PolarSkye
Well-Known Member
A few recent comments by friends/acquaintances had me thinking - some examples:
Ran into long time friend who was fence judging at a local ODE - she was telling me about the new 17.2hh grey mare she had just found for her son to event and when I exclaimed that grey is a lovely colour said (with a rather sour face) "I HATE greys, they never look shiney or impressive . . . HATE geldings too - they are always boring and predictable and always the same" . . . she knows full well I have a grey gelding . . and I defy anyone to describe him as boring
A group of us were chatting on the yard and one livery asked another who she thought was the best rider on the yard . . response was "for dressage, I would say S - she has a lovely, correct position (currently competing at Elementary) and for eventing/as an all rounder I would say Z (has competed at BE novice, brings on young horses) . . response was "oh not Z, she is just a passenger" . .
. she knows Z is Kal's current jockey . . . my mouth just fell open.
I am all for people being free with their opinions, and we won't all agree when it comes to horses - but where does tact and diplomacy come in? Or do such fluffy sentiments have no place in the horsey world?
P
Ran into long time friend who was fence judging at a local ODE - she was telling me about the new 17.2hh grey mare she had just found for her son to event and when I exclaimed that grey is a lovely colour said (with a rather sour face) "I HATE greys, they never look shiney or impressive . . . HATE geldings too - they are always boring and predictable and always the same" . . . she knows full well I have a grey gelding . . and I defy anyone to describe him as boring
A group of us were chatting on the yard and one livery asked another who she thought was the best rider on the yard . . response was "for dressage, I would say S - she has a lovely, correct position (currently competing at Elementary) and for eventing/as an all rounder I would say Z (has competed at BE novice, brings on young horses) . . response was "oh not Z, she is just a passenger" . .
. she knows Z is Kal's current jockey . . . my mouth just fell open.
I am all for people being free with their opinions, and we won't all agree when it comes to horses - but where does tact and diplomacy come in? Or do such fluffy sentiments have no place in the horsey world?
P