Absolutley horrified by people's behaviours at shows

[LittleWells]

Its actually making my blood boil reading all these posts! My god, if I'd at all behaved like that when I was younger going to shows (very lucky, had a very horsey Mum who was great! Dad supplied the bacon butties!) I would've been buried! Eek!!!

What is up with the parentals of these little monsters?! Oh my goodness! I play rugby locally and I am sure other parents have words with "pushy" parents if they are kicking off at some of the junior games.

 

[Captain Bridget]

I would never have considered behaving like this at a show when I was younger! Sadly I didn't get to compete at that age though as I have thoroughly unhorsey parents and never took any time with horses for granted. Sounds like these teenagers do! Kids are given a lot more nowadays than they ever would before so they take it for granted and think they can get whatever they want. Which isn't just down to the kids, it's down to the parents as well, if they don't make the children appreciate what they have they're going to grow up to be spoilt and have tantrums when things don't go their way.

 

[tallyho!]

Don't know they're born

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Crikey if my daughter kicked off every time someone mispronounced her horse's formal name they'd never get over a single fence. He's been BeeGee Rock, Jimbo Rock, JuJu Rock and all sorts, I blame our handwriting!

Mind, she is 20 now so I would legitimately beat her if she did behave like that and not have to worry about social services taking her off me

He he - mine too. I would have hoiked her off the pony and taken her home if she had been rude to any one - pony included, social services or not.

Her PC was very strict and that sort of thing was not tolerated. I remember my daughter doing a realy bad SJ round once, a lot of it down to her rather than pony, she made the mistake of sighing as she came out, in earshot of the DC - she got a b*******g and made her do the round again whilst DC shouted out instruction - she NEVER made that mistake again. I wonder if the demise of pony club has had an effect on these kids.

Also OP well done to you and your friend - its down to you to fly the banner and show that not all teenagers are frightfull brats.

 

[toffeeyummy]

Where are the parents?! Honestly why aren't people teaching their children manners anymore. My daughter always thanks her instructor after her lesson and we will always seek out the organiser of an event to say thank you. Her pony comes first and even if he's been a little s***, 'there's always another time and lots to work on at home but haven't we had a fun day'

 

[MagicMelon]

When we go to show's the only part my mum or friend with me does is hold him when I walk the course and tie the red ribbon in his tail ( I am absolutley rubbish at tieing ribbons in tails!) apart from those two things, I do everything else, I feel mean if I make someone else do it.

Same here! I started pony club when I got my first pony at 8yrs old and even then I did everything as my mum didnt know anything about horses. She took me to shows and helped do things like fill haynets, roll up tail bandages, hold the pony whilst walking courses etc. but otherwise I groom the horse, tack it up etc. She continues to do this to this day (and I'm 28!) and Im very grateful for her. She's moved on a bit and she does do rugs and help wash down but she's tried to put on boots for me and I just can't let her do it! Thats only because Im anal about doing my own horses boots and tack so if something malfunctions, its my own fault I think ALL PC kids should do it themselves though, I hate seeing the parents doing it all and the kid just hops on, thats how spoilt begins which IMO soon leads onto the nasty rudeness! Had I EVER been rude to my mum at a show she would have taken me home immediately never to return! I am pregnant with my first kid and am already excited at the thought of being a pony club mum!! But my kid will be taught manners from the very beginning!

 

[HappyHorses:)]

Where are the parents?! Honestly why aren't people teaching their children manners anymore.'

I think that sadly most of it stems from the parents. They either don't correct their kids bad behaviour or sometimes act more bratty than the kids

 

[lula]

I took one of the young kids on our yard to a fun show a few weeks back & this teenage girl, probably ablout 14 had a full flip out at her dad as he told her that she couldn't jump if she didn't put on her back protector.. (every other kid was wearing 1) her dad told her to get off the horse and he was taking her home then her mum steps in and even tho the girl was screaming & calling them everything under the sun, she took her side & let her carry on in the show!!! She spent the rest of the day screaming and everyone was staring!! So embarrassing!!

Heh!
i bet thats the last time you take that paticular Little Miss any where.

I have had to literally glue my hands to my sides to stop myself throttling teenagers like that. Bright red shouty faces bring out the murderer in me. I think im just getting less tolerant as i get older