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Post by andreab71 on Aug 2, 2011 7:16:22 GMT
My daughter entered a local equitation class last year. In the go round, the judge said to all the competitors that she wasn't going to pay attention to whether the riders were on the correct diagonal or their position, but whether the horse and rider were a good partnership.............now I was lead to believe that an equitation class was about how well the rider rode!
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Post by Lauren M on Aug 3, 2011 21:04:14 GMT
My friend came second in her hunter class on the weekend and the judge went to first and said 'although this horse is a riding horse and shouldnt really be in this class, he is beautiful and did a lovely show', then she went to my friend,'you own a fantastic stamp of a hunter, well done...' i mean what is that? some judges never seize to amaze me, i mean surely the HUNTER class is about the best stamnp of HUNTER not riding horse.. but the judge was a chaps judge and the winner was a coloured... :/
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Post by Lauren M on Aug 3, 2011 21:06:37 GMT
erminstrudel: i own a haflinger and got told i should show in M and M!! It does make me laugh tbh  maybe i should if im gonna get that reaction!! hahaaa |
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Post by amanda1975 on Aug 3, 2011 22:19:29 GMT
PB arab 2yo at her first show of the season was very naughty and thought we was going to be asked to leave, judge comes over and said '' your not going to get anything with manners like that'' and then handed us a first out of a big class
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Post by angelkisses on Aug 15, 2011 17:38:40 GMT
when i was younger i was doing a ' pony the judge would most like to take home ' class...
i then got put bottomof the line to be told she wouldnt want to take my pony homee because it was not big enough for her to ride.... LOL
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Post by hunterbarb on Aug 15, 2011 18:13:57 GMT
won my ridden class the judge said "well done boy!" er im a girl!
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Post by haggismarmite on Aug 15, 2011 18:19:09 GMT
My daughter was told that the judge liked her pony's shoes - odd!
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Post by hedgehopper on Aug 15, 2011 19:24:26 GMT
Best comment of the nps champs for me was hearing a judge remark that they didn't like the new policy of lining up in any order,and doing individual shows and conformation from either end at same time,and why? Because " it makes it so difficult to know what mark to give for conformation". Priceless!!
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Post by Smurffx on Aug 31, 2011 19:10:04 GMT
when i was younger i was doing a ' pony the judge would most like to take home ' class... i then got put bottomof the line to be told she wouldnt want to take my pony homee because it was not big enough for her to ride.... LOL I love this one haha!  |
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Post by squeaksqueak on Sept 7, 2011 13:01:46 GMT
I have a good one..... In a recent brood mare class at local show there were 2 entrants....us with our Sec D mare and foal and a coloured cob type mare who has had her foal weaned a few weeks ago apparently  Upon handing us our second place rosette the judge turned and said " She is really lovely but its very hard to judge her with a foal at foot "  Er...it was a BROODMARE class, what was she expecting? At the end of the day we got the experience we went for but it has made us chuckle looking back  |
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Post by perfect on Sept 12, 2011 21:44:10 GMT
my grandaughter did a foot perfect, show, only 2 in the class. The other child did an opk show. walked them round for agaes after there show pulled other pony 1st and told my grandaughter she would have won but her pony has a big tummy/////////////
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Post by muggley on Sept 13, 2011 16:59:19 GMT
2 ponies in the ring. A Welsh A and a Shetland. The Welsh pony was booted, kicked, smacked and hauled round corners by it's rider on the go round. For it's individual show the steward had to shoo it along with her clip board to get it to leave the line up and to leave the judge. Pony only walked and ploddy trotted with it's nose poked out to the sky. The Shetland went foot perfect like a true open pony in an NPS qualifying class should. The Welsh A won. The judges comment - I don't like Shetlands. You gotta love showing |
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Post by highlandpony<3 on Sept 15, 2011 20:00:31 GMT
i was in a local class the other day for practise on a baby... it was whp but they asked us to do the go round first... when i was walking round, i noticed several jump cups on the floor infront of the jumps which had clearly been left there by whoever made the course... i stood by them and tried to get the judges attention... eventually she came over to me... i said 'there are jump cups on the floor here, would it be possible to move them out the way' the judges said 'are there?' and wandered off.... i got my mum to come in and move them  |
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Post by highlandpony<3 on Sept 15, 2011 20:04:10 GMT
i have also had 'this is the best highland pony ive ever seen... so beautifully schooled, obedient and free moving' when i was second and the judge commented to first place (sectiond d) that ' you need to get him bending and push him on, your show was a bit boring' ... i queried it after the class with the judge, not wanting to seem rude by doing it infront of the other competitors... she said she breeds section d's
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Post by dazycutter on Sept 15, 2011 20:47:29 GMT
These posts are great. Should make them into a book....
When my tb bronked in the go round in a veteran class, the judge said to me " I wish you told me he was going to bronk as I would have looked away". ...... PMSL
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Post by Bexy on Sept 18, 2011 7:28:01 GMT
I had one, I took my Sec D coloured into ridden coloured. He did his show perfectly and I was so pleased! Apart from starting canter on the wrong leg, but it was his first show and hadn't been backed for even six months yet. The line up came and he got second (out of three). This stunning shetland won, beautifully marked and I was just happy Magic behaved, I was over the moon, grin from ear to ear, then the judge gave me the rosette and said. "The only reason you came second and not last is because, this horse (pointed to third place) didn't behave" She continues to say "I don't know why you bothered because he isn't really my cup of tea, and he is red and white, also his manners are awful!" Ok, Magic has impeccable as the working hunter judge told me as I walked out nearly in tears as she asked me what was up, but what got me was the judge from the coloured class then went up to third and asked what was up with him, and that if he hadn't have misbehaved he would be out first. But he's red and white too, thought that wasn't her taste?! I wasn't bothered where I had come, I was happy to come last, as long as Magic behaved, he'd never done a group canter till earlier that morning, and he didn't try anything, but what got me down was her comments, I backed that horse myself, I didn't need a comment like that Oh well...always next year Will just work on it, take it as feedback and go from there, so any advice wouldn't be missed |
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Post by horseylady on Sept 18, 2011 14:03:40 GMT
I had one, I took my Sec D coloured into ridden coloured. He did his show perfectly and I was so pleased! Apart from starting canter on the wrong leg, but it was his first show and hadn't been backed for even six months yet. The line up came and he got second (out of three). This stunning shetland won, beautifully marked and I was just happy Magic behaved, I was over the moon, grin from ear to ear, then the judge gave me the rosette and said. "The only reason you came second and not last is because, this horse (pointed to third place) didn't behave" She continues to say "I don't know why you bothered because he isn't really my cup of tea, and he is red and white, also his manners are awful!" Ok, Magic has impeccable as the working hunter judge told me as I walked out nearly in tears as she asked me what was up, but what got me was the judge from the coloured class then went up to third and asked what was up with him, and that if he hadn't have misbehaved he would be out first. But he's red and white too, thought that wasn't her taste?! I wasn't bothered where I had come, I was happy to come last, as long as Magic behaved, he'd never done a group canter till earlier that morning, and he didn't try anything, but what got me down was her comments, I backed that horse myself, I didn't need a comment like that Oh well...always next year Will just work on it, take it as feedback and go from there, so any advice wouldn't be missed A Coloured D???  |
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Post by muggley on Sept 18, 2011 15:40:45 GMT
I had one, I took my Sec D coloured into ridden coloured. He did his show perfectly and I was so pleased! Apart from starting canter on the wrong leg, but it was his first show and hadn't been backed for even six months yet. The line up came and he got second (out of three). This stunning shetland won, beautifully marked and I was just happy Magic behaved, I was over the moon, grin from ear to ear, then the judge gave me the rosette and said. "The only reason you came second and not last is because, this horse (pointed to third place) didn't behave" She continues to say "I don't know why you bothered because he isn't really my cup of tea, and he is red and white, also his manners are awful!" Ok, Magic has impeccable as the working hunter judge told me as I walked out nearly in tears as she asked me what was up, but what got me was the judge from the coloured class then went up to third and asked what was up with him, and that if he hadn't have misbehaved he would be out first. But he's red and white too, thought that wasn't her taste?! I wasn't bothered where I had come, I was happy to come last, as long as Magic behaved, he'd never done a group canter till earlier that morning, and he didn't try anything, but what got me down was her comments, I backed that horse myself, I didn't need a comment like that Oh well...always next year Will just work on it, take it as feedback and go from there, so any advice wouldn't be missed A Coloured D??? I know of a lovely coloured full Welsh Sec D - the sobino splashes went a bit wild when designing the coat |
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Post by horseylady on Sept 18, 2011 16:21:31 GMT
A Coloured D??? I know of a lovely coloured full Welsh Sec D - the sobino splashes went a bit wild when designing the coat |
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Post by muggley on Sept 18, 2011 16:26:49 GMT
S'ok, the one I know doesn't compete in M&M classes. They stick to Coloured classes. I'm not the worlds biggest fan of sobino splashes and they do go to extremes but this D does look good!
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Post by horseylady on Sept 18, 2011 17:40:53 GMT
You can never get a true section D that is 'Coloured' Sobino splashes is not a word used when describing 'colour' You can however get a true D that has 'splashes of white' BUT not a sobino or tobino.. Going slightly of topic here x |
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Post by Milliesmum on Sept 18, 2011 17:49:03 GMT
I also know of a true full bred section D which came out coloured! It's not common, this one was in H&H at the time, but it does happen.
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Post by horseylady on Sept 18, 2011 18:34:46 GMT
I also know of a true full bred section D which came out coloured! It's not common, this one was in H&H at the time, but it does happen. pm'd you MM x |
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Post by brt on Sept 18, 2011 19:44:02 GMT
I had a confusing one the other week, i was in an M&M class at a local show that was being judged by a vet.
He came over in the line up and said "by far the nicest pony in the class, lovely confimation and a nice weight, she's also got the movement" Then placed me 4th lol!!!!!
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Post by horseylady on Sept 18, 2011 21:13:56 GMT
I had a confusing one the other week, i was in an M&M class at a local show that was being judged by a vet. He came over in the line up and said "by far the nicest pony in the class, lovely confimation and a nice weight, she's also got the movement" Then placed me 4th lol!!!!! And??? whats wrong with a vet judging??? John Gilliver is a vet and a judge with The Sport Horse GB AND god forbid we even have a farrier on the BSHA panel eeeeeek  |
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Post by brt on Sept 18, 2011 21:21:50 GMT
Nothing wrong with a vet judging, infact i was impressed as he appreciated my hard work keeping said pony slim not fat!
It was his comments and my placing that made me laugh!
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Post by dawnie on Sept 18, 2011 22:19:53 GMT
I had a confusing one the other week, i was in an M&M class at a local show that was being judged by a vet. He came over in the line up and said "by far the nicest pony in the class, lovely confimation and a nice weight, she's also got the movement" Then placed me 4th lol!!!!! I had a similar comment, but I didn't leave the ring laughing at the judge. I left the ring kicking myself as I took it as very polite way of informing me I hadn't shown my horse to it's best and that I had let the horse down. |
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Post by Bexy on Sept 19, 2011 9:00:29 GMT
I also know of a true full bred section D which came out coloured! It's not common, this one was in H&H at the time, but it does happen. I'm glad mine isn't the only one thats a coloured D, sorry about getting completly out of topic |
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Post by SarahWilkes on Sept 19, 2011 11:46:27 GMT
My Daughter was in an open first ridden at a championship show. Pulled 2nd and droped to 5th after doing a perfect show (ringside comments were that she should have moved up to win)
when the judge gave her the rosette she asked why she was dropped, and was told "her show was too polished for a fr class" !!!
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Post by solitaire sr on Sept 19, 2011 11:58:19 GMT
God ive had a few with my pure bred arab this year.
Bearing in mind he was national pure bred arab foal champ, has a bridle path and un plaited, and is the most obvious pure bred you have ever seen, i was asked in a pure/part/anglo class is he pure or part?, i giggled and said pure, she then asked if i would stand him away from the others with him being a stallion, which my response was "he is a gelding".
He was placed first, and under another judge in the championship went champion. Not bad for a part bred stallion ha.
Another judge (well steward as the original judge went home ill), was judging my arab in an open best condition class, and pulled him in last, a bit shocked as hadnt been lower than 2nd in any class throughout the year, i thought i would ask for feedback, her response was "how can i judge a three year old against mature horses", my response was "oh, its just that its an open age class, so i thought would be judged on condition for his age". She then said, "yes i suppose your right, better luck next time". Rather than be angry all i could do was chuckle. Safe to say there was a few complaints that day.
Oh i was asked in a championship to stand my gelding up square as he wasnt stood correctly. I explained pure bred arabs are shown this way, where they are split at the back, she responded, "how odd" xxxx
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maybe i should if im gonna get that reaction!! hahaaa
Er...it was a BROODMARE class, what was she expecting? At the end of the day we got the experience we went for but it has made us chuckle looking back 
