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-- And the Lord came unto the cheery Panda and spake, saying, "Although thou art a peaceful critter, thou shalt defend yourself furiously when attacked and rippe the limbs from thine enemies and make them wish they had never been born..."
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WhoKilledBambi wrote: no kicking the nerds. We need them for sciencing.
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Oct 29 08 1:02 AM
baxtersmom wrote: Doood, I would be so badass running XC in a cowboy hat helmet! And then I could rock it in the hunter ring! EVERYONE would want to be like me!
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Oct 29 08 1:28 AM
Perhaps an end to the showbow controversy? When I first saw them in the 80's, they were totally a breed circuit/4H kind of thing. They crept in to H/J schooling shows very occasionally, usually on a kid who also did 4H. I did know one or two eventers who used them out of convinence. When I first saw them Dressage hadn't hit it's American boom and was FAR more prim and proper than it is today. No matter where they came from - the breed circuits, Mars or the depths of Fashion-Hell themselves - they rate a "lol" on the faux pas scale. As far as Hunter Hair - I'm lazy, I'm old. I just stuff it ALL up in my helmet and cover it with a hair-net to catch any fly aways. My ears are tiny, almost elven and CUTE. Plus, I like to be able to hear
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Oct 29 08 2:24 AM
Hunter Princess wrote: I suppose I'm well off compared to some people. I've got a horse and can pay the board(which probably costs 1/3 of what you pay for your horse's), but getting the extra cash for shows isn't always easy and I don't own the right color or breed of horse to be in hunters, but I've stuck it out anyways. Congrats for doing what people do every day, and don't make assumptions about people you don't know. There really isn't a right "breed" of horse for the hunters, in fact, the horse I'm obsessed with right now is an Appendix, mine is a Holsteiner, one of my friends has a QH, and another has a TB. I don't care about breed, as long as it moves decent, jumps cute, and looks like a hunter. And dun really isn't that controversial of a color for the hunters. Now, an appy or a paint is much more controversial. I have a red dun quarter horse x haflinger that I bought for pretty cheap as a green 4 year old project pony. He not only grew in size, but he grew on me too. He was not at all the fancy show horse I had dreamed of, that'd carry me effortlessly around 3'6 courses with autochanges, but none of that mattered after a few short weeks. I'd intended to keep him at max a year, but I knew there was no way I'd ever be able to sell him. My project was a green 8yr old solid paint who liked to buck and never did lead changes. Yay for me. Most riders do eventually have a project horse, it's not unusual, and I don't see the point in this story. I've worked my dang a** off to get where I am today and to make my horse the star he is now. We always place at shows, both schooling and the provincial(B) circuit. Most people DO work hard to get where they are. I worked hard to get where I am, and you seem to be ensenuating that I didn't. Up until 2 months ago, I didn't own a single piece of in style or big name equipement. My Charles Owen helmet is an early Christmas present because my old helmet was too small and I worked out a deal with my mom to earn it.So, yeah it pisses me right the hell off when you say that brands matter, to the judge or anyone else. If you're a good rider, you're a good rider no matter what you're wearing. And a good rider can make a horse look good in any tack or clothing. Not what I said. Not at all. Judges take off for un-traditional tack and clothing. Like if I were to show my horse in a DRESSAGE show bow, bell boots, a german martingale, an elevator, a colored saddle pad, etc. the judge would not place you.
I suppose I'm well off compared to some people. I've got a horse and can pay the board(which probably costs 1/3 of what you pay for your horse's), but getting the extra cash for shows isn't always easy and I don't own the right color or breed of horse to be in hunters, but I've stuck it out anyways.
I have a red dun quarter horse x haflinger that I bought for pretty cheap as a green 4 year old project pony. He not only grew in size, but he grew on me too. He was not at all the fancy show horse I had dreamed of, that'd carry me effortlessly around 3'6 courses with autochanges, but none of that mattered after a few short weeks. I'd intended to keep him at max a year, but I knew there was no way I'd ever be able to sell him.
I've worked my dang a** off to get where I am today and to make my horse the star he is now. We always place at shows, both schooling and the provincial(B) circuit.
Up until 2 months ago, I didn't own a single piece of in style or big name equipement. My Charles Owen helmet is an early Christmas present because my old helmet was too small and I worked out a deal with my mom to earn it.So, yeah it pisses me right the hell off when you say that brands matter, to the judge or anyone else. If you're a good rider, you're a good rider no matter what you're wearing. And a good rider can make a horse look good in any tack or clothing.
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Oct 29 08 3:35 AM
Numnah wrote: Okay, I'm gonna jump on in here, xponies, from what I've read of HP's posts in the past, she works really hard to do what she does and be consistently good at it. It is not her 'fault' that either herself or her family has money and is willing to spend it.She replied to the post giving advice - yeah okay maybe people think it is shallow that you should wear a certain thing but she wasn't saying 'OMG YOU'RE SOOOO INFERIOR' she was saying that it may save someone getting laughed at. And, fyi, hairnets are cheaper than showbows. If someone wants to show hunters or whatever and the riders appearance matters, then they can suck it up and deal with it. I wouldn't do \XC in a show jacket, much as I would leave my hair down for dressage. It's just the way it is. By the way, if you show B circuit, why are all your pictures of tiny cross rails? Isn't the highest you've consistently schooled 2 foot, and considering going up to 2 foot 6? Jeez, over here C circuit is 3 foot 3, B is 3 foot 9 closing 4 foot in some cases...I thought it was similar in the US too? Seriously, B circuit!? I'm just going to set this straight right off, I think HP just constantly comes off sounding like a huge bitch and I felt like telling her so. I often see her telling people that they can't do this, wear that, etc in the hunter ring like she owns it. She shows A circuit, thats great for her, but 99% of the time the people asking for hunter advice on here are just doing it at local schooling shows. But she always seems to bring up having the best of everything. " you've got to have a Charles Owen or a GPA helmet, or people will laugh at you!" "You've got to a have Harry hall or Tailored Sportsman breeches, or people will laugh at you" "You've got to have Antares tack or people will laugh at you." I've jumped 2'9 courses on other horses, but mine was a)only 4 when I got him and green as a stick, so he had his first year to just get into the swing of things at schooling shows doing crossrail and then 2 ft at the end of the season. b)during the winter he goes through a drastic personality change and good luck trying to get him over anything higher than 2'3 without doing more damage than good. c)we did the crossrail division on the provincial circuit, which I'm assuming as it's a step below As here that it would be called 'B', because he hadn't come out of the winter at the level we were expecting and wouldn't have been able to do the division we'd picked out the year before, largely because he still hadn't gotten his changes down, and still wasn't hitting the horse strides. We were going to move him up but wouldn't have had enough left to qualify for year ends, and we were already sitting in 7th. Now, at the new barn my trainer doesn't think he can handle anything of 2 ft, or he'll break down so we only school to 2'3 at home but we're doing the some winter shows in the 2 ft or 2'3 division to see how he handles it, if all goes well and he stays sound. Also, I've been to A circuit shows to watch, I've also been to the Royal which is the top hunter show in Canada. Just because I haven't ridden at the level yet doesn't mean I dont know what goes on at it. To some people the quality of the ride is more important than the height of the fences. I've been told time and time again that I could be do way more than I am and should sell my horse for one that jumps higher. I've been asked to show people's horses for them and will actually be training a horse to jump over the winter. I don't see what ragging on my horse and I has to do with this thread. I was simply pointing out, that the way HP answered the question was quite rude and she could have said "don't wear a show bow, they really aren't ment for the hunter ring." Not, "People will LAUGH at you..." and that the way she's answered other questions has been quite rude. I know she's tried to defend hunters before as not all being stuck up and stuff, but when she gives reponses like that, she can't really question why people think that way about hunters.
There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need. TTL; two years and many more. <3
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Oct 29 08 5:20 AM
crazychickmia wrote: Last year I could sit on my hair. That was a PITA to put up neatly. No way in hell was it ever gonna fit under my helmet lol. Guess I'm just lucky we don't have hunters here. It's a more reasonable mid-back-length at the moment :P
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Timid Wild One wrote: The ear-covering thing is cracking me up. Holy moly...who gives a shit!
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I have a CO. We had to put it on a credit card, 'cause we're pretty poor and I would've gone with a cheaper helmet had the tack shop had any. I do have to say, though, it's the comfiest helmet I've ever worn. It's my show helmet and my everyday helmet, and it's held up well. To add one more thing, go for what you can afford. No one is going to laugh at you or count you down if you don't have the helmet that's en vogue in the Hunter ring.
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