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[snowangel5]

How is everyone feeling if you are safe to start competitions if you are in a lockdown area that has moved down a level

i am getting my second vaccine soon but what I am really wondering is truthful do rosettes and trophies and sashes matter to you or are you just out to have a good day with your friends and have a lovely time with you and your horse

I must tell you I use to worry about the rosette colour at a different place but I have been told just to go and go fun with your horse I used to ride riding school horses but I heard on some one instagram page said a rosette is a rosette I had never heard of that before ?

 

[milliepops]

These days I only keep the red ones ?
I give others back on the day unless there's something particularly memorable, I keep every horse's first frilly regardless of the placing, and all from championships.

I don't have anywhere to keep them so I don't really want lots of others any more. When I was just starting out I kept them all and I have all the ones from my childhood all with the date and class written on the back ?

Anyway, for me the most important thing is feeling like we did our best. And it's nice to have a catch up with friends. It's obviously lovely to win. But if we have a good day out that's worth a lot more to me.

 

[ycbm]

I think this could be a popular thread but it needs a more meaningful title like "What do rosettes mean to you" to get people to look at it. If you're too late to edit it, you could start a new thread or ask admin to change it.
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[rara007]

I’m beyond wanting rosettes for ‘normal’ shows tbh. One our venues you can swap it for a cup of tea which I think is a great idea.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I take all of my rosettes home with me and every few years sift through them, keep the meaningful ones and give the rest to the local RDA.

I go out to be competitive, really competitive but if things go belly up I just laugh it off and enjoy the rest of the day regardless. The competitiveness flees.

 

[humblepie]

I keep all my rosettes although it is generally the current year and some special ones that are on display. It is always nice to come home with a rosette but sometimes that can be being first but the only one in your section or alternatively your horse may have gone really well and not been placed, so it all depends on the circumstances. I don't tend to do a huge amount of socialising at shows but do enjoy the time spent with my horse.

 

[KEK]

Only keep the ones for big competitions (dogs) and would much rather win my entry fees back. Compete to be competitive but enjoy the time spent with them regardless.

 

[J&S]

There are boxes under the bed, there are bags full in bottom drawers, more bags in the untility room, but still I like to win a rosette even though I need one like a hole in the head! Nowadays, with no transport, we do online competitions of a wide range and because of also working with the ex RS companion pony it still fills a " challenge hole" in my psyche.

 

[Alibear]

I keep all mine and the western shows are very generous with them With all the many challenges life throws at me, I do like to keep my pretty ribbons. The current years stay on display and previous years go in boxes. 2019 ribbons got to stay up a lot longer than most

 

[SpotsandBays]

I keep all of mine! I don’t get out a heck of a lot so I love a frilly!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Current year are propped on the bookshelf.
Previous year hung at yard on chicken wire in eaves of stable.
Important ones (to me) are on baler twine hanging across the back of the feed store, ranging back to 70s.
Sashes are on 2 hangers in the box room. No idea what to do with them.
All others get shipped out to RDA or binned

 

[Rumtytum]

First riding lesson aged 62, first dressage test (Intro) aged 63 on ‘my’ darling RS horse and despite my ignorance and his lack of interest we came third ?. Since that day my excellent instructor has been teaching me how to teach ‘my’ horse who now enjoys learning, our scores have improved and we have 8 more rosettes, each so precious I want to be buried with them ?.

 

[IrishMilo]

I go for a day out and the experience. If I place it's a bonus!