So last week, the show committe that runs the Appaloosa/Paint/Open shows posted a rule change to there facebook site. I had ridden Lucas in a snaffle in the horsemanship class, and he is over the age of 5. The show however at that time had no rules. And I mean no rules. I did what I needed to do to get though the class, the judge knew that Lucas was an aged horse due to the halter classes in the morning. She still chose to place me.
So I didnt dispute the fact that they introduced the rule, what bothered me were the comments after the post. I wont go into them on here but they were extreamly hurtfull and attacked me personaly.
Thankfully a friend of mine saw them and requested the coments be pulled or else, and they were.
The worst part was that several of the people posting have broken rules at other shows that Ive been at. One of the directors rode a horse in a walk trot division last year (the horse was 6 she's applied several times for her AQHA judging card) riding in a shank bit alright, but with 2 hands... talk about throwing rocks in glass houses.
So emotions have run the full spectrum this week, everything from thinking about getting out of horses entirely to just switching to dressage.
My BF who knew what was going on in my head called me that night and offered me trailering to the Introductry AQHA horse show this comming weekend for less than it would cost me to take my own car there. C and D were unable to go and I didn't think I would be able to aford a ride to it. Its going to cost less than going to the next Appaloosa/Paint/Open show, and has a clinic with the judge on the second day (which is inculded in the price). Several friends have emailed me excited that Im going to get to go to this QH show, such a difference from people being pissed that Im going to a show....
I dont get it, If we were winning everything I could see some sore loosers, but were not, in fact we are very beatable somedays!
Anyways we're off on Thursday night, having a sleep over at my friends house that night, going to the show Friday, showing Saturday, clinic Sunday (im in showmanship and HUS) and then back to the friends untill Monday night. Im showing Lucas in Preformance Halter Geldings (AQHA), open showmanship, open sr hunter under saddle, and Open Hunter Under Saddle (AQHA) We had a huge rainstorm yesterday so it was too wet to ride outside today, and no one was home so I couldn't ride in the indooor but we did showmanship and got Lucas clipped.
2 comments:
Of all the things to complain about! "She was riding in a snaffle!" I'm guessing you were using two hands and they felt like you had an unfair advantage? If there weren't any rules, you weren't breaking any of them!
Please don't let them get to you and discourage you from showing Lucas. I say take him out of the snaffle, put him in a shank, and go back there and kick their butts!
Good luck at the show this weekend!
I don't know the first thing about competitions. But, the judge made the decision to place you. How is that wrong??? I think it's probably safe to say that the people who attacked you on FB are probably inadequate in own their skills and are envious of yours. Losers. What I find amusing is that, by participating in snippy FB comments, they have now publicly shown what nasty losers they are and people will not look at them the same way, including any judges that read those comments. :-)
Turn the negatives feelings you have from this incident into determination. Like in2paints said: Kick their butts!
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