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Re: [RC] Letters to the World -- showing - Kristen A Fisher

Unless it's an equitation class, it is the horse that is being judged.
Chances are this person has more money than talent. If she can afford Mr Big
Name Trainer, most likely she can afford a horse that is capable of winning
classes *despite* its rider.  I would say that is more the case of the big
name trainers winning, rather than a bunch of nefarious politicking. They
can be selective about the horses they will work with and reject all but the
cream of the crop, hence increasing their winning percentage.

I have seen this happen in Region IX last year - but I can tell you that
most likely, the 3 judges who all came from OUTSIDE Region IX, did NOT
happen to recognize her horse and/or trainer out of the other 600 horses at
regionals, but gave her horse the reserve championship because it as a
better specimen and performer than all but one other horse in the class.

The AHA judges pool is made up of trainers, enthusiasts, breeders, etc. and
I think the majority of them try to objectively judge horses on their
qualities and merits. To state otherwise is to cast aspersions on the
integrity of some very fine people in the Arabian breed.

Kristen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Paus" <paus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Peggy&TracySnyder" <whirlwind@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Letters to the World -- showing


I go to one Class A show a year for grins and I
haven't been disappointed yet.

I watched a huntseat class where the second place
rider was so horrible, she literally clung to her
horse's mane to hang on. That horse did an amazing job
of balancing himself and her. She was flopping on his
back like a fish on the beach.

Her trainer was Mr. Big Name who has moved from KC to
Scottsdale...

That's just one of many examples I've seen. It just
blows my mind how hard the poor horses try despite the
terrible riding.

chris

--- Peggy&TracySnyder <whirlwind@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I too agree and I am a (X) Arabian show person.
I have seen more than I wanted at the shows and
If the high  up trainers the big name ones are in
the
class it doesn't matter  what they come in on they
are sure to win.
Peggy



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