by Kobau » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:35 pm
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#hmm interesting thread. I of course have never shown in Ont, so don't know what the judging is like there. But i have shown out in BC, AB, and MB... and Did very well. On a TB, that thought he was a WB, but still he was a 16 hh black tb, yes he had some gorgeous paces, but he made me earn those points because i had to truly truly ride him. The judges realised that, and saw that we were consistent, bang on with transitions etc.. Plus the easy to see joy of the horse did help, he loved to get in the ring and work.. We won championships because we worked our tails off..#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Now here in MB i never showed that horse, I lost him to a broken leg when i moved out here. But i now have a 16.2 hh Trakenher, and while he is lacking in ability in some areas, which will continue to improve with work. He has a pressence in the ring, once again, he loves to show and he makes me earn my points.. I can say he will almost always place higher than some of my other horses, such as my Morgans, because of talent, movemt, size... that is the way it is.. I have 2 tb's, one is 10 the other is 20, both have good movement, the older one blows away most people with his ability and his gaits, the younger one has very good gaits which are improving, and i expect to honestly be placed behind flashier movers...#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#But just me, The scores only tell part of the story. I look at them, i read the comments, and then i compare to how it felt, how it looks on video..I don't really care about the placing as long as i'm getting real feedback and can feel improvement..(i'm sure all that was somehow off topic but oh well)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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