Warm Up Arena's

Goldenstar said:
You will be fine there it’s always been lovely and quiet when I have gone there .
Click to expand...

I’ve only done dressage there and it was very quiet, as in only me in there, before! But I stewarded at the Kids BS and it was carnage but there were loads of children rather than adults.
 
criso said:
Often there is no one in there supervising. If I see somebody about to put a fence up before I've had a chance to jump, I'll always ask if I can pop over a couple of times before they put it up. I do jump straightaway then so they only have to wait a couple of minutes.
Click to expand...

If i could have kept my girl calm enough to even jump a fence without tanking off yesterday i would have asked someone to lower the fence, as it was i was struggling to keep a lid on her.
 
mule said:
Another one is when they lower the back bar of an oxer in the warm-up. I saw this recently when someone was going in to do 90cm. I don't know why anyone into showjumping would bother with a horse that won't pick up it's legs over 90cm but then, I'm no expert 🤷
Click to expand...
That does seem a bit odd? but then there's nowt so strange as folk
 
windand rain said:
we had two serious incedents with our working hunter pony at county shows, on both occasions she was injured enough to be out of work for months both could have been avoided if a ring steward had been in place to keep the waiting ponies out of the collecting ring. Surely it is not unreasonable to expect all but the next three/ four to jump to be kept out of the collecting ring. On two seperate occasions she was sat on her bum by ponies cutting across the front of the warm up jump as she took off basically she could go no where but either over them or sit down before hitting them incedently being M&M workers the culprits were adults, probably producers. Have stopped doing them for now because of it which is a shame as the ponies are talented jumpers.
Click to expand...
That really is dreadful, im sorry to hear this. Such a shame.
 
Urgh I’m off sj this weekend and had forgotten how rubbish the warm up can be. Don’t do it much but def find it worse than dressage outings.
 
What really winds me up is people whacking the practice jump up to about a metre twenty when they’re only going in to jump 90cms
 
mle22 said:
What really winds me up is people whacking the practice jump up to about a metre twenty when they’re only going in to jump 90cms
Click to expand...

Which is against the rules (max of 10cm above the height of fences in the ring), so you would be entitled to tell them to put it down again and/or complain to the organisers.
 
Leandy said:
Which is against the rules (max of 10cm above the height of fences in the ring), so you would be entitled to tell them to put it down again and/or complain to the organisers.
Click to expand...
I know - but it’s a constant problem- particularly with the pros who don’t think the rules apply to them! Usually I just wait until they’ve stopped and then put it down again, usually to the relief of most people trying to warm up.
 
mle22 said:
I know - but it’s a constant problem- particularly with the pros who don’t think the rules apply to them! Usually I just wait until they’ve stopped and then put it down again, usually to the relief of most people trying to warm up.
Click to expand...

I would complain in strong terms to the organisers if it is a regular occurence. I'd point out it is a liability issue and that they could have an insurance problem if someone has an accident and they are not properly supervising the practice ring or making an effort to enforce rules.
 
Leandy said:
I would complain in strong terms to the organisers if it is a regular occurence. I'd point out it is a liability issue and that they could have an insurance problem if someone has an accident and they are not properly supervising the practice ring or making an effort to enforce rules.
Click to expand...
I’m afraid I don’t see it as my job to police practice arenas 😀
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top