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#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#Hey I was there too! I forgot to get my reserve champ ribbon so they just are going to send it to me in the mail.#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#Judy F wrote:#ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#We did the same thing at the Primay Classic on Saturday at the National Nepean Equestrian Park. Only one horse/rider combo missed their prizes when their coach rushed them home without checking the ribbon/prize table. In spite of the heat and a major thunderstorm that whipped through during the last class, everyone was happy with the results and the prizes were welcomed by all.#ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#:
#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Guineapigger wrote:#ed_op#div#ed_cl# I do think it is strange that trillium
hunter if you have even a half decent day you can cover your
entries, but trillium dressage there is no prize money at
all. #ed_op#/div#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#How often do they have the scores calculated immediately after the test? In my experience I've had to wait 2+ hours to even see the part of the class posted in some cases. That's the problem, the fact it takes awhile to plug everyone's scores into the calculator.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I do like the prizes, but would not stick around if I had to wait hours. Plus, as dd suggested I'm not trailering myself, and I know the guys that I use would not want to hang around for a presentation.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#Guineapigger wrote:#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Also, they seem to pin a whole jumble of classes together, at the end of a division, not each class - why not pin the class, right after it is done, with a little ceremony in the ring as in hunter? #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#No system is going to work for everyone unfortunately. Even splitting classes into their "pinnable" groups won't help someone who is trailering with someone else in a different division (e.g. junior and AA). But I think far more people show only one horse and it's one of the chances you take when you enter more than one horse. Unless the class is really small - if there are 3 riders between your 2 horses, that's still 15 minutes. #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#As far as high score/end of day prizes, even with separate divisions, everyone in the first division of the day would know who their winner was, and only that person would have a chance at winning something at the end of the day. They would have the choice to stick around, come back later, or arrange for someone to collect their prize. Everybody else could go home as soon as their classes had been pinned.#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#Currently, at the shows I go to (primary), the classes have between 20 and 30 riders - a mixture of juniors and open. The trillium show run on the same day has even more entries, but divided into 3 (jr, open and AA). 30 riders at 5 minutes a test is 150 minutes is 2.5 hours. Longer tests are even longer. If there are 3 groups of 10 riders each, that is only 50 minutes a class. Since all 3 groups are being pinned separately anyway, why the need to merge them together?#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#If you go the next step - run the entire junior division - all tests - back to back, then all the the juniors will be done at the same time. The whole division can be pinned and high score prizes awarded early in the day. There might still be some who ride only in the first test, happen to get an early ride time and then leave, but many will still be around. Speaking from my experience, the bulk of the competitors are in training level and there are fewer riders at 1st level and beyond so those classes will take less time. After the juniors, run the AAs - all tests. Same thing - pin the classes and the division. Finally, run all the opens. #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#I'm not saying it's a solution for everyone - there will still be people that leave before the class is pinned and others that are stuck there the entire day. But those people would probably leave or be stuck no matter what and many more people, including the show organizers, would benefit from splitting divisions like this.#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl# #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#Morgan1981 wrote:Ruth I agree with what you are saying but I can also see the problems. What happens if you are riding more then one horse in each class and you have a small class. If you seperate the divisions it wont give you much time to warm up...Shirley is awesome with that. She always allows enough time for a substantial warmup even if youare riding several horses, I do think giveing out ribbons with each test is great and I think Shirley does that (she used to anyway) but prizes are harder as the show must almost be over before presentation...I dunno...I'm stumped
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