dollyrocks02
Well-Known Member
Hello again, god this HHO is getting more addictive than Facebook!! What do you think of this scenario?
I groomed for my friend at Chepstow in her first PN of the season on Sat. She did a better than usual dressage for her, clear SJ and clear XC - fantastic day - or so we thought!
We left before the results were up on Sat, but on checking the results today on the BE website it appears she got 60 XC pens She's emailled the sec to find out where these were accumulated, and she says that the pens were incurred at the sunken road, fence 13. My friend says yes the horse did hesitate slightly at the first part, a small log on top of a step, and stepped sideways then went, but he did not step back, neither did she turn away or cross her tracks.
The fence judges did not call to her to indicate they were recording a first refusal, or indeed 2nd refusal (do they have to do this? I've fence judged before and was told to always tell the rider you were recording, 1st, 2nd etc refusals.)
If the fence judges were being harsh she would expect 20 pens at worst - but 60? - are we being reasonable in thinking that was quite harsh?
She got time pens too, which she was expecting as the hilly terrain didn't really suit her horse and she was taking it steady, but only the same amount and less than some who had gone clear - so surely the horse can't have hesitated enough to incur 60 pens?
My friend is continuing discussions with the sec, she wouldn't have been placed, even with a xc clear, but it does leave you a bit deflated when you thought you'd had a nice double clear, and going on previous years performances could be in line for qualification for a PN3DE!
What do you think are the chances she could get her score amended to at least 20 pens?
Thanks for reading and your thoughts on this would be appreciated as although I kind of know what the outcome of this will be it would be nice to know what you think. At the end of the day the horse was a star and she was really pleased with how he went. Thanks.
I groomed for my friend at Chepstow in her first PN of the season on Sat. She did a better than usual dressage for her, clear SJ and clear XC - fantastic day - or so we thought!
We left before the results were up on Sat, but on checking the results today on the BE website it appears she got 60 XC pens She's emailled the sec to find out where these were accumulated, and she says that the pens were incurred at the sunken road, fence 13. My friend says yes the horse did hesitate slightly at the first part, a small log on top of a step, and stepped sideways then went, but he did not step back, neither did she turn away or cross her tracks.
The fence judges did not call to her to indicate they were recording a first refusal, or indeed 2nd refusal (do they have to do this? I've fence judged before and was told to always tell the rider you were recording, 1st, 2nd etc refusals.)
If the fence judges were being harsh she would expect 20 pens at worst - but 60? - are we being reasonable in thinking that was quite harsh?
She got time pens too, which she was expecting as the hilly terrain didn't really suit her horse and she was taking it steady, but only the same amount and less than some who had gone clear - so surely the horse can't have hesitated enough to incur 60 pens?
My friend is continuing discussions with the sec, she wouldn't have been placed, even with a xc clear, but it does leave you a bit deflated when you thought you'd had a nice double clear, and going on previous years performances could be in line for qualification for a PN3DE!
What do you think are the chances she could get her score amended to at least 20 pens?
Thanks for reading and your thoughts on this would be appreciated as although I kind of know what the outcome of this will be it would be nice to know what you think. At the end of the day the horse was a star and she was really pleased with how he went. Thanks.
