comments they do without being asked .

must admit though they did make me laugh , i did feel for the girl who was 8th in the coloured class though i wonder if the judge offered her any gems of wisdom



does anyone else have any funny comments from judges that have made you laugh if so please share i cant be the only one .

[armada]

One that will forever remain dear to my heart, and donkeys years on still makes me laugh 'If there had been ten in the class, you would still have been 3rd' WHAT kind of twisted logic is that?

[thecremellosociety]

PB M & M can be any king due to the amount of blood needed to be a pbw, we had hairy coloured, fine ponies hunter ponies and hunters all in our PBW Registered class, what a silly comment, they are not all sec b x show pony types, we had some with substance

[poniesrus]

My daughter the other week had one that made us all chuckle. She was at a RC show doing the veteran class with her horse. Was pulled in 2nd and judge's comment was ''she is a super horse in super condition, but she isn't old enough to be a veteran'' ........ she is 19 years old and it stated 'horses over 17 years old' !

But daughter just smiled and said thankyou, as was more than happy with 2nd place.

[ffynnoncadno]

Not so much a comment but an embarressing moment for a judge :-[My partner had been in a class with our horse and come nowhere near and the lorry next door had won the class and had returned a short while after myself,whilst my partner could be seen a distance away letting our horse have some grass.
So a few minutes past when the judge of the class comes sneaking over to next doors lorry for a glass of wine,a sandwich and low and behold theres some money passing hands and the comments of the next show he was judging at
I had to go out of the lorry then to say what a good days job he'd done,and thank him for not wasting any more time and money going to shows.
I'm not going to mention names but another instance was a judge told me if I took a certain horse to a show in which he was the judge I could have 2nd place,
Showing NO THANK YOU

[bundle]

The above story is appalling but I must say it doesn't happen very often. Most judges are pretty good and judging just what is in front of them - really!

[pencaedu]

Or when a judge handing out the Championship rosettes (workers) says you had reserve because the other horse had a 1st & a 2nd, you only had a 1st - (although beating the champion) - and you point out that you were not eligible for the intermediate class, only the Open!

[ffynnoncadno]

Like people say maybe I'm just the odd one as it could only happen to me

[madrider]

i had one when i was a kid, took my pony club allrounder to a local show for the workers. jumped the only clear in a snaffle, no martingale etc, passable show. to be placed second behind a pony in a kimblewick martingale and boots, who got two refusals and a knockdown to be told by nice lady judge that i had to come second because my pony had windgalls. just happened that the pony that won was ridden by the daughter of the organiser hmmmmm

[haylage]

I have a welsh B filly, I took her in a youngstock class @ an affilated show, on winning the class, the judge told me she was lovely................on of the nicest comermara youngsters she had seen for sometime, I know she is big girl and will be full up 13.2...but words that day failed me!!

[sarah00000]

Years ago, I went in a Best turned out class, I used to win them all the time, as I wasnt any good at anything else, so became a PRO at Turnout....LOL

When I was unplaced in a huge class, I asked the judge why I hadnt been placed?

She said "you should have sewn your plaits in, not used bands". I said they are sewn and there isnt any bands??

She scurried off..........

[ponymum]

Not so much a funny remark , but a shocking remark overheard at cheshire county on wednesday....A pony that was in top that did a footperfect show was dropped to 8th , on presenting the rossettes, the judge was overheard saying to the jockey, you rode like a first ridden and that is why I dropped you....talk about tactless!!! Im sure he could of thought of a diff reason....that clearly wasnt it....

[diane]

A Haflinger winning a local M & M class in hand?

[trader]

Jun 30, 2009 12:00:01 GMT @sarah00000 said:

Years ago, I went in a Best turned out class, I used to win them all the time, as I wasnt any good at anything else, so became a PRO at Turnout....LOL

When I was unplaced in a huge class, I asked the judge why I hadnt been placed?

She said "you should have sewn your plaits in, not used bands". I said they are sewn and there isnt any bands??

She scurried off..........

I had a similar situation in a best turned out class, like you I had become quite sucessful at this class on my welsh section D, anyway on this one occassion I was placed at the very bottom of the line up, with the winners incorrectly turned out and dirty tack, when I asked for feedback she said 'well if you had bothered to plait up you would have been higher up the line' I said to that my pony is a welsh section D and therefore shouldnt be plaited, to which she replied 'well if it had been an M&M best turned out class I would have won'

[sarah00000]

Trader......LOL

Had similiar to that one too. My section A came 2nd in BTO and the judge said she couldnt possibly place an unplaited higher than a plaited, even though she was immaculate....Why judge the two intogether then..??

[morwenstowstud]

Jun 30, 2009 11:51:23 GMT @haylage said:

I have a welsh B filly, I took her in a youngstock class @ an affilated show, on winning the class, the judge told me she was lovely................on of the nicest comermara youngsters she had seen for sometime, I know she is big girl and will be full up 13.2...but words that day failed me!!

We were surprised when an NPS judge walked towards our Highland gelding ready to give him the 'best Connemara' rosette...I know he's pretty but he's far to big built to even resemble a Connie.

At a show with a Rotund Welsh A yearling the judge said, as he gave us our 5th Place 'Lovely pony but she needs to be fatter'....hmmm she was already barrel like enough to roll round the ring.

In a P(UK) class as my daughter was placed 2nd...' She's not the prettiest Welsh pony is she'... My daughter was not best pleased at her beloved pony being called ugly.

[heathers]

Jun 30, 2009 8:42:27 GMT ffynnoncadno said:

Like people say maybe I'm just the odd one as it could only happen to me

it happens very regular

[bemused]

Handing my son his rosette the (male) judge said "girls have an advantage over boys as they wear makeup"!
Another judge said - pity abouy your ponies colour!

[Dibbie dob]

At a show at the weekend, (a wpcs medal show!) in the championship, my friends pony was pulled in along with two other ponies owned by people known to said judge, needless to say, other two ponies got champ and reserve....comment to my friend? "Sorry, but those two came for medals!" Duh!!! It was a medal show, everyone there had come for medals!!!

[dun4u]

I know this is about Judge's comments but I didn't know where else to put this:

I'd been judging classes a very low-key show and after the third class a lady came up to me with her daughter and asked if I could give them any tips as I had only placed their pony sixth. Now I'm afraid I don't take an awful lot of notice of what riders look like so I couldn't remember which pony she was referring to. On asking what the pony looked like, they looked at each other, a bit vacant like, shrugged their shoulders and then the Mum said, 'Well, he's sort of gingery'!

[Giddie]

I remember being in a mixed youngstock class with a Section A filly to be told firstly

1) Your pony is too flashy, and a child will never be able to sit to that !!! (It was a in-hand class, and she was never going to go on to be a kids riding pony...UHM !!)

2) I have placed you second because we have put through too many welshies in the other classes and we don't want all welshies in the final, do we?

I thought it was just me but a friend of mine had exactly the same comments made to him...

Sadly this judge is still judging...

[bowditchblobs]

This isnt a comment but baffled me totaly- i took my mini shet out on saturday [affilitated] she was a nice judge but she asked to look in his mouth- huh!!!!! She also poked and prodded every thing all over, it was the mouth thing that got me, im wondering if she was a dog judge???

I got asked what my very typey Fell was once- if i get asked again im saying Fresian.

Oh and the best ever at a local riding club once the steward came over whilst i was waiting in the line up, she told me that the judge was a total basket case, that she had enough and couldnt wait to go home!!!! Ooooer!

[flojo]

In shetland breed classes, the judge looks in the mouth. The mouth conformation is very important

[Steph Basnett]

I was at my local RC the other week competing in the M&M large breeds In-hand with welshies and the judge said "lovely pony, dont see many highlands around here " then he said "no point against welshies as he doesnt have the movement" :/ but if he had the movement of a welsh he wouldnt be true to type i mean he is a nice highland not lazy and VERY straight i was so gutted as i am always against welshies x

[danni nli]

Is it entire?
Whist being shown in a barren mare and gelding class,in white halter lol !

[teemak]

More than 10yrs ago when daughter was 7 or 8 we took newly purchased show pony to a local for an outing.
they got 4th out of 4, asked small daughter what judge had said to her.."you would of won just a pity about its splint"
OMG surely pony could not of thrown a splint in 30mins it took to judge the class???
No splint of course but one of her chesnuts was bigger than the other!!

[Splendid]

I won the M&M workers on a B and then did the flat classes and was going to miss the championship forthe workers but the jusdge wouldn't let me and held the ring up. she told all the other competitors she was waiting for the arab that won the M&M workers!!!!!!! haha I will never forget thatbatty old bugger... We still took champion though haha!!

[diddly1]

we've been placed bottom at the local show with our dun Sec B, because the judge 'really preferred greys', yes all greys above us. My daughter did ask if it was possible to dye the pony. Might try it if that becomes the standard!!!

[caron]

My daughter took our pony in an in hand shp class for any height up to 15hh at a local show, I didn;t think he would win as there was some nice ponies in there but a few very dodgy looking beasties as well with full feather, no plaits etc so thought ours would be about 3rd or 4th........he was last

Nice old chap was judging, told my daughter that our pony was the best put together, the best presented and best handled but he was last cos the others were bigger than him.......this was very true, the others were all 14hh and 15hh and he is 120cm but still eligible as a 12 hander, never mind, its all fun

[Jessica]

At local level a judge in the odd colours class separated all the different colours out - because thats how you do it at "national level" and he is a national level judge (He is not on ANY panels!!). A friends roan pony was then put down for having dapples! i wonder how many people have seen roan, dun etc classes at county level...