Elf On A Shelf
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I felt sadder for those poor little poppets in the showing article with their silly red ribbons sticking out the side of their heads, carbon copies of one another and EVERY pony in the main picture being in a Wilkie. Poor children, and poor ponies.
The article that went with the photos though was excellent. Really balanced and interesting.
I HATE LOATHE AND DESPISE WILKIES!!!!! They are gags in all but name and should not be near a kids pony - let alone a lead rein pony! Its a short cut that causes more issues further down the line and unless judges start clamping down on it it will continue! But people willprotest that they are legal because they are a snaffle ...
The lead rein pony that has won HOYS 5x doesn't wear a Wilkie and was only 1 of 3 in the entire lead rein/fr section that didn't have one on!