Thistle
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Well said HH
Being bought an event horse
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tickety_boo
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I'm really a huge believer in the money not buying happiness thing. I just want to graduate and earn enough to pay my bills and save
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That's a contradiction of terms surely? "I just want to graduate and earn enough to pay my bills and save". So... money can and will buy you happiness. It doesn't have to be millions, but it's money all the same, which is your ultimate goal.
I'm really a huge believer in the money not buying happiness thing. I just want to graduate and earn enough to pay my bills and save
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That's a contradiction of terms surely? "I just want to graduate and earn enough to pay my bills and save". So... money can and will buy you happiness. It doesn't have to be millions, but it's money all the same, which is your ultimate goal.
saskia295
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Im just saying shes spoilt and of corse shes going to do wel being bought a horse like him! unlike some peole looks like shes going to have sucess haned to her on a plate!
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I'm sure she's not the only one! And, like others have said, each to their own. If she can't ride, she'll ruin it soon enough. I have no idea who this person is, but on the flipside, if she's good then she'll go a long way.
It would be lovely to have that much money to buy a lovely horse, but we're not all in that boat are we?! It's nice to prodice your own horses and see them progress
Im just saying shes spoilt and of corse shes going to do wel being bought a horse like him! unlike some peole looks like shes going to have sucess haned to her on a plate!
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I'm sure she's not the only one! And, like others have said, each to their own. If she can't ride, she'll ruin it soon enough. I have no idea who this person is, but on the flipside, if she's good then she'll go a long way.
It would be lovely to have that much money to buy a lovely horse, but we're not all in that boat are we?! It's nice to prodice your own horses and see them progress
zigzag
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jealousy is NOT a nice thing
Seahorse
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Its a bit like Jordan (aka Katie Price) buying in a fabulous horse to compete on - a bit unfair in a way when its for a (basically) talentless adult. No problem with say, Piggy French or Matt Ryan having a horse worth thousands
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Why is that unfair?
If you want to compete succesfully, you buy the best horse you can. Piggy French has some real 'money' horses to ride, but thats fair because she's a pro? Well, she didn't become a pro by sitting on crap.
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I wouldn't say that Katie Price is particularly talented tho!
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Its a bit like Jordan (aka Katie Price) buying in a fabulous horse to compete on - a bit unfair in a way when its for a (basically) talentless adult. No problem with say, Piggy French or Matt Ryan having a horse worth thousands
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Why is that unfair?
If you want to compete succesfully, you buy the best horse you can. Piggy French has some real 'money' horses to ride, but thats fair because she's a pro? Well, she didn't become a pro by sitting on crap.
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I wouldn't say that Katie Price is particularly talented tho!
Seahorse
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Welcome to the horse world......
You need money, talent and hard work to make it, it is very rare that those people with only talent and hard work get anywhere but its all about being happy with what you have
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Well said, and soooo true!
Welcome to the horse world......
You need money, talent and hard work to make it, it is very rare that those people with only talent and hard work get anywhere but its all about being happy with what you have
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Well said, and soooo true!
KatB
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Looking at Agag Khans record, she is going to have to be a pretty good jockey anyway, he has only really been consistant with a very good male pro rider....so maybe not as easy as it may seem, even though no denying all the talent is there.
Bubblegum
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In an ideal world.. I think the majority of us would like a horse like this... but then have a couple of nice youngsters as well!
Trouble is ... the world isn't ideal at all!
We see so many kids out competing on 'ready made horses' as I expect everyone does. Its hard to accept sometimes, when you are sitting on your home produced horse, and you just know the horse they bought a couple of weeks ago is going to knock spots off you!
But then ..... when you actually beat them... there is no feeling quite like it!
Its all about doing your own thing, having your own agenda and enjoying your moments when they come along....
Trouble is ... the world isn't ideal at all!
We see so many kids out competing on 'ready made horses' as I expect everyone does. Its hard to accept sometimes, when you are sitting on your home produced horse, and you just know the horse they bought a couple of weeks ago is going to knock spots off you!
But then ..... when you actually beat them... there is no feeling quite like it!
Its all about doing your own thing, having your own agenda and enjoying your moments when they come along....
saskia295
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Who's jealous?!!
zigzag
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chillidragon
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Poor Libby Soley. God knows I thought at 16 (and 14, and 12) that I'd love to be in the shoes of someone like her, but the reality is that being handed a ready-made winner and then being expected to perform with it at least as well as it has done before (in front of an envious crowd all just waiting with bated-breath for me to screw up spectacularly) would probably have turned me into a basket-case. I feel pretty damned sorry for her and thank my lucky stars that I can plod around anonymously on my little tubby pony.
nic85
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All I can say is wow
Im not sure who this Libby is but if she is 16 and already got 1* placings she must be good!!
Ive seen very good horses become better horses and babies become grownup event horses ridden by an EXTREMELY talented rider then sold on to young girls/boys whos parents can afford the price tag, and no, they dont always get the results the original rider had but they gain a massive amount of experience from a properly produced horse. Id KILL for that experience!!!
Im not sure who this Libby is but if she is 16 and already got 1* placings she must be good!!
Ive seen very good horses become better horses and babies become grownup event horses ridden by an EXTREMELY talented rider then sold on to young girls/boys whos parents can afford the price tag, and no, they dont always get the results the original rider had but they gain a massive amount of experience from a properly produced horse. Id KILL for that experience!!!
Pinkwellies2
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OR - Reading all the above was wondering if the same horse I knew when he was based in Cheshire, on the yard I was on, so checked went and checked BE and it is. I always thought he was a lovely horse.
What suprised me is that he is still just a novice horse, the way this post were going it sounded like he had won Badminton and she was being handed a superstar on a plate. Sounds to me like shes just been bought a good novice horse to ride and will still have to work hard to get anywhere. If her parents have the money and want to give her the opportunities then good for them. MY OH did tell my daughter if she wanted to make a go of dressage, he would buy her the best horse we could afford, even if he had to re-mortage the house! Fortunately she decided that she was happy at the level she was, but thats what parents do.
What suprised me is that he is still just a novice horse, the way this post were going it sounded like he had won Badminton and she was being handed a superstar on a plate. Sounds to me like shes just been bought a good novice horse to ride and will still have to work hard to get anywhere. If her parents have the money and want to give her the opportunities then good for them. MY OH did tell my daughter if she wanted to make a go of dressage, he would buy her the best horse we could afford, even if he had to re-mortage the house! Fortunately she decided that she was happy at the level she was, but thats what parents do.
Tierra
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The talent still has to be there. Are you assuming that you could get on these horses and ride them at the level she is?
Do you know her personally to know that she's a spoilt brat? Ive had the pleasure (and yes, it has been), of knowing several young riders who are sat on extremely expensive horses and many of them have been aware of how blessed they are and taken the opportunity with both hands. They also work damn hard with their training (usually balanced with GCSEs) to stay at the top of their game. A good horse helps, but dont underestimate the work that goes with it.
Best of luck to her I say.
Do you know her personally to know that she's a spoilt brat? Ive had the pleasure (and yes, it has been), of knowing several young riders who are sat on extremely expensive horses and many of them have been aware of how blessed they are and taken the opportunity with both hands. They also work damn hard with their training (usually balanced with GCSEs) to stay at the top of their game. A good horse helps, but dont underestimate the work that goes with it.
Best of luck to her I say.
madgirl
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I know many teenagers with expensive Expro rider horses who still have to work bloody hard to do well. Good for LS she has done so well on NS and her horse KLB it must hae been hard keeping up the horses reputations and she has taken LS to intermediate.
saskia295
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but thats what parents do.
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REALLY?!?!?!?! What wonderful people!! I wish this was a common theme amongst parents!
but thats what parents do.
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REALLY?!?!?!?! What wonderful people!! I wish this was a common theme amongst parents!
htobago
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Jealousy is so unattractive.
I know nothing about this rider, but it sounds as though she has merely been given an extremely promising Novice, and it will be up to her to make sure he fulfils that promise - not exactly being handed success on a plate, surely?
And even if she had been given an Advanced schoolmaster - so what? It would help her to become a better rider. That's what schoolmasters are for. A friend of mine has just bought one for her very talented 13yo daughter - who is the most modest, hardworking girl you could ever wish to meet.
Yes, Libby is a very, very lucky girl. But that doesn't make her a spoiled brat. Like my friend's daughter, she may be very conscious of and grateful for her good fortune.
I know nothing about this rider, but it sounds as though she has merely been given an extremely promising Novice, and it will be up to her to make sure he fulfils that promise - not exactly being handed success on a plate, surely?
And even if she had been given an Advanced schoolmaster - so what? It would help her to become a better rider. That's what schoolmasters are for. A friend of mine has just bought one for her very talented 13yo daughter - who is the most modest, hardworking girl you could ever wish to meet.
Yes, Libby is a very, very lucky girl. But that doesn't make her a spoiled brat. Like my friend's daughter, she may be very conscious of and grateful for her good fortune.
Kenzo
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Horses for courses.
You could say the same about what goes on in show jumping or showing world.
How many people look over their shoulders and down their noses at their fellow competitors receiving there lovely shiny trophies with an all singing all dancing horse that rich daddy bought them?
Or you can look at yourself and think, I made this horse and my horse made me!...through sheer determination, hard work, sweet, blood and tears etc
Jealousy gets you know where in life, yes its frustrating when some people have it all and is handed to them on a silver spoon, but that person may actually be a lovely person, who happens to have a lovely parents that want the best for their children, even if it means they can afford buying them the best horse in the land, there not doing anything wrong, as long as they appreciate what they have and are grateful.
As for the others who may not be so lucky....be proud of what you've accomplished on your own.
You could say the same about what goes on in show jumping or showing world.
How many people look over their shoulders and down their noses at their fellow competitors receiving there lovely shiny trophies with an all singing all dancing horse that rich daddy bought them?
Or you can look at yourself and think, I made this horse and my horse made me!...through sheer determination, hard work, sweet, blood and tears etc
Jealousy gets you know where in life, yes its frustrating when some people have it all and is handed to them on a silver spoon, but that person may actually be a lovely person, who happens to have a lovely parents that want the best for their children, even if it means they can afford buying them the best horse in the land, there not doing anything wrong, as long as they appreciate what they have and are grateful.
As for the others who may not be so lucky....be proud of what you've accomplished on your own.