Kennels77
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Hi everyone, I just want to get your thoughts on if I am right or can give me guidance on rules etc?
I have started doing a few local working hunter classes, my 1st one was fab as won the novice, the open and the championship and a couple been placed etc. I have made sure got a snaffle in, a plain cavesson noseband and no martingales etc.
As I know it the scoring is done on Jumping, Show and confirmation etc. My horse always does a lovely show but has a tendency to through a buck in just before the gallop which I agree should be marked down on in the show score section, which is fine. however just done a show today and she did the most beautiful show and again put in a Little buck, the judge then didn't place me ( I believe in show horse, riding horse a buck means cant be placed but not workers?) baring in mind most the horses flew round with their heads in the air, striking off on wrong legs etc, boots on, martingales and gags! I got told that she couldn't place me as the buck meant I couldnt be placed, as it meant out of control in the ring!(I wasnt out of control, it's just her little thing!!!!) surely I should off been marked down on the show bit then placed where relevant? What makes me mad is that when I chatted to her about why not Getting a place she said at county show level I would be thrown out etc for disobedience, so why follow through with that but let all the tack wrongness and people with boots on etc be placed? In the show be my friend pointed out a massive scar under her horses boot and she replied ohhh it's only a little show!!! Surely that contradicting be consistent if judging?
When I won the previous ones the judge even said to me, thAt was a close one as she bucked so he had to Mark her down and I won by 1 point? Just wanting people's thoughts really.
In fact it got my goat so much I withdrew from every other class and went home?
I have started doing a few local working hunter classes, my 1st one was fab as won the novice, the open and the championship and a couple been placed etc. I have made sure got a snaffle in, a plain cavesson noseband and no martingales etc.
As I know it the scoring is done on Jumping, Show and confirmation etc. My horse always does a lovely show but has a tendency to through a buck in just before the gallop which I agree should be marked down on in the show score section, which is fine. however just done a show today and she did the most beautiful show and again put in a Little buck, the judge then didn't place me ( I believe in show horse, riding horse a buck means cant be placed but not workers?) baring in mind most the horses flew round with their heads in the air, striking off on wrong legs etc, boots on, martingales and gags! I got told that she couldn't place me as the buck meant I couldnt be placed, as it meant out of control in the ring!(I wasnt out of control, it's just her little thing!!!!) surely I should off been marked down on the show bit then placed where relevant? What makes me mad is that when I chatted to her about why not Getting a place she said at county show level I would be thrown out etc for disobedience, so why follow through with that but let all the tack wrongness and people with boots on etc be placed? In the show be my friend pointed out a massive scar under her horses boot and she replied ohhh it's only a little show!!! Surely that contradicting be consistent if judging?
When I won the previous ones the judge even said to me, thAt was a close one as she bucked so he had to Mark her down and I won by 1 point? Just wanting people's thoughts really.
In fact it got my goat so much I withdrew from every other class and went home?
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