Katie Price

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On loads of sites (youtube, here ect) people are slagging off Katie Price saying shes not riding quite right ect hands wobbling. She might not be the perfect rider and im sure none of you on here can say your a amaaazing rider, and alot of people are judging her on shows and stuff, where everyone seems to be a little nervous at least which can affect your performance! Not having a go at anyone but i think its hard to judge sombody you dont know/actually see riding! Mini rant over
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Whats peoples views?
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Dont get me started!!!!
Good on her for having a go at dressage. But there would be no competition if we all brought ready made horses and had lessons with top riders!!
She has done herself no favours with these new show of hers (What Katie did next).
I dont think her clothes are up to much either.
Dont get me wrong, I love pink things, but the quality is rubbish!!
As you can tell, I'm not a fan!!!!
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Apparently she gets someone else to warm up the horse before a competition. Anyway, I think she's okay. If I had the money I'd buy a schoolmaster and take part in big competitions.

On another note she is actually very pretty, but when she turns into 'Jordan' then it's a real turn-off.

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I dont think her clothes are up to much either.
Dont get me wrong, I love pink things, but the quality is rubbish!!


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i agree i bought a new hat at burghley on the Derby house stand and the guy who sold it to me was saying how awfull the clothing is and its very tacky :P
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Dont get me started!!!!
Good on her for having a go at dressage. But there would be no competition if we all brought ready made horses and had lessons with top riders!!


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I have to agree there
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Basically people fall into 2 camps on this

1- those who like Katie, and say "well done for having a go"

2- Those who dont like Katie, and think she will just continue to throw money at the sport in order to be where she wants to be


Personally i would have much more respect for her if she was out and about on an "average" neddy doing prelims
 
WHO ACTUALLY CARES?

If she rides she rides.. if she doesnt.. she doesnt.. is it gong to effect me no?!
NO didnt think so...

Im not a perfect rider then neither is she.. But id never slate her for that.. least shes giving it a go... and im sorry.. but if i had the money, Id go out and buy a horse of that quality and get andrew gould to teach me

GOOD ON HER!

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Hmm I think some horsey people are mental. I honestly do, they moan that the sport doesn't get enough publicity or the sport isn't being done by enough people then when it's both of those things, they still moan.

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I understand why people don't like her as a person, but for me, the fact that she clearly loves horses is enough for me to give her the benefit of the doubt.
and like has been said, if I had that money, I'd buy a top schoolmaster too.
 
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Id go out and buy a horse of that quality and get andrew gould to teach me

GOOD ON HER!

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I think most people would if they had the opportunity too
 
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Hmm I think some horsey people are mental. I honestly do, they moan that the sport doesn't get enough publicity or the sport isn't being done by enough people then when it's both of those things, they still moan.

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I dont think people are moaning. We were given the opportunity to comment.
She has given herself bad publicity with this new series of hers (or the old one with Peter Andre come to that).
Granted she has a fairly good business acumen. However, I'm sure we could all be millionaires if we could afford the right people to advise us!
I think she said sometime ago that she wanted to compete in the 2012 Olympics. She also wanted to do the Eurovision Song contest, and look how she performed on that!!!
I dont slate anyone who wants to have a go, I usually admire and respect them. Unfortunately not Katie Price.
 
Well she doesn't really compete so I don't think she buys these expensive horses for that purpose - some go to Andrew to compete on and the others she has lessons on to improve her own riding. I think alot of people are very jealous of her money and spending power, as others have said, wouldn't we all buy gorgeous horses and have lessons with a top pro if we could?
 
My view on KP is that if she is serious about dressage [or even if she isn't] she would be far better off buying an older horse that is a real schoolmaster up to say, medium level that can teach her the basics and she can progress properly through the levels with, rather than buying extremely expensive youngsters before she can ride them properly. I just don't see the point in buying a horse with far more ability than you need, unless the purpose is to show off rather than learn. Of course everyone has to start somewhere, but if you're going to put yourself in the spotlight and make claims about going to the Olympics then you're setting yourself for critique, whether good or bad.

Personally I don't care, it is her money to do as she likes with, but I don't really have respect for somebody throwing money at the sport rather than putting in the hours, and I don't see any reason to admire her just because she is famous.
 
I think she behaves and looks like a total moose, and her cloting range is hideous. However she's alright at riding and the more she does the better she'll get. She's definitely physically capable of doing quite well.
 
Unfortunately the general negative comments re her riding/buying expensive horses come down to the old green-eyed monster rearing its head.

Fine, if you know her and don't like her that's up to you. I don't think she comes across particularly badly on her TV programmes either if i am honest and her behaviour hasn't come across as outrageous as far as I'm concerned - certainly the Ibiza coverage I was expecting a lot worse but it was nothing compared to the behaviour of the average Brit out there - no better, no worse!

As for her riding, she is getting tuition to improve her riding - surely that is what any of us would do? She just happens to have the money to afford top instruction and decent horses where the groundwork has already been done. In my eyes it makes her no different to the tonnes of horseriders out there who have been bought what they want horse-wise from the word go by mummy and daddy. The only difference with Katie is she didn't have it all pony wise as a kid she was like 95% of horse mad children and now she finds herself in a position to buy her own horses and do something she probably dreamed of doing since she was very little.

If she treated her horses badly then my opinion may change but for now I just see her as someone enjoying horses and having a go!
 
I personaly don't think much of her, but if she is willing to throw a lot of money into it then thats better for the horse world.. is't it?
If she wants to then she will if not then she will not.. nothing we say or anyone else will change her mind i guess.
 



Personally i would have much more respect for her if she was out and about on an "average" neddy doing prelims

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Totally agree!! "Normal" people of her riding ability arent where she is... its because shes rich and a celeb that she does what she does and thats what annoys me! There are far better riders than her that dont do as well because theyre not rich and famous!!
 
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Personally i would have much more respect for her if she was out and about on an "average" neddy doing prelims

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Totally agree!! "Normal" people of her riding ability arent where she is... its because shes rich and a celeb that she does what she does and thats what annoys me! There are far better riders than her that dont do as well because theyre not rich and famous!!

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jealous?! She's rich and worked for what she has. If I had that amount of money, you can guarantee I would be out there buying many lovely horses and having lessons with top trainers - it's not just for those who are great at what they do. Maybe she doesn't want to do brilliantly, maybe he just enjoys riding well schooled, well bred horses and why not!
 
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buying a horse with far more ability than you need, unless the purpose is to show off rather than learn

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Hit the nail on the head.
 
I don't think I am jealous of her.

I am happy to put my hand up and say that I am a crap rider with an awful seat, but I am aware of that so I wouldn't buy a big moving horse and then pull its head down with a double bridle while failing to create any impulsion from behind and not wearing a hat! If money was no object I would buy a sensible schoolmaster and spend a few months on the lunge, not going around HOYS!

Totally agree with Brighthair that KP seems more interested in showing off than learning to ride. If she was more genuine about riding I would have more time for her.
 
I don't think she rides badly, and am glad that she has brought the spotlight to the sport.
For those of you that commented on why doesn't she buy a schoolmaster... she has!!
Blaze/ Jordans Glamour Girl is a PSG horse that was sold to her as old owner couldn't take her any further because of lameness issues. This was Katies first 'dressage' horse, and she paid £14,000 for her. I actually think that she has been quite sensible.
If she wants to buy some quality youngsters to ride as she improves, who can blame her.
She loves her horses and is dedicated to learning, I really don't see what the problem is. If I had her money and a similar ability, I would be doing the same thing!
 
I don't have a strong view it on, what she does is her business just like anyone else, if she can afford to treat herself to a good horse then why the devil not, may not make her any better at riding or winning but then I'm sure she's a million times better than me and a lot of people on here so who am I to comment?

I do think what you put in, you get out, there are no shortcuts, money can buy you a good ride, but it can't buy you success, only hard work and lots of riding can, if she does this then everything will come together nicely.
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Unfortunately the general negative comments re her riding/buying expensive horses come down to the old green-eyed monster rearing its head.

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But she doesn't have anything about her of which to be jealous. Of course I'd like to have her money, but I'm not jealous of her for having it. i know people who are not famous, but are easily as rich as her. I like them, but I am not jealous of them.

i just cannot see the point of what she's doing. There are quite a few posts that say, "if you had the money, wouldn't you go out and buy an awesome horse"...er, no, i wouldn't. Because if I went out and bought Toytown, say, tomorrow, it wouldn't make me into a top eventer, it would make me into a vegetable when he dumped me !

I'd go out and buy a REALLY good horse, for sure, but it wouldn't be a fantastic high level dressage horse to start with, because I wouldn't be able to ride one side of it. I'd go and buy something that was as safe as houses and had won everything up to a decent level (Medium, say), then i'd go out and win, win, win on it ! THEN I'd think about upgrading to something more impressive.

I suspect we havent seen her out and about competing much because she likes to win. She isnt interested in coming 6th, she wants to win. She wants a horse that she can sit on and win straight off, but she hasn't yet realised that the ideal horse is probably "down" the grades rather than "up" them.
 
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For those of you that commented on why doesn't she buy a schoolmaster... she has!!
Blaze/ Jordans Glamour Girl is a PSG horse that was sold to her as old owner couldn't take her any further because of lameness issues. This was Katies first 'dressage' horse, and she paid £14,000 for her. I actually think that she has been quite sensible.
If she wants to buy some quality youngsters to ride as she improves, who can blame her.


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Well I suppose everyone means different things by 'schoolmaster' but I would not buy a PSG horse for someone who had never competed Prelim. I would look for a really sensible Medium horse to downgrade. Once the rider had managed to win classes at Medium I would then consider a PSG horse.

I think what really makes my point is that, competitively (she has no record on BD), she hasn't really achieved anything so what is she learning from these horses? Is she going to debut at Grand Prix?
 
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I am happy to put my hand up and say that I am a crap rider with an awful seat, but I am aware of that so I wouldn't buy a big moving horse and then pull its head down with a double bridle while failing to create any impulsion from behind and not wearing a hat! If money was no object I would buy a sensible schoolmaster and spend a few months on the lunge, not going around HOYS!

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Totally agree!!! I didn't max out my budget when I bought my first proper dressage horse as I knew it would be a disaster!!! Purposely chose something a bit more laid back than what I was used to (previously a nutty TB allrounder) Riding dressage is just so different to general riding and it seems people over horse themselves easily. Once you start developing those paces its not easy to sit well to the movement, as demonstrated by KP...
 
There are other more genuine ways for people with loads of money to get where they want... There used to be a well known footballer's wife at my old stables and she bought herself a decent schoolmaster for lunge lessons as it was her first dressage horse and he was lovely and quiet for her, everyone agreed she'd picked a good one. She was a good rider already just lacking some confidence as hadn't ridden for a while. The "world class" youngster she recently bought was purely as an owner and for a professional to ride and compete. But it still means she gets to be part of the "dressage eilte crowd" if you like and travel abroad to shows etc, that kind of thing, whilst still learning on her schoolmaster.
 
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Basically people fall into 2 camps on this

1- those who like Katie, and say "well done for having a go"

2- Those who dont like Katie, and think she will just continue to throw money at the sport in order to be where she wants to be


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Or 3) those who dont like her but still think well done for having a go
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Have seen some of the clothes up close and think they are more Primark type fashion then practical horsewear,shame for Derby House to be pushing tat
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Personally i would have much more respect for her if she was out and about on an "average" neddy doing prelims

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Agree.
I have far more respect for a rider who produces a horse themself(even if they never go further then elem) then someone who buys a good horse to go pot hunting on,but that is just my opinion-and I am damn sure if I had her budget I would have some pretty amazing horses in the stable,even if I couldnt ride one side of them......always a pro or up and comming rider who could
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