Kat
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JFTD always the voice of reason!
JFTD always the voice of reason!
Call me old fashioned, but I don't regard a shirt and tie as being "trussed up" or inhibited. It's smart and not impractical in my opinion. High heels and a low cut, super-tight blouse you're practically popping out of would be impractical
I also think you'd have to be acting rather recklessly (and peculiarly!) to hang yourself with it on a door :eek3:
Call me old fashioned, but I don't regard a shirt and tie as being "trussed up" or inhibited. It's smart and not impractical in my opinion. High heels and a low cut, super-tight blouse you're practically popping out of would be impractical
I also think you'd have to be acting rather reckessly (and peculiarly!) to hang yourself with it on a door :eek3:
I managed to whip myself in the eye the other day. With a short stick, while I was riding. Anything's possible!
Exactly - natural selection. This is why I strongly disapprove of the use of clip on ties in schools
I managed to whip myself in the eye the other day. With a short stick, while I was riding. Anything's possible!
I agree though that a shirt looks good, just don't think a tie is crucial for looking smart. I went to a state school with a fairly casual uniform, so I find it weird seeing girls/women in ties, because you never see it in the workplace.
I suspect that the reason the clothing is stuck in the 1950s is the same reason that parts of the syllabus are (single feeds, bran mashes, duvets for stable rugs, obsolete tack you would struggle to buy). The examiners are of a different generation that still thinks these are the norm.
When in doubt, just make it up to suit your own ends eh? :rolleyes3:
Had you taken a BHS exam or picked up a syllabus recently you'd know that it's your information actually that is outdated.
And FYI, most examiners are accredited trainers who are very much with the practical horse world, not old fuddy-duddys messing about with jute rugs as some people like to claim.
Ties and shirts are totally ridiculous.
You wouldn't see a golfer wearing plus fours now, they wear practical designs with fabrics designed for an outdoor hobby.
What other sport hangs on to outdated and impractical clothing ? No wonder its seen as an elitist sport. Equestrianism will never have the appeal of cycling until we are dragged into the 21st century and start looking like sports men and women.
I did do an exam recently and all the examiners were in their 60s or 70s. One said during the tack test that this (holding an item up) is something none of you will have probably seen as its obsolete. He was right too. Another tested us only on single feeds even though she had compound examples.
A friend did an exam recently at the same centre and reported similair experiences.
That's what is called anecdotal evidence.
1. Maybe you were just not well educated in matters of tack? Without knowing what the item was, we can't exactly judge whether it is inappropriate for inclusion on a BHS exam!
2. Lots of folk feed straights. I do. That's not out of touch with the horse world, only out of touch with the feed company advertising :confused3:
To those of us who did not live all our lives with horses the dress codes seem hilarious. And for Stage 1? can it possibly be true?
Completely agree.
Clearly many of you are completely accustomed to the sight, but to the vast majority of people in this country, and to people from abroad, the sight of someone on top of a horse in a tweed jacket just looks as though it belongs in the Downton Abbey era. Good for tourism, perhaps!
What a load of codswallop!
You obviously do not:
Show or compete
Go hunting or drag hunnting
Or have ever done BHS exams
Sweeping statements like the above, make you sound like an ignorant silly-billy!
There are many differnet dress coeds foe many differnet sports, clearly each is adhered to.
No need to bring general puvlic into a discussion about what to wear for a BHS exams.....
OP - hope it goes well
Why is being smart hilarious? Do you think people in the show ring look 'hilarious'?
It's standard smart equestrian wear. It's not like they're asking you to wear white tie and tails, or a bathing suit.
Ties are the most ridiculous item of "clothing" in existence.