CDJ Eliminated??

Levrier said:
Loving all the comments saying ‘oh well it could happen to anyone’ - which absolutely it could, I totally appreciate that and do not feel she has done anything wrong in any way - it’s just a tad ironic where social media would be down like a ton of bricks on other riders!
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Gutted for her but this is very much true. Rules is rules unfortunately. Just galling how they are applied in Dr/SJ/Ev but appear to be written in invisible ink for Endurance
 
Yep! I could imagine the shrieks of cruelty if it were a less popular rider.... but CDJ has done absolutely the right thing IMO by reacting in the way she has

It did make me smile when I saw Patrick Kittel commenting on her Instagram pic yesterday - I did wonder if someone was going to add ‘and all done without rollkur’ 🙄
 
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I don't follow any form of equestrian sport but thought I would read the article and now would like to share my thoughts.

“Elimination under this rule does not imply there was any intent to injure the horse, but the rules are in place to protect the welfare of all competing horses.”

I like this rule. She's clearly devastated and going by her statement truly loves her horses. I am nonetheless glad there are rules in place to protect all horses at all levels (I assume it's all levels) from barbaric riding.
 
Respect her for her statement accepting the judgement. I feel that she'll look at how this happened and ensure that it never happens again. Once, is forgivable. Twice is unacceptable.
 
The Trooper said:
I don't follow any form of equestrian sport but thought I would read the article and now would like to share my thoughts.

“Elimination under this rule does not imply there was any intent to injure the horse, but the rules are in place to protect the welfare of all competing horses.”

I like this rule. She's clearly devastated and going by her statement truly loves her horses. I am nonetheless glad there are rules in place to protect all horses at all levels (I assume it's all levels) from barbaric riding.
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I think she responded very well. I remember a few years ago when a show jumper was eliminated for the same reason he threw his toys out of the pram and it didn't come across well.
 
I think her response is spot on, and she is to be commended and congratulated for her maturity and understanding of the issue, despite being devastated by the finding.
She is a true sportswoman.

Just waiting for the death by social media to start now I suppose... But like already mentioned, if it was any other rider they'd have been hung drawn and quartered already.

Not that I feel they or she should be.
 
mule said:
I think she responded very well. I remember a few years ago when a show jumper was eliminated for the same reason he threw his toys out of the pram and it didn't come across well.
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Bertram Allen, I don't remember him coming across badly it was just the first time it had really happened in SJ especially after 'winning' a very big show. Riders are more aware now, hence the plethora of belly bands since at olympia!
 
Levrier said:
Loving all the comments saying ‘oh well it could happen to anyone’ - which absolutely it could, I totally appreciate that and do not feel she has done anything wrong in any way - it’s just a tad ironic where social media would be down like a ton of bricks on other riders!
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There was another horse eliminated under the blood rule for Luxembourg and comments were much the same on the posts I saw :)
 
ester said:
Bertram Allen, I don't remember him coming across badly it was just the first time it had really happened in SJ especially after 'winning' a very big show. Riders are more aware now, hence the plethora of belly bands since at olympia!
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I didn't follow the SJ scene as much as I do now, but I didn't remember him having a strop about it either???

FIona
 
I dont think bertram did have a strop but there were a lot of his supporters being quite vociferous on social media.

Same with scott brash when it happened to him and even the steward was named which was very out of order.
 
Wheels said:
I dont think bertram did have a strop but there were a lot of his supporters being quite vociferous on social media.

Same with scott brash when it happened to him and even the steward was named which was very out of order.
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Yes I remember the Scott Brash debacle getting quite nasty on social media
 
Was there not a dressage rider that threw a tantrum when her horse came in with blood in its mouth? Almost ran over the top of people trying to leave the check area?
 
I do not follow horse sports particularly but it does surprise me that a horse would come away with blood on him? Is this as a result of spurs?
 
ester said:
Bertram Allen, I don't remember him coming across badly it was just the first time it had really happened in SJ especially after 'winning' a very big show. Riders are more aware now, hence the plethora of belly bands since at olympia!
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A handy invention:p
 
Is there any need to have a spur that is capable of drawing blood? Surely this implies that there is some form of sharpness to the end of the spur.
 
You can generate blood sufficient to mark a white glove with a totally blunt spur from friction rather than any sharpness, I've done it when mine was starting coat change, you can see it was a rub, I was wearing smooth round ball rotating spurs. And yes I still felt dreadful about it and was careful what I did with him during those times of year then. Him and one other were actually worse with no spurs as the less contact area the better.
 
I’ve put holes in a horses sides from just the spur rests on my boots - wasn’t even wearing spurs. Didn’t feel too guilty about that one though given the bugger was doing it’s best to bronc me off at the time 😉
 
lol, the worst one (not ours but on loan) we had to always wear well polished boots for a while, tending to be a suede chaps sort of family.
 
ihatework said:
I’ve put holes in a horses sides from just the spur rests on my boots
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yep me too, I rode a very thin skinned TB for a while and anything other than smooth leather boots would rub a hole in her esp at this time of year or late winter when the coat was starting to change. I also found that any spurs had to be meticulously cleaned on her because just the build up of grease would be enough to create friction against her coat - one reason why rowels can be a better option on a thin skinned horse i think... am thinking ahead having acquired another weedy coated TB!
 
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