THATS SHOWING FOR YOU 🤦♀️ | Hertfordshire County Show Ridden C&D’s Show Vlog
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
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Come and join us at Hertfordshire county show for the Welsh section C&D ridden class,
This is out local county show and is always a good day out, we were not the judges cup of tea this year but thats showing for you
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Here I share my journey from a complete novice horse rider to now competing at horse of the year (HOYS) shows whilst being a completely self-taught equestrian.
I have failed so many times over the years but always learnt something from it, I hope that my UA-cam channel will be able to help teach you all the little bits that nobody seems to share and help progress you on your riding journey quicker than I did on mine.
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I compete my 4 Welsh section D cobs regularly in both in hand and ridden showing, from local level shows, affiliated, WPCS, RIHS, to HOYS qualifiers,
Willow - 11yr old Welsh section D - Sooty palomino
Gambler - 9yr old Welsh section D - Black roan
Champ - 7yr old Welsh section D - Buckskin
Donut - 2yr old Welsh section D - Chestnut roan
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Willow is chilled and knows his job. No fuss. Stays focused. Beautifully turned out. ❤❤🥇🏆
Thank you so much, he really is such an amazing horse ❤️
I think you looked lovely out there. Willow is a great horse.
Thank you 🤩
Yes he is amazing 🥰 x
I can't believe you came last! To be he really stood out in the class! He's beautiful 😍
Thank you so much ❤️
He will always be a winner in my eyes 👀
Another great vlog Karen!
It just shows how subjective showing is! A lot of people think showing is easy and it’s SO NOT !
I do think Willow is going really well , he’s definitely more in his stride with a few outings under his belt.
I did think of your poor sciatica ,with how long they made you trot and canter on the go round 🙈 and the initial pull in from trot was rather novel.
Luckily there is always another class and another day, Willow is a star give him a kiss from me xx
Thank you
Showing is really hard, we get very little feedback on where we can improve, at least with dressage you get a comment sheet and jumping you know where it went wrong if you knock a pole
My leg was killing me the day after 🤦♀️ I have never been pulled in from trot like that before, he had a really weird way of judging
Doesn’t matter what results we get, he will always be the one I want to take home ❤️ x
You did amazing!!
If there were different judges, pretty much guaranteed to have placed much better! Don’t ever give up on your dreams!
Thank you, Yes different judges always bring different results,
We came 2nd at this show last year and reserve champion, and won it in 2018 so I know we are good enough for this level but clearly this judge just didn’t like us 🤷♀️ x
Karen, I am a retired horse show judge from the U.S. and I have been on the faculty at a local University in the Equine Studies Program. I have watched your class several times and, without a doubt, you were my pick to win the class. Willow was the most consistent horse out there, your transitions were spot on and you are a beautiful rider. Please don't be discouraged, as you said, it's just one judges opinion. In my book, you and Willow were a picture. You get the trophy 🏆on my score card. Keep up the good work.
agreed
Thank you so much 😊
It is discouraging when you know you done nothing wrong where others did but I won’t let that one judge’s opinion stop me from going out and trying again
Thank you ☺️
@@KarenBadrick1 The horse show world can be very discouraging and many times judges make decisions based on who they know rather than whose the best. Keep your head up girl! You and Willow are a winning combination.
I couldn’t believe that result!!! You were clear winners in my eyes with your conf, way of going and everything… you’re right, that’s showing for you ! 😅🙈🙈
Thank you 🤩
Love the flower pot 😊in the memory of Champ✔️
You both looked well turned out and showed well, so hopefully the future judges are kinder to you both💐👍
Thank you so much 😊
Aww 🥹,, He was the most behaved horse there Karen u looked awesome 🤩 also u took corners and all perfect❤❤ totally unfair .. xx
Thank you so much 😊
I felt he went amazing, I really didn’t expect to come last 🤷♀️ xx
I have no words regarding the judging… You and Willow showed really well. 🐎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Thank you so much ☺️
I absolutely love this pony, he is stunning !! You showed so well Karen !! xx
Thank you so much 😊
He’s my pride and joy, I love taking him out and showing him off whatever the result x
Willow was without a doubt the best mannered there. You were the only one with steering towards the end, everyone else was drifting towards the inside line. Good boy Willow, I'd far rather my horse had beautiful manners above all. Xx
Thank you ☺️
Yes I’m pleased with how he went and that’s the main thing, not every judge will like us and I’m ok with that xx
I don't understand how the judges came to that deceison 😤 I think both of you did great.
Thank you so much,
I don’t either, he didn’t do anything wrong in his show where others did 😢 but we will carry on and hope for better results at the next show x
Lovely riding by you Karen. Willow looked stunning. I have no words for the judging xx
Thank you so much 😊 x
You’re a strong woman,you deserve all the health and wealth in the world ,your family should be so proud keep going this channel will grow .Congratulations,
.🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤I used to show dogs I kno😢what the judges can be like.😮
Thank you so much ❤️ I really do appreciate you
Yes that’s showing for you, I pay for someone to judge me, he clearly didn’t like us so I will just move on and keep going, hopefully the next judge will like us xx
He has grown so much ! Like overnight !
He really has hasn’t he 🤩
Another great vid thanks Karen. At last someone who knows how to ride in a double bridle . Willow looks in great shape and you can tell hes happy and well by the way he goes. Till next time 👍💯
Thank you so much 😊 👍
Never seen a class judged like that before, pulling in from the trot 😮 you definitely should have been placed higher going on what you said about the individuals, and from watching this there was one that was off the bridle alot, a C had a big wobble and one of the chestnuts put in a buck, but that's showing for you, perhaps the judge wasn't looking at the time 🤔, Willow looked to be going really well, nice and rythmical, brilliant to get the healthy weight award though xx
Thank you
Yes I’ve never been to any other show that’s been judge like this before 😟
I am really pleased with how willow went and that’s all that really matters, not every judge will like us xx
Yep there was a lot of trot/canter. The black was obese and a couple of them had banged tails, a big no no in C/D showing. Willow was nicely balanced and had a good outline throughout. Agree... Some judges don't like the "dilute" colours. Showing is nuts x
I appreciated how rhythmical Willow was… very nicely ridden…
Thank you 🤩 he’s such a lovely ride x
Lord knows what go through judges minds. I thought you and willow by far where the best.? As you say. Thats showing.!! Judges preferences are fickle. Willow did everything asked . The perfect gentleman....❤❤❤
Thank you 🤩
I can’t fault willow at all, he really is amazing and done all that I asked of him ❤️
We all had a good day out so that’s all that matters xx
My blood pressure did not enjoy that 😂 showing is such a strange game but he really deserved much better than that. Only one I would of wanted to ride ❤ xx
Haha thank you so much ❤️ x
I also love his colour, NO FANCY PANTS, TOTALLY UNIQUE, dont let the idiots grind you down, it is so refreshing to have a Normal,,, person caring for a horse correctly, you know me by now, i AM TRUTHFUL, keeping horses on a budget, i am NOT SUPRISED YOU GOT PLACED for best weight, fed, etc, top line. Ignore the look at me brigade, your ponies are stunning, love always xx
Thank you so much ❤️
Xx
Well done and hopefully Lewis say more become confident. As could become great duo 😊
Thank you, yes I’m hoping they also build a good bond the more they do together x
Willow looked, and went, fantastically. Thought youd all be dizzy the amount of times you all had to trot and canter around the ring! Better luck (better judge?) next time!
Thank you so much 😊
Yes 😂 I’ve never had another judge make us trot and canter round so much before, x
Willow carried himself very well and consistently giving you a good ride, i felt he should have been placed well up the class.
Thank you so much, I’m really pleased with how he went 😊
You and willow looked great. Willow looked really focused. Like you say that's showing for you, but onto the next show !
Thank you so much, he certainly knows his job in the show ring and is totally focused on what he’s doing 😂
Not every judge will like him, and although it’s annoying that is showing for you x
Hi both, so good to see you OUT together , Sorry to here YOU come last .Take care and all the best. Good luck with your next event. Lowe's I hope you had a great day. 😊😊😊👍👍👍
Thank you so much ☺️
You and Willow are a great team, you definitely stood out. Excited to see you too progress further together, onwards and upwards from here. Every judge likes different colours/types and not every judge will like the same type, Willow went brilliantly and that’s all that matters xx
Thank you 🤩
Yes that’s it, not every judge will like us and I am ok with that
Willow felt really good and as you say that’s all that matters xx
Imo you and Willow should have been in the top three if not first, you both were great 😊.maybe the judge doesn't care for palominos? Congrats on the best condition (?)ribbon, you have worked hard on Willow's condition this pre season😊❤
Thank you ☺️
Yes sadly I do find Willows colour is like marmite, some judges love it and some hate it 😢
Getting the best condition from the RVC was amazing, just knowing that they think he is in good condition is a win for me xx
I thought he went really well, don't always agree with the Judging x
Thank you
Yes I thought he went really well so I was shocked with last place but that’s showing for you x
I am surprised of your placing as he went lovely and he looks fantastic. Are you doing the New Forest Show?
Thank you
Yes I’m hoping to do the new forests this year xx
Love Willow, judge was blind!! 💕
Haha thank you 🤩
When we use to show my sisters coloured horses in hand up here in Scotland a use to say the judge had picked the winner befor they even went round,A mind at the Royal Highland Show a stallion got lose in our class and was trying to mount my sisters filly a had to let go or a was getting hurt,Well that stallion won the class and we got 4th cause a swear the judge felt sorry for us,A would never had let the stallion win a would had put it out for what happened but that's showing like you say,
A think willows a beautiful horse very unique colour should had won that class as he moved better than most of them in that class judges eh,❤
Yes sadly that’s the case round here sometimes, they choose there winner before we go in 🤦♀️
Oh no that stallion should never have been put first 😕
Thank you, I’ve written the judges name down so I don’t go to a show under him again, I know not everyone will like us but it’s a waste of money to go under someone we clearly know doesn’t like us xx
Always remember some counties are run by who you know..(look at the Kim Khardashian Lion King scandal this week: Tells you all you need to know)...so it is not about what you know or do. So you would never win no matter what you did! Dont take it personally chalk it all up to value experience and a lesson learnt...ready for your big show that is more important. Lewis & willow did a sterling job and enjoyed themselves and that is all that really matters at the end of the day x
Thank you, yes willow and Lewis were amazing,
Yes showing can be very ‘who you know’ which is wrong, but that’s something I can’t change.
I’m happy with how willow went and it was a great day out so as you say that’s all that matters xx
Don't let them get to you, both yourself and Willow without a doubt were the best in that show ring,so not quite sure what the judges were looking at xxx
Thank you so much,
Yes I won’t let one judge’s opinion knock me back, xx
I may be out of order here but will risk saying ...hocks further under him a bit more rein and show off that welsh sparkle .Willow looks dull but could be absolutely stunning . Watch the in hand cob classes as the top showmen really stretch and spark their ponies .
Your pony is lovely but needs more look at me attitude. ❤
Thank you
Yes the hocks coming under him more will come with strength which we are working on, sadly being a gelding he just doesn’t have the spark that the stallions do, hence why I brought donut.
I’ve fed this horse oats and it doesn’t change him at all
Hi , your section D looks fantastic, just 1 thing that concerns me, is he has a crooked tail that is constantly held to the left. Which in showing , is not looked on favourably.
There can be many reasons for a croiked tail. To do with riders inbalance, injury, pain, horse and hound has an article written in 2009 on the subject of why a horse may hold its tail to the side. Hope you take a look as he may have pain when being ridden or in faster paces.
Hi
Thank you,
Yes I have spoken about his crooked tail more in my last video (get to know me)
I brought him as an unbroken coming 4yr old, and he has always had the wonky tail,
I have had many physios look over him, and he regularly has his saddle checked and no one can fine any reason for his wonky tail,
So it’s just been put down to it being the way he is,
Just watch your class and think you should of come way up the line you did a very good class, but as you said that was the judge.I used to have a welsh A went through the same thing .
Thank you so much, it’s so hard and disheartening when we get days like this but another day will bring another judge and different results so we just keep moving on x
The showing game is so political, even though your show looked faultless and others didn't get correct canter lead, some looked a bit gobby, the judge can be blind if the face doesn't fit, getting the vet's best condition is showing that you are doing everything spot on, 🎉
Thank you
Yes I have found that a lot of the times the winner is more known in the showing circle, which is really unfair, xx
That's the thing with flat classes, they're so subjective. I thought he looked good and should have placed higher; even on the video you could see some of the others not moving out as well. But you can just never read a judge's mind, can you? Anyway, well done for building him up and having that work recognized!
Thank you so much
Xx
So I've done alot of SJ on a competitive level & non competitive lots of endurance riding & a bit of XC so I know absolutely nothing about showing...
But I know what I saw in that ring. There were alot of nice riders in there but there were atleast a couple that you rode far more elegantly than. Re the horses...so most were in double bridels curb chains etc etc....but the head MUSTnt sway from side to side...like I saw in atleast 1 horse...yours had his head moving forward with no swaying action at all ( which is the correct way)
Absolutely out of order & terrible judging placing you last....but you were really nice & professional about it Karen which I guess you have to be....❤
Thank you
Yes this is the hard part about showing, at least with jumping if you knock a pole then you know where you went wrong,
We get no feedback in the ring at this level,
I love taking willow out and showing him off regardless of the results, I’m completely home produced and broke him to ride myself and I’m proud of that,
I know we’re good enough at this level under a different judge as we came 2nd at this show last year but not every judge will like us and I’m ok with that ❤️
See, I don’t get that, with you said with other riders struggling to get the canter or wrong legging it, yet, your go around was foot perfect, and you got the additional rosette with healthiest body condition or yet, you came last…. Surely the condition of the horse should be taken into consideration. I do showing, and my mare being a grey traditional, some love her some don’t. It is what it is. I would’ve preferred the vet rosette over the class 1st rosette, you walked away with the really winner! Well done
Thank you so much 🥰
That’s it isn’t it, when we have such a ‘different’ coloured horse we will always find some judges just don’t like us and that’s ok xx
I’m so mad i thought i saw you but i didn’t say hi in case it wasn’t you :(
Oh no 😢 hopefully we can meet soon to say hi 👋🏻
@@KarenBadrick1 Xx
@@KarenBadrick1 btw i didn’t watch your class but i watched others on your class and the girl couldn’t get the horse to move yet YOU came last
What’s up with the tail ,always right sided ❓
I have explained his crooked tail in a few videos,
It is usually a sign off bad back or ill fitting tack, I have had him now for 8years, regularly checked by physio, vet and saddle fitter and none of them can find a problem so have just put it down to him wanting to hold it that way
@@KarenBadrick1 thanks for your words ❣️ wish you all the best ❣️
As a kid I owned a welsh Arabian mix still love him,he’s looking on me from my side board 😎
Well that was some p*ss poor judging that pony with his wizzer hanging out should not have been placed - yes definite colour bias and size going for the smaller type - willow looked lovely you rode lovely I knew there was a reason I gave up showing - on to the next one as long as you had a fun day out that’s what counts 👍
Thank you ☺️
Haha I’m pleased it’s not just me that thought the judging was questionable 🤨
I understand willow and I will not be everyone’s cup of tea but I certainly did t expect to come last x
Well what complete farse! You did far too much on the go round. Willow looked amazing and looked like he was going lovely. We have had some questionable judging this year and have just put the judge in our little black book. Mark that one down to experience and keep trying xx
Little black book 😂 wish I’d thought of that! Off to rename my bad judges list now lol
Thank you ☺️
He has us trotting and cantering round for ages 🤦♀️
He felt amazing so that’s all that matters to me really,
Haha yes that’s one judge I won’t put myself under again 🤦♀️ xx
Hi angel, im ma6br biased, BUT after carefully studying ponies counter bend etc, YOU SHOULD NOT have come last xx the fancy ones were probably higher, my ONLY concern is placing of his tail, crooked, and he does that in hand too.
Hiya
Thank you so much, yes his bent tail may always go against us, we’ve tried everything we can to try and find a cause for it but I’ve been told nothing wrong and it’s just the way he want to hold it x