Recent content by noseygit

The people who have been measuring these horses/ponies at less than their true height have been cheating not only fellow competitors but also purchasers. The re-measures are coming in at an average of around 5cms overheight - looking at the JMB website. Surely enough evidence is building for a...

The JMB seem to have tried to improve the accuracy of measuring over the last few years - if you look at the current list of approved measurers it is approximately half what it was ten years ago. That's why animals have had to travel hundreds of miles to get the measurement their owners want...

Unfortunately the cob class is one of the worst for overheight animals - and the number which don't appear for their re-measure then go up to the maxi cob class the following year says it all really. If that isn't an admission that their horse is overheight, I don't know what is. Yes young...

What is cheesing me off at the moment is the crap the owners are coming out with. I hope this will all shake up the system - and I do think judges bear some responsibility for the current state. But when there are judges who also take advantage of this "measuring service" what hope have we got?

I also think the objection system is wrong - I think generally when people first start showing they want to fit in and would never rock the boat by complaining - I certainly felt like that. As a family we soon started making friends (sometimes I have to remind myself it is meant to be social...

Sorry Zebedee - I agree with everything you say I was correcting the initial post as I'm a bit anal about accuracy! I've also not quite got the hang of this forum as I was surprised to see your name at the top of my post! The original H&H report states "Allegations that up to 90 horses and...

I don't think you are accurate saying 90 horses and ponies have been measured out - I think the accusation is that a rogue vet has inaccurately measured them for whatever reason - with anecdotal evidence to say that owners have been paying a premium for the service. Only a handful have been...