Interesting Dressage Judging at Burghley...

[kerilli]

the judges at E and M are 20 marks different on Caroline Powell's test. hmm, that's quite a bit, cos they're only 1 mark different on Piggy's test. the sooner we have 5 judges, and either take the mean score, or discard highest and lowest, the better, imho. Not criticising the judges, just saying that that is a pretty big variation.

 

[Bossanova]

Well there's a bigger difference in Andrew's marks!!
Judge at M seems v diff to the others in several tests

 

[Wishful]

3 of the top 4 have some massive differentials - Lucy W has 24 marks between highest and lowest, Andrew Nicholson 27!

Also interesting is the order in which the judges place the various riders...

 

[Sal_E]

Just shows you how subjective it can be!!

 

[teapot]

Didn't know Eric Smiley was a dressage judge - does he do many events?

 

[lorenababbit]

quite a few. and he is being very kind here, at necarne the year before last even the Irish were calling him Hiltler Von Smiley he was so mean!!

 

[FREESTYLER]

That makes me feel better about the differences on my scores at the Winters!!!!!! Ah well, dressage for you....

 

[Touchwood]

Remember though, if there are 20 movements, the judges only have to be erring towards and 6 rather than a 7 or a 7 rather than an 8 to make that much of a difference. Its not huge. The more movements in a test, the more scope for big differentials in marking.