Judges comment could have been rude....until I thought about it

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At our last outing a couple of weeks ago the judges comment at the bottom of the sheet started with 'Much to like about this mature partnership.........'
Now I know I'm a long way from being in the first flush of youth but really! I even left the zimmer frame in the warm up so judge couldn't see it. Initial thought (for about 5 seconds) was how rude, whats my age got to do with anything. Then thought about it and put a different interpretation on the comment. :)

How would others have initially taken the comment and anyone else had what seemed on face value a rude remark?
 
Unless the choking fumes of Deep Heat and Werthers Originals were wafting themselves over to the Judges car, I'd say it was a compliment :D
 
LJR said:
You've only posted to fish for compliments, show off ;):D
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Owner of horse thought it was very funny as did the OH when I showed her. Kept calling me Victor for a while afterwards.

ETA - you didn't see the score. Not our finest hour for sure :(
 
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I've had a similar thing once. I got a test sheet which said badly ridden which I was devastated about and pretty confused as I was given an 8 fort riding. It's only when someone else could interpret the judges scrawl as saying 'boldly ridden' we had a laugh about it!

I'd take it as a complement meaning established and competant :)
 
I had a friend who was writing for a judge once. An older lady was riding round the outside waiting to go in and the judge said to her 'are you not dead yet?' They knew each other, but still think that was a bit rude :) Although I couldn't help but laugh when she told me :D
 
Not entirely relevant but one I liked was when I was about 40, a judge asked if I was eligible for the under 25 prize. If only!
 
Have done a bit of writing for dressage and I have dreadful hand writing. Have often wondered how much gets mis- read .......
 
I thought one of mine said "quickly" ridden the other week. I thought it a little odd, but it translated to "quietly ridden" under a magnifying glass. Still inappropriate as I squeaked and squawked my way round as usual!
 
I think I had a better one at our dressage outing at ALW a few weeks ago:

"Mostly straight but curious" ..... ;p

I got a fit of giggles!!! When I watched the video I realised what the judge meant - our centre line was quite good but Bill wiggling his head around to eye up the jumps in the corner and the XC fences probably didn't help!
 
stencilface said:
Ha ha, busted OP! :D
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Nah, I just smile sweetly and ignore her.
Will point out that in this same test I was so focussed on getting my 20mtr circle correct I forgot to canter on centre line despite she who must be ignored calling the test.
Same person then spent several days linking comment from judge and my inability to remember or hear a dressage test as a sign of senility. Need I say more!
 
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