tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post9121734027279905667..comments2023-10-31T06:31:15.796-04:00Comments on Shame in the Horse Show Ring: OF COURSE, that ribbon is way more important than my kid's safety!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-74677302285752141892011-07-06T09:26:11.688-04:002011-07-06T09:26:11.688-04:00I found the inane "funny" commentary thr...I found the inane "funny" commentary throughout the video with the kid being bucked off the hunt pony very offensive. <br /> Wish I could throw him up on a bucking horse and show him how "funny" it really is.<br /> All of the Western show girls at our barn (except my students) refuse to wear helmets at any time.<br />Their "trainer" is a 20-something girl who "trains" the lovely peanut pusher, crippled up wogging & tropeing with spurs, very harsh bits and lots of beatings. By the way, these poor horses are so permanently lame that they have to have their legs shot up twice a week.<br /> One day she was sick and didn't get a chance to beat the @$#! out of one of the girl's horses before the girl came out. The girl practically got killed (and it didn't help that she hasn't been taught to ride properly in the first place!) and the horse got blamed and sold off and a new one to ruin took it's place.<br /> These people will do absolutely ANYTHING it take to win but for what?! A piddling piece of ribbon to hang on the stall.Chasin Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773260941682426842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-200123700762635352011-03-11T20:15:29.757-05:002011-03-11T20:15:29.757-05:00I am glad that I stumbled upon your blog. Nice pos...I am glad that I stumbled upon your blog. Nice post.Majid Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912405599661249292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-55292367269666946592011-03-07T19:13:25.896-05:002011-03-07T19:13:25.896-05:00The horse pulled on the lead rope, horses hate to ...The horse pulled on the lead rope, horses hate to be pulled like that, also maybe the bridle was too tight, or the saddle girth was too tight, maybe the saddle pad wasn't strapped onto the saddle correctly and was irritating the horse's skin cause it can do that! Horses are extremely sensitive creatures and never mean to hurt ANYONE! People don't always know if they are hurting their horse.Kaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818550276149915111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-82860184302936381002011-03-07T19:09:31.819-05:002011-03-07T19:09:31.819-05:00Please, don't hate horse back riding! It is a ...Please, don't hate horse back riding! It is a true form of art. It grows a person's trust into animals and can make their senses stronger! It really is wonderful, some people think it's all about the money and the ribbon, maybe the barn you went to was that kind, but please try it again, I've been doing it sine I was 5, and I never thought of stopping it!Kaitlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818550276149915111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-85053116571373608782011-01-25T10:05:47.874-05:002011-01-25T10:05:47.874-05:00JUST now found this blog. Should have been here ag...JUST now found this blog. Should have been here ages ago. Can't wait to join in! BTW, I'm in Virginia too!Barrelsaddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130591161489360251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-23768200199183965672010-12-09T18:48:37.548-05:002010-12-09T18:48:37.548-05:00Great blog - I'm following now. Just experienc...Great blog - I'm following now. Just experienced my first local horse show run by a Walking Horse group.Also live in Va. I was appalled. We have a retired Thoroughbred (hunter jumper), a rescued Missouri Fox Trotter, and a quarter horse. My daughter was working with a friend's Walker, so I thought I would drop in on this local show to see what it was all about. Never again. High stepping, ankle chains, and weighted shoes- very sad....ooglebloopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222611602787757388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-87093741343808173862010-11-14T14:50:25.614-05:002010-11-14T14:50:25.614-05:00Such a good post. This is one of my pet peeves, as...Such a good post. This is one of my pet peeves, as my child competes in kid's gymkhanas. On top of that I had a bad wreck last yr w/head injury, and I've learned to wear my own helmet all the time.<br />I see SO many wrecks at these gymkhanas. MY GOD. I swear I grow 10 more gray hairs every time we go. <br />I really would like to see all these disciplines REQUIRE a helmet. <br />Don't get me started on the parents. I watched a 7 yr old run a 20 sec barely in control barrel pattern yesterday, while her pro mama encouraged her on. The kid was scared. This should be FUN, not scary. <br />My kid doesn't win every time (but she wins plenty), but - she rides an appropriate horse, wears a helmet and knows her patterns. I think she's one of the few who doesn't screw up those patterns... Consistency wins above speed, in my opinion.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574914465998507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-34541489444932821062010-08-30T19:19:38.359-04:002010-08-30T19:19:38.359-04:00I also forgot to add- the shows also did not allow...I also forgot to add- the shows also did not allow anyone under the age of 18 to handle or exhibit stallions. Period.<br /><br />I almost got hung up on this one once, by a so called friend from high school. He was showing a stallion there too. We hadn't seen each other in a while and he had to show me his horse before the class. I went and looked, then brought him to see the one I was handling. <br /><br />He went straight to the sign up shack and told them I was underage to get me pulled from the class. He was afraid of getting beaten in the ring. Which he did.<br /><br />My horse pulled 2nd of 4 and as I was leaving the ring I turned around to see what the hellacious commotion behind me was all about. His horse was mounting the 3rd place horse... He obviously placed last.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-71336438941699610342010-08-30T19:12:33.952-04:002010-08-30T19:12:33.952-04:00Yes, CP- they will be wearing helmets. If they are...Yes, CP- they will be wearing helmets. If they aren't, they better not let me catch them.<br /><br />There was one show here, that used to demand helmets on all exhibitors under the age of 18, No. Matter. What! Didn't matter if it was halter, showmanship, lead line, eq or western pleasure. You wore one or you were not allowed in the gate. I loved that about their shows!<br /><br />They also demanded helmets for the jumping classes. They even DQ'd the deaf woman who rode sidesaddle and had a clean round. She looked elegant doing it- but wasn't wearing a helmet. <br /><br />Nobody could ever figure out HOW or WHY, the city park where the shows were hosted, DROPPED the shows, citing "Insurance and liability issues", yet they still host weekend rodeo events and the annual rodeo, complete with Mutton Bustin. No, those kids aren't required to wear helmets either. Not unless the parents insist.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-52452924084537652010-08-30T08:34:47.897-04:002010-08-30T08:34:47.897-04:00Ugh, watching those videos made me feel so sorry f...Ugh, watching those videos made me feel so sorry for the ponies. I was actually hoping the kids would fall hard enough for the parents to see that they could not handle them at all and get another, without having to constantly punish the poor animals with a whip or spurs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900039596260517704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-57958090272237376722010-08-29T11:35:01.754-04:002010-08-29T11:35:01.754-04:00I'm a true believer in "ponies" are ...I'm a true believer in "ponies" are difficult and have their moments, I think ya'll judged the parents too quickly on this one... <br />Ed had some moments, all caught on tape and posted on youtube, that I think was at the "end of the day".. pretty much a common trait in ponies with kids...Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218082887605505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-41694164492723895312010-08-29T11:29:17.960-04:002010-08-29T11:29:17.960-04:00I get you on the barrel racing and match up a good...I get you on the barrel racing and match up a good horse/pony disposition with a kid's riding ability level.... but ahhhhh nooooo you picked on Ross and Ed... LOL!<br /><br /><br />Ed Being Good....<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSB6YFO5Lbc<br /><br />My first pony... makes Ed look like a dream pony... my old man asked the horse trader, back in the day, give me the nastiest thing you Got! I don't want my daughter liking horses. He got no where with that theory. Horses are my life now.Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218082887605505890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-47960244374749038632010-08-28T18:21:46.602-04:002010-08-28T18:21:46.602-04:00@cattypex: What are you, some kind of SOCIALIST? E...@cattypex: What are you, some kind of SOCIALIST? Everyone knows that REAL AMURRICANS don't wear no sissy helmets. It's the first step on the slippery slope to being a gay vegan communist. I'm sure Glenn Beck can tell you all about it with his chalkboard. XDKookaburrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594502491826546581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-37493678184158050402010-08-27T22:39:32.442-04:002010-08-27T22:39:32.442-04:00My favorite part of all of these is the awesome co...My favorite part of all of these is the awesome commentary ("Did you see that move Pinky?" Ugh). Unfortunately it's because of these people that I say without much remorse that "horse people are stoopid."formyponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092699172546238155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-30396740512672701262010-08-27T14:37:49.276-04:002010-08-27T14:37:49.276-04:00I expect show rules will start mandating helmets a...I expect show rules will start mandating helmets after the first huge award to the parents of a brain-damaged baby. Yeah, they're the ones who should have insisted on a helmet - but we all know how it goes in the legal world, don't we...<br /><br />Ruthiehorsndogluvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104175548913010326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-47914551088089526542010-08-26T23:35:57.798-04:002010-08-26T23:35:57.798-04:00Just protect their precious little developing brai...Just protect their precious little developing brains with good helmets!<br /><br />Oh, wait... you will. ;)<br /><br />That hunter pony made me think of Jean Slaughter Doty's book The Monday Horses, and one family's insane ribbon race with a hot pony... that some trainer eventually jazzed with strychnine.cattypexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589672286463092432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-44672322472921403552010-08-26T19:44:06.173-04:002010-08-26T19:44:06.173-04:00I figure my time to shine in the ring is now. A fe...I figure my time to shine in the ring is now. A few years from now it will be all about our girls. I'm fine with that. I can take the back seat to them. <br /><br />Never will their safety be compromisd for the sake of a colored piece of nylon called a ribbon. Not many of them are made of silk anymore. Besides, the color of them will fade over time. Our memories of them riding a good horse well suited to their current abilities will last a long time.<br /><br />Sure they will get hurt, but we all can and do. Just like CP said, you can burn yourself cooking, get hit by a _______, trip over a crack in the pavement and fall down. Life happens. Part of it becomes survival of the fittest- not just the physically fit.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603347619547454296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-30979859458914663392010-08-26T10:09:29.546-04:002010-08-26T10:09:29.546-04:00Excerpts from my reply:
"Just to clarify: A h...Excerpts from my reply:<br />"Just to clarify: A helmet is not a hat, it isn't "something to wear." It's safety equipment, like the harness on a racecar driver, or a stop on a table saw, or a welder's mask, and should be as automatic as checking your cinch before you get on. <br /><br />Would you - or any league - let your kid play football without a helmet & pads? Play catcher without a facemask? What about Hockey? Race a Go Kart without a rollcage? A stomped foot, a separated shoulder, a needle through the hand, getting burnt while frying bacon in the nude, is NOT NOT NOT the same as a concussion or a skull fracture. Ask a few E.R. nurses, or a neurosurgeon.<br /><br />I live in the USA, too... ;-) and my husband is from New Hampshire, which has the coolest state motto: "Live Free or Die." Oddly, it's a state that doesn't REQUIRE seatbelts for adults, but they do for kids. They have road signs which read "N.H. LAW: BUCKLE UP UNDER AGE 18" and little blue signs underneath that read "Common sense for all." <br /><br />Putting on a helmet isn't a big deal... and yes, I remember the days before real helmets: there were always unconscious people getting carted off in ambulances at hunter shows & contesting events. (Was there an ambulance at the show the other day? I don't know, I was in the office most of the time or else hiding from the sun.....)<br /><br />I really don't mean to sound snotty, I really don't!! "cattypexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589672286463092432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-74731843456067336132010-08-26T10:09:16.309-04:002010-08-26T10:09:16.309-04:00OH, one of my "favorite" topics.
I wor...OH, one of my "favorite" topics. <br /><br />I worked at an open show this summer, one on a fairly decent-sized regional circuit, and was deeply troubled to observe that NOT ONE of the leadline kids wore a helmet. There were 2 or 3 of the older Western kids who wore helmets, and some of the huntseat kids wore helmets, but NOT ONE of those preschoolers had protective headgear on. So I wrote a letter of concern to the president of the Association, and got this reply:<br /><br />"Each show committee may choose to have helmets or not. Any child may wear a helmet if they choose and it is not a penalty to do so. Helmets are a 4-H rule - Central State Horse Show Association is not 4-H!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your input.<br /> <br />FOOD FOR THOUGHT......<br />Personnally, I live in the USA where a parent can still choose how to dress their children. I do not live in a country where it is dictated how to raise or dress my children. In 4-H there are no rules for other livestock handlers. Steers are more unreliable than a horse is - sholdn't they wear helmets (at our fair someone is drug across the fairgrounds every year by a "wild" steer.) Hogs can step on your feet - are we required to were steel toed boots? A chicken could peck you -- - do we were arm armor? You can get burnt from cooking or baking --- what do we wear for that? Sewing----a needle can run thru your hand---what for that? You see----anything that you do you could get hurt---life is a risk.....you could get struck by a car walking across the street---do you let a child do that?"cattypexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589672286463092432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152826429049460534.post-76027317575448906542010-08-26T10:07:21.846-04:002010-08-26T10:07:21.846-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.cattypexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17589672286463092432noreply@blogger.com