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Wentshowing again yesterday, only ended up doing inhand as both me and the horse got very hot.

Great results, delicia was really on form, with large classes and the majority of competitors turning up on the day i didnt really think i would do as well as i did in that class of atmosphere!

1st class was the in hand potential competition horse, where delicia was foot perfect, showing off her impressive medium trot to gain a 2nd in a large class and qualified for championship G whereby the 1st and 2nds of 6 classes when head to head for champion and reserver. We had a bit of a wait till the championship so we entered the inhand ridden horse/show hack/show cob, again gaining a 2nd, 2nd only to a hoys champion arab stallion that was stunning so very happy with that
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, again, i qualified for championship H. On a whim i entered the in hand hunter class straight after the ridding horse class and with delicia's beautiful powerful passes we won that class
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, veyr happy as she is only just a lightweight hunter
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, again this win qualified us for the Championship H. Went into championship H first, a veyr large class but we secured reserve champion, the arab stallion getting champion. Absolutly thrilled! the pony got a bag of treats which she munched on happily. Went into championship G, i was knackered by this point, bt delicia was on fire and again we won reserve champion! so very proud of my baby and got loads of gorg rossetts to add to the ever growing collection! the day was mared by someone lodging a complaint about me being there
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saying i shouldnt attend a shwo like that
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, the organisor overruled the complaint stating that the shows were ment to improve the training of horses, and promote good breeding. This was only my 4th ever showing show
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. Although the judge did say delicia is now countyu level
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so watch this space!
 
Congratulations sounds like you had a wonderful day! Why on earth would someone say something like that! There's just no need, the green eyed monster had obviously raised its ugly head because you and your lovely black lady were doing so well! Congratulations again!
 
thank you
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so proud of my pony! yeah some people were awful like that! several complaints were launched against myself and a black fresian and the arab stallion
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not fair! a local show is still a local show! and its only 15 miles from where pony is based! 1 mile from bf's home
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ergo im loacl :S
 
I suppose at unaffiliated shows people don't expect horses worth £40,000 to be competing against them.

Glad you had a good time though
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Well done, what a fab day! I know the show as I live quite nearby and there are always some quality horses there so you did really well.

Stupid sour grapes from some of the other competitors to complain, just ignore them. Its an open show for goodness sake.

Look forward to hearing how you get on in the future. Sounds like county level is looming!
 
i know :S i m quite nervous as i am still learning and i still dont really know that much! i get muddled in individual shows when ridding as i get nervous and then the horse gets tense and all the toys are thrown out of the pram!


scribbles - My horse is priceless to me as i am never going to sell her, i bought her for £12,000 but i dont see what money has to do with it :? A £200 horse is quite capable of beating us if it is of sufficiant quality, it isnt all about the horse flesh you have bought but how you have trained and presented it.
 
I'm very impressed that you can run your horse up when she's doing medium trot, I can just about keep up with a steady jog, I dread the trot up in showing classes!!!
 
admittedly it was only for a few strides but i wanted to show them off
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im lame today though,
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on the vet score of 0-10 i am about 8/10ths lame
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sometimes 9/10ths. but it was worth it
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I took my young Friesian to this show on Sunday. He did the four year old in hand class. He is only just four, and this was his third ever show, and he really needed the run out for practice before we go to Edenbridge and Oxted. After being a total nightmare due to spotting the mares and foals behind the hedgerow, he relaxed a bit, he won his class, and was Reserve Champ of his section. I heard someone moaning that "professionals" with "expensive and produced horses" shouldn't go to shows like CTF. Me being me, I fronted this person and told them that I am an amateur owner, with a full time job that does not involve horses, and that my horse, whilst expensive, is a baby with no proven show record in any large showing classes or shows of any sort. They went scarlet and walked off.

I would also like to add that mine was the fit looking Friesian who was there in the morning, not to be confused with the other one who was there in the afternoon. I will say nothing more, other than "Weight Watchers" and "laminitis risk".
 
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i think i saw your fresian and i must say i thought it was a nicer example of the breed, the fresian you mention last won champion, and although it is a stunning horse, it was grosely over weight!

My mother was not impressed with some of the peoples mutterings, especially when one made a personal comment about me
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. i am not a professional, i am an amature owner who just enjoys her horse and showing.

CTF is a great venue, i have only been twice, but i must say some that i do see there i have seen at affiliate show, especially the show ponies, lead rein ponies, welsh ridden cobs and one particular ridden show cob.

Did you happen to see me? i arrive at about 10-10.30, in a purple side load lorry
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:D i think i saw your fresian and i must say i thought it was a nicer example of the breed, the fresian you mention last won champion, and although it is a stunning horse, it was grosely over weight!

My mother was not impressed with some of the peoples mutterings, especially when one made a personal comment about me
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. i am not a professional, i am an amature owner who just enjoys her horse and showing.

CTF is a great venue, i have only been twice, but i must say some that i do see there i have seen at affiliate show, especially the show ponies, lead rein ponies, welsh ridden cobs and one particular ridden show cob.

Did you happen to see me? i arrive at about 10-10.30, in a purple side load lorry
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Thank you for your nice comments. My boy is a fantastic example of the breed, , although he has much maturing to do. We are taking it slow with him as he is very sharp, and won't stop growing until he is at least 8 (they mature very slowly as a breed). I have previously seen HOYS exhibits at CTF, so I am not unduly concerned at the moaning minnies. They could always up their game to compete with the quality animals if they chose; proper turnout goes a long way towards making a good impression (the woman who moaned about me went in the ring wearing a crop top and several pairs of creole earrings.....).

I don't remember seeing your lorry, but then I was trying to revive myself with several bottles of Lucozade, having sprinted to keep up with the horse while in the ring!! I'm too old for this running lark!
 
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hehe he was the one in the white bridle yes? there are some lovely piccis of him on the photographers website
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you should check them out.
 
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scribbles - My horse is priceless to me as i am never going to sell her, i bought her for £12,000

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Sorry, i was referring to when you said someone had offered you £40,000 for your horse (or was it £60,000?). Wasn't she broken, schooled and competed by a professional dressage rider, I thought she had done BD?

Anyway, if I was a small time owner (as I am) out to the small local for some fun with my £1500 horse, I would be a bit peeved. It might annoy you, but it's just the way it is. Of course, if you're going to move on up in the showing world then of course there's nothing wrong with it, but sticking to the unaffs just shouts pot hunter. (ETA - I mean IF you stick to it, not that you do or are doing now)

(And I know it is about how you have trained and presented - that's why you don't get the top producers in small unaff competitions. The horse is well bred, has been trained and presented well, and so is put up against other horses of the same calibre).
 
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scribbles - My horse is priceless to me as i am never going to sell her, i bought her for £12,000

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Sorry, i was referring to when you said someone had offered you £40,000 for your horse (or was it £60,000?). Wasn't she broken, schooled and competed by a professional dressage rider, I thought she had done BD?

Anyway, if I was a small time owner (as I am) out to the small local for some fun with my £1500 horse, I would be a bit peeved. It might annoy you, but it's just the way it is. Of course, if you're going to move on up in the showing world then of course there's nothing wrong with it, but sticking to the unaffs just shouts pot hunter. (ETA - I mean IF you stick to it, not that you do or are doing now)

(And I know it is about how you have trained and presented - that's why you don't get the top producers in small unaff competitions. The horse is well bred, has been trained and presented well, and so is put up against other horses of the same calibre).

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It was £60,000 but delicia is priceless and will never be sold :P.

I do understand why you might be peeved, im not an idiot, but at teh same time, Delicia was bought for something else, i can now nolonger fulfil that purpose so have diversified into low level BD competitions and showing. I have never show before in my life (unless you cout turnout and condition class at a local show when i was 6, the ponies striaght off the field etc not plaited and i came 3rd :P ). I will affiliate the horse when i am ready. But i ama good sportsman and always congratulate those who beat me, and i am all for fair sport, but i think people should allow me a little lee way.The 60 yr old man who was pulled 3rd to me shouldnt have stood there tutting and shaking his head and asking the judge why i beat him when he usually beats me, because it makes me feel awful as i get nervous enough about entering her anyway and i go away feeling like cr@p when i should be proud of my pony. I am not here to plead the 'i have been through so much' card, but 3 years ago i would never have thought i would walk let alone do this, so people do not understand what such low level wins mean to me. Im happy for everyone elses successes, would be nice if people didnt have such sour grapes and were happy for mine.
 
Thats ok, sorry I realsie I might sound harsh, I was just looking at it from the other side. I can see why it must be a massive achievement for you - congratulations on doing so well with physio etc
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:D hehe he was the one in the white bridle yes? there are some lovely piccis of him on the photographers website
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Yes, that's my horse. I've seen the photos on-line, quite pleased with how the boy is looking.

Please ignore those who would call you a pot hunter. You are new to showing, you are not taking a proven top level show horse to a small local show and cleaning up all the ribbons, or entering the 2'6" jumping with Milton, or doing a walk/trot test on Salinero. Pot Hunters are people who knowingly enter classes that are way beneath their current level. If you can't go to CTF as a total newbie to showing, then I would like to know where exactly you CAN go? So what if the horse cost a lot, it takes more than a big bank balance to produce a winner.

Many people would say that my youngster is a 'very expensive' horse, and that he shouldn't compete at places like CTF, and that I, as someone who has shown at national level, should not be there either. I know that he is a quality animal, and he would no doubt hold his own at county level even at his current tender years, but it would be unfair on the horse and also irresponsible to expect a young, green and spooky horse to cope with being thrown in at the deep end of County level, and all the sights and sounds that a county show entails. So I have taken him to CTF as part of his education, and it proved to be the right move as he was a nightmare to start with and nearly blew his brains.

Next year, when he is more established, I won't take him to places like CTF, as I know he would win, and that it would be firstly no competition, and secondly unfair on other people with youngsters / local level ponies etc. This is how it SHOULD be, but I will not be accused of pot hunting while I am teaching a young horse the ways of the world.

Perhaps instead of moaning, those who would accuse should take a look at themselves and try and raise their game. You don't need an expensive horse to win, you just need to produce it correctly.
 
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:D hehe he was the one in the white bridle yes? there are some lovely piccis of him on the photographers website
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you should check them out.

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Yes, that's my horse. I've seen the photos on-line, quite pleased with how the boy is looking.

Please ignore those who would call you a pot hunter. You are new to showing, you are not taking a proven top level show horse to a small local show and cleaning up all the ribbons, or entering the 2'6" jumping with Milton, or doing a walk/trot test on Salinero. Pot Hunters are people who knowingly enter classes that are way beneath their current level. If you can't go to CTF as a total newbie to showing, then I would like to know where exactly you CAN go? So what if the horse cost a lot, it takes more than a big bank balance to produce a winner.

Many people would say that my youngster is a 'very expensive' horse, and that he shouldn't compete at places like CTF, and that I, as someone who has shown at national level, should not be there either. I know that he is a quality animal, and he would no doubt hold his own at county level even at his current tender years, but it would be unfair on the horse and also irresponsible to expect a young, green and spooky horse to cope with being thrown in at the deep end of County level, and all the sights and sounds that a county show entails. So I have taken him to CTF as part of his education, and it proved to be the right move as he was a nightmare to start with and nearly blew his brains.

Next year, when he is more established, I won't take him to places like CTF, as I know he would win, and that it would be firstly no competition, and secondly unfair on other people with youngsters / local level ponies etc. This is how it SHOULD be, but I will not be accused of pot hunting while I am teaching a young horse the ways of the world.

Perhaps instead of moaning, those who would accuse should take a look at themselves and try and raise their game. You don't need an expensive horse to win, you just need to produce it correctly.

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I second everything said here. I have a little cob whom i have had loads of success with at local - she can't do county as she is only 14hh, but she is turned out as a show cob, muscled up neat and tidy and she has won me loads in the last couple of years - when i first started showing her with full feather and mane we got nowhere, so i watched a few cob classes hogged and trimmed and we were straight up the line!! she cost me £250.....so it's not all about how much the horse costs, a horse is worth what someone will pay! My welsh cob on the other hand cost alot more but just doesn't cut it in the ring!!
 
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