As a horse show judge I hate to be the “off course” whistle-blower. As a competitor, I hated to hear it!
Here are some horse show pattern memorization tips to avoid that lost-in-the-jungle feeling when you don’t know where to go after an obstacle.
My father’s ear was always open for a “good deal”. My first horse – a Standardbred race horse, early retired and “broke to ride”. “Broke to ride” – a description to bypass when shopping for a novice horse…
Dad was a business guy – not a horse guy.
Whose voices are you listening to? Speaking to a group of students last month about the influence of our media choices,I used a Life Lesson Learned from Horses. horse show I judged –a speed event horse, so distracted in the show ring by the calls of his stable mates that he crashed into the first barrel on course! Are the voices coming from our screens, song lyrics, celebrities and social media, steering us off-course?
At a dressage judging clinic, Caledon Equestrian Park on Saturday. Professional development day. Wearing a few different hats as a horse show judge, it’s SO interesting for me to compare the disciplines. The scoring systems, the traditions, the styles – even the background music! Something to be learned and appreciated from every horse show ring in equestrian sport.