Speak up or mind your own?

[oldie48]

Not into showing so I'm sure someone will put me straight but isn't the rider part of the whole picture? If the rider was incorrectly turned out for the class, wouldn't it affect the marking? so my thinking would be that if a rider was too large/heavy for the horse or pony that would affect it's way of going and be part of the judging.

Depends if horse or rider. If it was the horse and I was judging, I would certainly point it out. If it was the rider I'd keep it zipped!