Stupid people at shows

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Not sure if it is just me being Mrs Grumpy ATM but I cant believe how stupid some people are at shows. On Saturday big D and I were at a little one day event and I saw

1 - Stupid woman walking across the warm up areana with a labrador at the very end of a flexi-lead.

2 - Group of people and small ponies (all of who's clasases had long finished) decided to stop and chat next to the fence in the warm up arena, had to be asked to move! ( I did it politely, honestly)

3 - Woman chatting and having a fag as her toddler walked under a childs pony I have never seen so many people move so fast in my life.

4 - and finaly a poor girl on what appeared to be a new pony, obviously having difficulties, but a member of her pary insisted on giving her a full riding lesson at the top of her voice in the warm up area, continued throughout her SJ round, the poor girl was mortified. It wouldnt have been so bad but the instructions being so loudly broadcast were a total load of rubbish.

Rant over
 
Maybe it's stupid people season??

Standing around the warm up arena really annoys me - just go and stand out of the way OUT OF THE WARM UP RING if you don't actually want to warm up.

People who barge in and whack practise fences up to about 9 inches higher than the class in question and don't give anyone a look in!

People walking across warm up arenas seemingly oblivious to people riding

I could go on but I'm getting angry so I'll stop!
 
oh, today's classic was man training LITTLE girl on 12.2 in practice ring - when she was jumping fence A this way, he stood in front of fence B and vice versa.

Then when the poor little dot had a stop he told her she was total rubbish. Having spent the entire time (blocking the other fence for everyone else) in the warm up saying 'look at the fence, look at the fence' with me saying quietly to my daughter 'no, don't look at the fence, look beyond the fence, kiddo, look at the next fence.'

If poor kid is looking into ground pole, why wouldn't pony stop?

Git.
 
I'll add;

My girl has been known (and still does occasionally) boot out.

So we put a HUGE pretty red ribbon in her tail, nicely bowed and pretty damned obvious and when waiting for classes we try to stand against a fence or out of the way of the others.

So WHY do people insist on squeezing past, pass close enough to touch her, she lifts her back leg and they look at me like I've done something wrong?!
Its not like I haven't given a warning!! Gr.
K x
 
skewbald_again said:
oh, today's classic was man training LITTLE girl on 12.2 in practice ring - when she was jumping fence A this way, he stood in front of fence B and vice versa.

Then when the poor little dot had a stop he told her she was total rubbish. Having spent the entire time (blocking the other fence for everyone else) in the warm up saying 'look at the fence, look at the fence' with me saying quietly to my daughter 'no, don't look at the fence, look beyond the fence, kiddo, look at the next fence.'

If poor kid is looking into ground pole, why wouldn't pony stop?

Git.
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Yes, this is a particular bug bear for me. Riding is supposed to be fun for children, not fullfilling parents failed abition. The show is a learning experience in itself, if the kid/horse/person is not ready then perhaps some more lessons at home/at the RS are in order.
 
Magicmillbrook said:
Yes, this is a particular bug bear for me. Riding is supposed to be fun for children, not fullfilling parents failed abition. The show is a learning experience in itself, if the kid/horse/person is not ready then perhaps some more lessons at home/at the RS are in order.
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one of my daughters had a particularly **** first class today, and by the second, we were in fits - converstation went like this:

Did you get eliminated?
No
Did you fall off?
No
Did you go clear in the first phase?
Yes
Did you have eight faults in the second phase?
Yes
Did you scream and cry?
Yes
Do you think Ellen Whitaker has ever had eight faults in a jump off?
Yes
Do you think she screamed and cried?
No
So therefore, then, apart from the screaming and crying, you are PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL?
Yes!

second class, she had a hooley and came out laughing despite a stop. Good girl!

How I hate nasty bullies like the man who told that little dot she was rubbish. I have a particular loathing for them, because I my father was one.
 
How stupid is this then? A few years ago one of my horses was a difficult loader, not a total s~~t but a bit of a t@@t. Got him half way up the ramp when a woman leading a Welsh A stallion walked past and flicked one of those bloody show whips with the thongs at him and shouted "Gerron". Dozy cow, he took off and took her stallion with him. Fortunately he then doubled back and went to a friends lorry whilst her stallion buggered off across the lorry park. I just walked up to her and said "That was your fault" then went to collect my horse so I could start the loading process again.
 
I was jump judging a few weeks ago and I listened to a Mum completely slate her daughters as both had a couple of refusals. I am way too chicken to do XC so I take my hat of to anyone who gives it a go. I just cant understand parent who are like that. If my child was being a brat she would get what for (even though she is 19 and taller than me) but never for not doing well.
 
skewbald_again said:
one of my daughters had a particularly **** first class today, and by the second, we were in fits - converstation went like this:

Did you get eliminated?
No
Did you fall off?
No
Did you go clear in the first phase?
Yes
Did you have eight faults in the second phase?
Yes
Did you scream and cry?
Yes
Do you think Ellen Whitaker has ever had eight faults in a jump off?
Yes
Do you think she screamed and cried?
No
So therefore, then, apart from the screaming and crying, you are PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL?
Yes!

second class, she had a hooley and came out laughing despite a stop. Good girl!

How I hate nasty bullies like the man who told that little dot she was rubbish. I have a particular loathing for them, because I my father was one.
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What a great way of putting it - can I quote you to all the poor kids with hideous annoying parents who insist on screaming at their kids at the shows I go to when they've actually done amazingly well just to stay on the fizzed up and gadgeted up ponies their parents insist on them riding?
 
skewbald_again said:
one of my daughters had a particularly **** first class today, and by the second, we were in fits - converstation went like this:

Did you get eliminated?
No
Did you fall off?
No
Did you go clear in the first phase?
Yes
Did you have eight faults in the second phase?
Yes
Did you scream and cry?
Yes
Do you think Ellen Whitaker has ever had eight faults in a jump off?
Yes
Do you think she screamed and cried?
No
So therefore, then, apart from the screaming and crying, you are PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL?
Yes!

second class, she had a hooley and came out laughing despite a stop. Good girl!

How I hate nasty bullies like the man who told that little dot she was rubbish. I have a particular loathing for them, because I my father was one.
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Thats great, perhaps you should be a sports physycologist
 
What about spectators, in this case a woman with 3 children, SITTING DOWN in the collecting area where horses are waiting to go into the ring? And then scowling and tutting at me that my 17.2 hunter is getting a bit close to them?

Or what about the three mature female spectators who walked across the ring, behind a horse, at Blair Horse Trials in the Style Jumping? Despite being asked not to by the commentator?
 
suzi said:
What a great way of putting it - can I quote you to all the poor kids with hideous annoying parents who insist on screaming at their kids at the shows I go to when they've actually done amazingly well just to stay on the fizzed up and gadgeted up ponies their parents insist on them riding?
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Oh go ahead!
And add : Did Ellen's parents have the sense to call on the skill and talent of their extended family instead of thinking they knew it all themselves?
There's a good question!
 
A very good question!!

I shall be sure to ask them all!

Was a spectator at a show today and had to go and move a whole load of rugs that one horse had decided to play with while tied up to the lorry and move another horse further down the box it was tied to as it kept getting the rope caught round the doors.

The people looked at me like I was mad when I told them - I didn't want them to be concerned that their horse was not where I they left it but they didn't seem bothered at all!
 
Mithras said:
What about spectators, in this case a woman with 3 children, SITTING DOWN in the collecting area where horses are waiting to go into the ring? And then scowling and tutting at me that my 17.2 hunter is getting a bit close to them?

Or what about the three mature female spectators who walked across the ring, behind a horse, at Blair Horse Trials in the Style Jumping? Despite being asked not to by the commentator?
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at aforementioned show today, little lad of about - ooh , 8? - was sat on the floor, front and centre of the entry/exit to the clear round ring. Parents oblivous. I ask you.
 
was in the warmup ring, approached the fence and as i was two strides away some girl turned to jump from the other direction! i jumped it and she finally decided to swerve away!
 
I do remember being at Thirlstane Castle CCI, which had a wooded section of the XC, the commentators having to warn people to turn off the auto flash on their cameras!

Out hunting at a meet with a gf whos hunter could be a bit of a **** and could lash out, accordingly he had a red ribbon in his tail, some chap commented to her "I bet thats just for show"....later on bumped her from behind, was double barrelled by her horse for his efforts...where he then ranted about passing the vets bills to her. Fortunately the MFH had heard the earlier conversation, and saw that the horse was correctly ribboned and informed the man in no uncertain terms that he had been warned and it was his own damm fault for getting too close.

And incidentally you forgot to mention the showjumper in a chav jacket unbuttoned in the warm up, with a fag in one hand...mobile phone too ear, loudly discussing how much they can persuade a client to part with for whatever horse...oblivious to all the other riders.
 
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