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Sigh. Current horse is hot and I decided, at age 62, that this one I wasn't going to jump (maybe just the occasional crossbar). So I'm no longer an eventer and haven't been for a while, but yes, eventers are generally more open and friendlier and less critical and more encouraging. On the other hand, while some of the more obnoxious DQs may look down on me - especially since my breed of choice is Appaloosas - most have been friendly, or at worse, indifferent, but not critical. Now if there are railbirds snarking at me and my quite lovely, half-Arabian, 16.2 spotted beast who is quite a good mover and showing 2nd level - I don't know about it (nor do I care). Truth is, most assume he is a WB cross of some kind. Imagine the double-whammy if they realized he was an Araloosa!! 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Thanks for your post. lrtrovillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513336016892778345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-81402492624845170282017-11-22T19:34:39.543-05:002017-11-22T19:34:39.543-05:00Agreed. I have moved over to eventing and found th...Agreed. I have moved over to eventing and found the entire environment at shows to be much more positive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-42216044096800142032017-11-22T15:33:40.079-05:002017-11-22T15:33:40.079-05:00Too true, I think from the very start when we begi...Too true, I think from the very start when we begin riding we are really only ever given attention when we do something wrong ‘heels down’, ‘hands higher’, ‘hands lower’ etc. Dressage , competitive or not, should be about how far you’ve come at any given point in time. 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My horse, Flying Colorz, is now schooling PSG and we hope to show PSG in 2015. And I still feel like a crappy rider, and say that all the time. I am my own worst critic. No judge could ever score me harder than I score myself.<br /><br /> Am working with a new clinician, and after saying that for the umpteenth time in apology for something not working during a lesson,, she stopped me and said: "Stop it. Just stop it. You have no idea how few people could have ever done what you have done...train your own horse up the levels this far. And teaching your horse to do flying changes when you'd never even ridden a trained horse in flying changes! I work with professional trainers who are trying to get the scores to apply to be judges, and some of them don't know as much as you do about horse training. Because you've done it yourself every step of the way, learned from your mistakes and you've worked your butt off. " Really I almost cried. But most of the credit has to go to my fabulous horse. I really get tired of the sanctimonious people who have never even had the guts to at least get out and show at a schooling show, who sit on the rail and judge. It's really easy to criticize others who get out there and do it when YOU have no scores people can search on dressagescoresonline.com! LOL!Cyndihttp://www.donerailfarm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-35460158661283004472014-11-19T04:58:38.281-05:002014-11-19T04:58:38.281-05:00Brilliant post! As an eventer, pure dressage pers...Brilliant post! 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Got to admit, why you would anyone think a walk trot test has a place at a show is beyond me but hey, we offer it, they fill it, so there is a demand out there. Just don't expect me to watch it. :) I don't think anyone should judge a persons ride (other than a judge), unless they've been following the pair (horse and rider) through training and how they improve through the year. There are just too many variables and then there's the "personal" preferences of the judge. What is a shame is when someone beats themselves up over a test score because they didn't get a better percentage. I think coaches, trainers and parents need to take a comparative look at the test from the first time it's ridden to the end of the season and then work like crazy on getting it better for the next year. That's how you judge how well you are doing. I'll only ZING someone who hasn't figured out that the horse they are riding is lame until a judge bells them.<br /><br />But I have to tell you ... 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I think I'll even try doing a short race myself next year! <br />As a competitor with my young stallion, our first year out at 4 years old and 1st level, I know there are plenty of people scoffing but I also had plenty of people congratulating me and complimenting me on my boy. Felt pretty fantastic and I can't wait to work up the magical levels on him too. BTW, C/W/C has been tricky to start for him too!<br />Glad to see you back writing, I really missed it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571933866625297210.post-58297051745697537042014-11-05T21:05:57.053-05:002014-11-05T21:05:57.053-05:00HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!! thank yo...HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!! thank you. Well said. I qualified for and competed in this fall's California Dressage Society's annual Championship Show (run concurrently with the USDF Region 7's Champions show). 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