Showing - The Huffing and Puffing!

[Elf On A Shelf]

With all the huffing and puffing about showing recently I realised this was almost 5 years ago (5 years to the day this coming Sunday!) And thought I would share it again for the laughs!

Talk about huffing and puffing!

I did the most utterly bizarre veteran inhand class this morning! It went a little something like this:
All walk in and round.
All trot round together.
All change rein at the trot.
Trot the other way. 2 circuits each way!
Line up.
Walk away.
Walk back and past.
Trot back and round - with human on the inside.
Walk round to place.

Well if I wasnt warm enough before I was positively sweating by the end!

The ridden was a wee bit better though we trotted both reins then cantered both reins so not as drastic.

Then we get onto the championship... 4 ridden horses/ponies and me on my 2 feet.
All walk round.
All trot round - yes I am managing to keep up with them!
Change rein at trot and keep running the other way!
4 bloomin circuits each way I ran with my poor wee darty in the championship! Then they realised that I probably shouldn't keep going whilst the riddens canter on so I got to collapse in a heap on my poor ponies neck whilst they went both ways.
Then the 4 were brought back to trot and I was sent back out with them for another circuit!

Jeezo!!! If I wasn't fit before I am bloomin army fit now!!! It's the young handlers that were about to go in the ring under the same judge that I am currently pittying!

And I didn't even get a place in the championship for my effort!!!

Pic of said wonderful dartmoor!

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Wow! Sounds mental!

 

[Dave's Mam]

That's crazy!

 

[Wishfilly]

God, I would die if someone made me do that with mine in hand- he has quite a quick, flashy trot and I am not the best runner! Lucky you are so fit!

 

[fidleyspromise]

I'd end up on the floor giving the riddens something to jump ?

Love the pony.

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

Showing ! Embrace the madness ? !

( Why not give triathlon a try ? It's much less effort )

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

I'd end up on the floor giving the riddens something to jump ?

Love the pony.

I very nearly did! Indoor arena in July and I'm in a tweed jacket and 2 pairs of trousers - I had my jobs on under my inhand trousers for quickness of swopping!

 

[honetpot]

One year the young lad who used to help us broke his back in a fall. He had a upper body plaster cast on front and back, wanted to show his pony in hand and could just about put a white shirt and tie on but no jacket. It's a local show, I explained to the steward why he hadn't got a jacket on, please understand why perhaps he is not running as fast as he should, it's a warm day. Well he came last, but what really gutted me was the judge said not a word to him and there was only about seven in it.

 

[Equi]

Oohhh thats that aul american style of showing. I hated when a judge would do that in the american mini classes. We don't get into minis because we're all fit and able to do that sort of thing!!! lol

 

[Errin Paddywack]

I did an in-hand appaloosa class at the American All Breeds show at Stoneleigh a long time ago. We had a Spanish judge and he had us all trotting round the ring together for several circuits. I was on my knees by the time he told us to walk.