My Dog would quite enjoy Badders, he goes to most things with me and is quite happy sitting and watching. He'd be far happier than he would stuck at home all day, so that is why I would take him.
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Nice for him, and nice for you, but to everyone else at the event he's yet another dog to trip over, sh!t somewhere you don't notice, risk and nuisance to the rider if he did get away.
Does he pay £20odd quid for a ticket? NO. Sorry to single you out as an example, Hen, but people putting their own and their pet's entertainment above the smooth running of the event just seems selfish to me.
He didn't look his usual self but the first stop appeared to be her fault, after that she nursed him round, I do think if he had felt that bad to her she would probably have pulled up so you have too assume she knows her horse best.
As for not patting him she was probably furious with herself knowing Jade, it doesn't mean she was necessarily cross with the horse!