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Post by icecream on Nov 1, 2010 6:16:12 GMT
These comments have made me giggle so much. Must say though seems a massive waste of money.....................maybe I could get my 9 year old daughter to judge as she could come out with some corkers too!
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Post by LucyHebditch on Nov 1, 2010 18:11:11 GMT
We went to an extremely low key show a week before RIHS just to get in a practise show as it was 10 mins down the road! We went in the LR and came 2nd, typical! (i had a feeling we wouldn't win  ) The judge came over and said.. 'lovely pony but i am looking for a proper LR' We qualified for the LR at RIHS!!!!!! |
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Post by bomerang on Nov 3, 2010 15:13:06 GMT
had a good laugh reading these, when i had a youngster i took him to a local show just to get him out and entered him the best mane and tail, (bearing in mind he was a sec. c. chestnut with a long flaxen mane and tail. there were 3 in the class we came 3rd.................. the one that won it was hogged and the one that came 2nd had no tail as it had been chewed down to the stump by another horse ( and its mane was plaited!!)
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Post by chorro on Nov 3, 2010 19:54:17 GMT
Classic Boomerang  A friend of mine once judged a fun class, pony most like its owner and was confronted by the hairyest sheti towing a 6ft 4in bald man  . Needless to say he wasn't placed |
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Post by camboni on Nov 4, 2010 7:07:26 GMT
2 of my faves were: In a PUK qualifier with my welsh sec D MARE! Judge: lovely animal, is he entire? Me: Well yes technically SHE is! And my all time fave: In a CHAPS qualifier (please bear in mind that my horse is a dutch warmblood however he is a lovely example of a well muscled fit small hunter) Judge: How big is your horse? Me: hes 15.2hh Judge: Does he have a height cert? Me: Yes, why? Judge: Is there any chance you could get him measured in at 15.1 Me: No disrespect, but why would i wish to do that? He is perfectly within the height range for the small hunters. And this is where it gets interesting, note the word she uses Judge: Well its my opinion that really what you are best off doing with this horse is FATTENING him up, hogging his mane and showing him as a cob! Me...once i picked my jaw up off the ground: You expect me to fatten my horse up? Judge: Well its just a thought Me: And you judges wonder why there is so many obese and laminitic show horses on the circuit, when your giving advice out like that!!! Needless to say, my rosette and qualification got left in the ring as i stormed out in disgust and disbelief!! It worries me that, that comment could have been made to somebody who isnt all that knowlegable. who would have taken that judges "advice" and quite possibly ended up with a very poorly pony  I could of possibly made some sense out of it if my boy had the bone, movement or body type of a cob, but he doesnt, hes won many hunter classes....because hes a perfect hunter type, nothing about him says cob. |
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Post by kateap on Nov 4, 2010 17:50:51 GMT
he he...glad to see these things don't just happen to us
My two personal faves from my years of showing are:
After putting my pony champion
judge "so what is he a section A"
me "a dartmoor"
and when i went into a m&m worker class, before starting the class the judge came up to me and asked if we jump one of the jumps, all, or just a few. Then went on to ask what i thought about the height they were set at and whether he should put them up or down. And for the show section got us all to do our show one behind the other in a line a bit like follow the leader
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Post by iluvmyponies on Nov 4, 2010 18:30:50 GMT
he he...glad to see these things don't just happen to us My two personal faves from my years of showing are: After putting my pony champion judge "so what is he a section A" me "a dartmoor" and when i went into a m&m worker class, before starting the class the judge came up to me and asked if we jump one of the jumps, all, or just a few. Then went on to ask what i thought about the height they were set at and whether he should put them up or down. And for the show section got us all to do our show one behind the other in a line a bit like follow the leader Hahahahaaa! Love the WHP one! Camboni-TBH, I don't think you should have snapped back like that, a simple "Oh, OK, Thank you" would have made more sense to say. Then, if you really felt the need, say those things outside of the ring. I have had some VERY strange comments but I would never peak toa judge like that, it's just rude!  |
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Post by camboni on Nov 8, 2010 19:29:00 GMT
iluvmyponies, I know that looking back, but at the time i was younger and snappy. In the same situation now, i would more then likely keep quiet in the ring and then spend the jorney home seething x |
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Post by rightrein92 on Feb 20, 2011 20:39:23 GMT
i got told my pony was a lovely example for a section c, didnt think my 11.2 welsh a was that overweight hehe x
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Post by kates on Feb 21, 2011 10:20:11 GMT
these really brighten up my mondays!
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Post by Fiontar on Mar 10, 2011 22:13:32 GMT
I was standing in a line up for the working hunter championship at the connemara breed show down at Moreton Morrell one year when after much discussion the judges and stewards turned to us all and said.........'Can we have the GREY pony as Champion please'.........step forward about a dozen grey ponies.......!!
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Post by shwmaeCP on Mar 10, 2011 22:42:26 GMT
'Beautiful young section C stallion lovely big topline'.......She's a mare and she's a B  |
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Post by conniegirl on Mar 11, 2011 8:10:39 GMT
I too have had "he is a porr exampleof a section D" my answer was along the lines of "well I would hope so since he is a purebred connemara" I've also had "he's the wrong colour for a connemara" no he is a perfect colour for a connemara he jut isnt grey!  Oh and I've had an "has he got any arab blood in him" in a pure bred arab class about this lad:   |
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Post by homecounties on Mar 14, 2011 19:41:38 GMT
Judging Dressage, with two elderly ladies who are well known, in their area.
next exhibit came into the arena, it went dreadfully so my marks were low, they said, Oh your marks are very low dear? I told them.
Their reply " Oh we can't put her low, she has'nt been well you know, and this is her fourth horse this season, she has had such bad luck, we really want to encourage her, her father is so good to the club and the committee, can you just up your points just this once...
No! they are Irish horse dealers, which is why she has had 4 different horses, they had no idea... Can we please judge on whats in front of us!
needless to say I havent been invited back there!
So if you want to win grizzle to the judges....not me...
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Post by bundle on May 9, 2011 12:46:07 GMT
At PUK on Saturday in the novice coloured. "How old is your horse?" reply 5 "Are you sure - he looks awfully big for 5!" She then proceeded to look in his mouth. Don't worry though we have a much smaller 4 year-old at home!
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Post by thomasthetank on May 9, 2011 17:30:07 GMT
haha these comments are brilliant, i especially love the shetland one! sooo funnyyy. i quite often have the "not quite mature enough" with foals and yearlings! really annoys me..sorry should i force feed it 24 hrs a day and put it on growth promoters or something! lol
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Post by lastchance on May 9, 2011 20:48:41 GMT
Coloured class at County Show: Judge: "Sorry I had to put you down the line but new forests just arn't my cup of tea". Handler: (speechless) nodded, forced a polite smile, and left the ring with her shetland. So many funny ones but this one creases me up every time I read it again. |
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Post by phibbles on May 10, 2011 18:58:13 GMT
My daughter was riding her 13.2 show pony in a HOYS Qualifier. Got placed and the judge handed her a rossette and said "Would have looked nicer if you did not wear a navy show jacket" !!! Classic
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Post by muggley on May 10, 2011 20:53:03 GMT
From a long respected shetland pony breeder and judge - "That's a lovely Welsh pony you have there" The pony in question was an up to height grey shetland!
I have also had, again from a Shetland Judge who was judging mixed M&M - "What height is your pony?" 12.2hh I reply. "So is it a Small Breed then?" he asked. Yes, he is a dartmoor I said in return. "Oh that's good, just to make sure I have something smaller than 13hh in the line up so it doesn't look as though I favour all the big horses".
To be fair, this last one is totally justified - I had someone else riding my ponu in the ring and he had just finished his individual show so I went in to groom for the strip. Said jockey just jumped off my pony and left it standing on its own in the middle of the ring and walked off to talk to someone else, I was still half the ring away. The strip judge went over to him to tell him that it was very bad manners to just walk off and leave a pony in the ring. My riders reply? The pony is knackered and clearly isn't going anywhere to which the judge responded - Oh, Well that's ok then!
Sometimes it really makes you wonder!!!!
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Post by hursty100 on May 11, 2011 22:11:39 GMT
I had a brillient one last month when my cousin took my Oldenburgh in the sports horse class.
"The reason i didnt place you was because he is not a sports horse- he is a foreign breed"
Hmmmmm well he is a warmblood and was made for dreesage/showjumping purpose only! lol
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Post by serendipity on May 12, 2011 21:18:01 GMT
Phibbles - what were all the others wearing then???
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Post by Fiontar on May 12, 2011 21:30:51 GMT
A few years ago I was showing a connemara youngster for a friend at a local show as a pre-outing before County. In a large M&M class the judge, a loud and jolly lady dressed to the nines in riding gear and full make up, (I had warned my friend about her that she was a little errr, odd,) had us line up with our backs to the audience and wanted us to move out and back from our place in the line up over some VERY hilly ground. (well it was an M&M class) She picked a Welsh youngster 1st which had walked around on its hindlegs most of the time, sent it out to do its bit and while she was watching it, us other competitiors all did an about turn and insisted to the steward that the ground was better. Then it was our turn and she commented that she must be a Connemara because she was grey, and that she must be a mare because she was long through the middle, then moved to the next, which must also be a Connemara because she looked just like mine, at which point I was closely examining my pony's inner ear trying not to laugh, followed by a NF which was a lovely colour, (my friend was now in tears at the ringside) a Darty which was soooo pretty and a Welsh d which was plaited but did have a lovely tail! Needless to say we didn't set much store by her decisions but our pony did have a nice day!
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Post by melons on May 12, 2011 21:52:54 GMT
not so much the judge but the steward who asked me in a class how big my fell was.. when i said 13.2 she said i should be in the small breeds class and asked us to leave???!!!
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Post by kates on May 13, 2011 10:06:30 GMT
i was at a county where a judge seemed to be going on colours...and if u weren't the right colour u where out...
these where the orders
bay
gry
chestnut
everything else...
needless to say my fell was last...
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Post by heathers on May 13, 2011 16:18:50 GMT
i was once riding my 15;2 section d in the "best section c or d under saddle",
only 3 in the class,one was a plaited part bred,did an ok show,the other was
a very small section c that wouldnt canter for the little girl that rode her and i
was the other with my very well schooled gelding,
we were called in any order with the plaited standing in 1st the little nappy c
in 2nd and i was 3rd,next thing the steward and the judge started arguing and
the judge gave the ribbons out in that order.i said nothing but as he came to me
the judge said,it doesnt say in the schedule that its a WELSH ridden c or d class.
steward then came over to apolagize. class was in the welsh c or d section, i was
told that the judge will never be invited back again.
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Post by ladywell on May 13, 2011 17:49:31 GMT
Many years ago we were in a mixed M & M class at a local agricultural show. It was all breeds, all ages including mares and foals. The judge (apparently a hunter judge) had the the whole class trot together (20 plus) and then we were asked to 'canter on' - the trot round was mayhem - we didn't bother with the canter!! We were in hysterics!!
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Post by gniwxaw on May 16, 2011 6:49:50 GMT
When my daughter was in l/r, judge "oh what lovely neat plaits, but i think they would be much better if you used white plaiting bands" me " but she is a dark bay with a black mane" judge "exactly, they would really stand out"
haha lmfao!
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Post by rockafella on May 20, 2011 20:50:20 GMT
We had a few classics last week,
in the green horse class at a local show we were told 'his schooling is appauling'
hence why he was in the green horse class!!!
and we took my coloured just for a outing before his international qualifier we were 2nd and told 'how is he bred? he just isnt coloured enough'
the week after we got our international ticket :L
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Post by muggley on May 20, 2011 22:14:43 GMT
Now to be fair to this judge at least they were putting fat ponies down the line.
I got placed 2nd last the other weekend in an in-hand class and the judge came up to me and told me my pony was A. too fat and B. had no topline or muscle tone. To which I replied that the pony is a broodmare, she is due to foal next month and I would be very worried if she had a set of ridden horses muscles on her whilst pregnant.
So thumbs up for dropping fat beasts but thumbs down not being able to tell pregnant from obese!
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Post by sarahp on May 21, 2011 5:58:42 GMT
I suppose judges aren't used to seeing broodmares that near foaling out showing! Most that do go out in foal are recently covered for a next year's foal.
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) The judge came over and said.. 'lovely pony but i am looking for a proper LR' We qualified for the LR at RIHS!!!!!!
. Needless to say he wasn't placed
I could of possibly made some sense out of it if my boy had the bone, movement or body type of a cob, but he doesnt, hes won many hunter classes....because hes a perfect hunter type, nothing about him says cob.
