Mother Bucker!!! What Ben thought of the RC judge!!

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Thought this would make you all chuckle! There are a few nice ones of my boy in the main album, although for the most part he looks like a gangly emu! Today is his birthday and what better pressie for me than for the pro pics of his class to have been uploaded finally!

What better present for the little git to give himself, than a self imposed holiday because he was hooning around in the field, he is not lame but he has a wee cut, and a puffy leg, (the two things are related to the same incident but dont think the puffiness is from the cut) mummy was :mad::mad::mad: (not entirely happy) and he is now poulticed and bandaged in the field to just to be on the safe side and ensure no icky ness is in there, if there is, that'll be a trip to the vets for antibiotics tomorrow :(

Anyway, here is the pro shot of the little mother bucker:rolleyes::p. (not to self, get Ben used to ladies in nice big hats, and pretty outfits)!

http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/v/photos/cn1669vg/10763223602?ppp=0
 
Lol that's ace

I can't decide whether I would buy that pic or not if I owned Ben - think I probably would lol
 
Lol, I watched that class but missed the end as my hubby wanted to go and look around. I didn't think those loud gun shots helped any of the horses that day. How did you get on? Apart from the bucking! 😊
 
For all those eagle eyes out there who spotted the wardrobe malfunction, sadly we just had to go with it, we spotted that the curb chain was not correctly done up seconds before we went into the ring, will be triple checking tack with bags of time to spare next time! Not going to make the same mistake twice!!


Of the photos on the pro site, these are my favourites, even though he isn't trotting in a 'pretty' outline, I think he looks so proud of himself:D and I just adore that profile shot of him and me :D

http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/v/photos/cn1669vg/10763197602?ppp=0

http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/v/photos/cn1669vg/10763225802?ppp=0
 
WelshD said:
Lol that's ace

I can't decide whether I would buy that pic or not if I owned Ben - think I probably would lol
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Lol, yes... I think I may just buy that one.. It's such a 'moment'!

VFS Lady Grey said:
How do you get his legs and tail so clean. My mare is a grot bag and needs a good wash!
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For the legs, a decent purple shampoo, I use wahl or I make my own with purple spray and baby shampoo, wet the legs, then take a gloop of shampoo and work into the legs until the lather is no longer purple, I normally continue to work it for another minute, I do all the legs, do the same with the tail then leave to soak while i then wash and shampoo the body, after this I rinse from top to toe and repeat legs and tail. Once I've rinsed the lot again, I get a bucket of clean water, add some chalk dust and brush onto white parts of main body and rinse the tail in this, I towel dry the legs lightly, put some chalk powder into a plastic box and dip a body brush in this and brush it onto the legs, bandage legs overnight et voila, next day sparkly bucking benny :D

SNORKEY said:
Lol, I watched that class but missed the end as my hubby wanted to go and look around. I didn't think those loud gun shots helped any of the horses that day. How did you get on? Apart from the bucking! 😊
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No, they didn't help, but I was really proud of him, his behaviour was generally a million times improved from the previous show, he came fifth out of five, which was entirely fair, he was more tense and less experienced than the others, the 1,2,3 placings were 9/10 years old, and 4th went to a mare who was the same age as him but much more experienced and therefore relaxed. Sounds incredibly soppy but for me he was the supreme champion:D. He was a bit tucked up by the time he went in the ring, he'd absorbed and handled so much, couldn't be prouder of him :)

ridefast said:
He just wanted the judge to see how clean you'd got his back legs
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I'm loving your thinking:p:p:p
She was a lovely judge, so understanding:o
 
Queenbee said:
Thought this would make you all chuckle! There are a few nice ones of my boy in the main album, although for the most part he looks like a gangly emu! Today is his birthday and what better pressie for me than for the pro pics of his class to have been uploaded finally!

What better present for the little git to give himself, than a self imposed holiday because he was hooning around in the field, he is not lame but he has a wee cut, and a puffy leg, (the two things are related to the same incident but dont think the puffiness is from the cut) mummy was :mad::mad::mad: (not entirely happy) and he is now poulticed and bandaged in the field to just to be on the safe side and ensure no icky ness is in there, if there is, that'll be a trip to the vets for antibiotics tomorrow :(

Anyway, here is the pro shot of the little mother bucker:rolleyes::p. (not to self, get Ben used to ladies in nice big hats, and pretty outfits)!

http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/v/photos/cn1669vg/10763223602?ppp=0
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Wow! He is so clean! Well done! The watermark makes it look like the horse on the right is wearing the cone of shame lol :p
 
Thank you! I shall be attempting this for our first in hand show next month, and will let you see how she looks when its done :D
 
He looks lovely - really white and there are some lovely photos of him in that album.

The only thing I would really say would improve things is to get him in a proper In-hand bridle and a black nylon bit and a proper butterfly lead - makes showing in hand a lot easier for both of you.

You usually only show an adult mare in a double!
 
Tnavas said:
He looks lovely - really white and there are some lovely photos of him in that album.
thank you:D

The only thing I would really say would improve things is to get him in a proper In-hand bridle and a black nylon bit and a proper butterfly lead - makes showing in hand a lot easier for both of you.

You usually only show an adult mare in a double!
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thats completely the opposite to everything I've been told, four years and over double bridle is correct... Or that's what everyone else has said on here.:confused::confused:
 
Queenbee said:
thats completely the opposite to everything I've been told, four years and over double bridle is correct... Or that's what everyone else has said on here.:confused::confused:
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It must have changed over the years then - I used to show in hand a lot before I moved to NZ - and everyone showed in an In-hand bridle except the broodies.

Glenda Spooner - top show judge and author of 'The Handbook of Showing' states that the In Hand bridle must be fine, well fitted and have brass buckles, an unjointed bit and a lead with a coupling so that the pressure is equal on both sides of the mouth.

Every picture in her book shows the horses being shown in an In-Hand bridle. when I worked for Jenny Lorriston Clarke they were all shown in In-Hand bridles. Only the horses actually under saddle with the rider on board showed in a bridle.
 
I think in those days horse of ridden age would not have had an in hand class at a county show, it would have been 3years and under,then brood mares and for some types/ breeds a stallion class, now people have so many more classes to show in, there are in hand classes for 4 and over which is when the double or normal riding bridle is used.
 
be positive said:
I think in those days horse of ridden age would not have had an in hand class at a county show, it would have been 3 years and under,then brood mares and for some types/ breeds a stallion class, now people have so many more classes to show in, there are in hand classes for 4 and over which is when the double or normal riding bridle is used.
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The natives were shown In-Hand as adults as were broodmares who are correctly shown in a double with the curb rein left on the neck so the horse is only led with the bridoon rein.

HAve a look at the photos of the top level showing fraternity and see what they are doing.

It is not good for the horse to be shown in a jointed bit as the action of the rein on a snaffle is totally different when used from the ground - the joint can be forced into the roof of the mouth.

An In-Hand bridle is far nicer for showing off the horses head, fewer straps that don't wander around when the horse moves
 
Tnavas said:
The natives were shown In-Hand as adults as were broodmares who are correctly shown in a double with the curb rein left on the neck so the horse is only led with the bridoon rein.

HAve a look at the photos of the top level showing fraternity and see what they are doing.

It is not good for the horse to be shown in a jointed bit as the action of the rein on a snaffle is totally different when used from the ground - the joint can be forced into the roof of the mouth.

An In-Hand bridle is far nicer for showing off the horses head, fewer straps that don't wander around when the horse moves
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Apparently natives are always shown in inhand bridles. For others the standard as I have been led to believe is double 4yrs and over. Certainly all the horses in the inhand class that I was in were in doubles and led by both reins. Besides, because Ben was such a baby on relative terms the bit I used was infact a rugby Pelham. :)

This is the link to the bspa showing rules (it was a bspa class) towards the end there is a table outlining how the ridden and inhand horses of different types should be shown. For inhand 4yrs and over hunter types, the requirement is snaffle or double bridles :)

http://www.bspaonline.com/pdf/2013/2013 JUDGES BOOK.pdf
 
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Tnavas said:
The natives were shown In-Hand as adults as were broodmares who are correctly shown in a double with the curb rein left on the neck so the horse is only led with the bridoon rein.

HAve a look at the photos of the top level showing fraternity and see what they are doing.

It is not good for the horse to be shown in a jointed bit as the action of the rein on a snaffle is totally different when used from the ground - the joint can be forced into the roof of the mouth.

An In-Hand bridle is far nicer for showing off the horses head, fewer straps that don't wander around when the horse moves
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This is not a native breed class but what is the equivalent of a hunter or riding horse class for coloured horses, a hunter was never treaditionally shown in hand after 3 years except brood mares when they used a double. In most adult classes now a riding bridle is used, on many hunter heads a fine in hand bridle would not enhance it's looks.
I agree re the snaffle bit but the OP was in a pelham, she tried various methods prior to the show and this was the one that they were both happiest with, I dont think the rugby does him any favours but in the circumstances it was fine, they can play around before he goes out again and may find a better solution but a rubber bit and in hand bridle would probably resulted in Ben getting out of control.
 
be positive said:
This is not a native breed class but what is the equivalent of a hunter or riding horse class for coloured horses, a hunter was never treaditionally shown in hand after 3 years except brood mares when they used a double. In most adult classes now a riding bridle is used, on many hunter heads a fine in hand bridle would not enhance it's looks.
I agree re the snaffle bit but the OP was in a pelham, she tried various methods prior to the show and this was the one that they were both happiest with, I dont think the rugby does him any favours but in the circumstances it was fine, they can play around before he goes out again and may find a better solution but a rubber bit and in hand bridle would probably resulted in Ben getting out of control.
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Bp... We do intend to do a bit of trial and error before the next one, under saddle when working him off, he went exceptionally nicely in the Pelham but I do hope to actually have an even more relaxed benny next time :D. Sadly, all plans are on hold because of his stupid cavorting around on the field :( exercise of the day is currently cold compress treatment:rolleyes::o

hnmisty said:
Lol you so should buy that first photo! :D
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I think I'm going to :p x
 
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