Post by hannahjsheldon on Jul 2, 2006 18:00:11 GMT -1
I took Rocky to a local Riding club today and did the youngstock class. We got 2nd and qualified for the NW Counties Champs in September! I am very pleased, although he was a horror bag today!! They all were, so I think it must have been flies annoying them!
The judge forgot to give us our qualifying cards, so I went to the Secretary's caravan and the lady and man in there were awful!!! They spoke to me like I was a 10 year old! I am 30, and I know I look young, but not that young!!!! I asked if I should have qualified (politely of course!) and they didn't have a clue! I had read the rules, and was 90% sure I had, but was obviously confusing them!! Anyway, the lady in there said to me:
'Have you thought that the judge may not have thought that any horse in that class was goood enough to qualify, I mean, they don't have to qualify you if you're not good enough!!!'
How rude is that!!! I responded by saying that the gentleman who came first was definitely good enough to qualify, even if I wasn't, and he didn't get a card!!! It was quite obviously an error!!
Anyway, I went back to the ring and the judge had been waiting for me to come back, and had filled in the form for me!!!
What can I expect! This is the riding club who placed a lady 1st in ridden veteran because her horse's ears were forward and he looked happy!!!!!! I kid you not! That is what the judge announced to everyone!! Never mind the fact that he had lots of scars, was as stiff as a board, ridden badly, and was VERY downhill!!!!!!
I think I will avoid that one in future!!
The judge forgot to give us our qualifying cards, so I went to the Secretary's caravan and the lady and man in there were awful!!! They spoke to me like I was a 10 year old! I am 30, and I know I look young, but not that young!!!! I asked if I should have qualified (politely of course!) and they didn't have a clue! I had read the rules, and was 90% sure I had, but was obviously confusing them!! Anyway, the lady in there said to me:
'Have you thought that the judge may not have thought that any horse in that class was goood enough to qualify, I mean, they don't have to qualify you if you're not good enough!!!'
How rude is that!!! I responded by saying that the gentleman who came first was definitely good enough to qualify, even if I wasn't, and he didn't get a card!!! It was quite obviously an error!!
Anyway, I went back to the ring and the judge had been waiting for me to come back, and had filled in the form for me!!!
What can I expect! This is the riding club who placed a lady 1st in ridden veteran because her horse's ears were forward and he looked happy!!!!!! I kid you not! That is what the judge announced to everyone!! Never mind the fact that he had lots of scars, was as stiff as a board, ridden badly, and was VERY downhill!!!!!!
I think I will avoid that one in future!!
? DRIVING TYPE???!!! Where are they getting these judges from! The judge was ok though today. She was very complimentary, which was encouraging! They also had girl guides being stewards! It's all well and good, but the little girl in my ring was standing quite close, and didn't seem to flinch as Rocky leapt into the air and had a freak!!! She survived! I advised her to move!!! Of course, this all happened while the judge wasn't watching!!! Oh, and guess what came first!! A little welsh a!!!
