pmsl we will not be persuing a showing career......!

[Agent XXX999]

Tootled off to the local show yesterday, thought it would be good to do some stuff with him that wasnt jumping, and I wanted some nice pics of him plaited up!

Anyway....he was a gem, though becasue he is a shade under 18hh.....and very narrow....with rather a long head.....he came last. In both classes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

However we did get a rosette!

Judge 1 (riding horse) could not get him to canter (its easy he is push button!) and said he was lovely (I knew that) however he was a little green (not with me he isnt!!!!) and a little large for riding horse (Duh!)

Judge 2 (who was a better rider) Said he gave him a nice ride (He rode much better than judge 1!!!!) That he needs to grow up (I knew that....I think he is growing again) AND that it was like riding a razor blade (bloody cheek) and he reminded him of bambi (the cheek....he does not look like a deer!) ....dont think Narrow is the thing to be in a hunter class....though I bet he was the only horse in the class that has actually been hunting!

Sooooo our showing career is over, Bruce clearly isnt wide enough for a start!

 

[LauraBR]

I didn't realise Bruce was as big as that!!!!

Sounds like you had fun even if you didn't win

 

[Agent XXX999]

Yes we did but bugger to all that brushing and waiting aroud!!!!!!!

He is very tall......!

 

[ruscara]

What a brilliant post - your horse sounds one of a kind! It's all good experience, though, and something different to try.

 

[Rambo]

You're brave...I wouldn't let a judge anywhere near mine

Stick to sj'ing in future

 

[Agent XXX999]

I like to think of him as a supermodel, long and slender.....

However he is more like Mr Bean in reality.

Sticking to SJ now!

Razor blade. PAH!

And fancy having to stay clean and tidy all day!

 

[0ldmare]

At least he behaved very well, he might need to grow into that big frame a bit more. Is he only young? My worst experience at a show was a hunter judge who clamped his legs onto my very forward going horse when he asked for canter (you only needed to <font color="blue"> think </font> canter and she did it, no movement of legs required). She was so shocked at the rough treatment she squealed and let out a volley of bucks

. Hunter judge not pleased and we were asked to leave the ring....

 

[Agent XXX999]

Think he does. I am considering putting him out to grass over the summer, as I think he is growing again, and we have no grass.....so I think the grass and some hacking and light schooling might fill him out a bit?

 

[0ldmare]

Good idea., I wouldnt right off his showing career just yet. But...still growing???? Just how big is he going to be? (PS a long head can be shortened with the right bridle!)

 

[The Virgin Dubble]

18hh??!! OMG!!

I hope he doesn't feel too rejected this morning, bless him.

 

[Agent XXX999]

I know, we measured him at the weekend and we were shocked!

I'm not sure, wb's dont usually stop growing till they are 8ish do they?

I think he needs to fill out.... ALOT!

 

[Parkranger]

18hh? He's not that big surely? Was it Bruce you were holding yesterday when I saw you?

Our class was the dullest ever!!! Ty got very bored. We were supposed to do riding horse but missed the class as the other horse wouldn't box.

TBH, I didn't rate some of the judges yesterday......atleast he was a good boy though! x

 

[airedale]

oh - don't give up - what about young event horse class ?
handsomest gelding ?

you can't just give up on all that fun plaiting - and it must be some box to stand on if he's 18hh !!

 

[Agent XXX999]

Believe it or not yes, and he has a LHS to prove it.....!