tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post6790244412893731302..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: social hour at FHIemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-37104702377543928702017-10-23T10:19:07.534-07:002017-10-23T10:19:07.534-07:00Haha I love that the only photo we got together wa...Haha I love that the only photo we got together wasn't together and featured my back side... lol next year let's try again!!!Britt at Red on the Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199502848495130670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18301333081941548982017-10-20T12:49:53.300-07:002017-10-20T12:49:53.300-07:00Looks like such a fun time!!Looks like such a fun time!!Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-71890322480649814002017-10-20T11:52:22.001-07:002017-10-20T11:52:22.001-07:00So cool you live so close to this event! Can't...So cool you live so close to this event! Can't wait for them to run a 4*!!3dayadventureswithhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419952425147354177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-85741346365097511222017-10-19T17:02:22.779-07:002017-10-19T17:02:22.779-07:00You're soooo lucky to have this one so close! ...You're soooo lucky to have this one so close! Sounds like a lot of fun :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49938096324181322882017-10-19T13:17:29.121-07:002017-10-19T13:17:29.121-07:00Okay but like.....what's in the bottle, Katie?...Okay but like.....what's in the bottle, Katie?!<br /><br />Haha. What a fun event! Hopefully everything goes well with Charlie. SpanishWalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003578056572686242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-90742214547511723652017-10-19T10:45:00.073-07:002017-10-19T10:45:00.073-07:00haha not this time, tho had there been just one mo...haha not this time, tho had there been just one more glass of wine involved, who knows what could have happened!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76174390358774879352017-10-19T09:48:46.803-07:002017-10-19T09:48:46.803-07:00Did you steal those prizes tho?Did you steal those prizes tho?L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-40742467113071840262017-10-19T08:23:42.816-07:002017-10-19T08:23:42.816-07:00yea that makes sense as a way to think about the c...yea that makes sense as a way to think about the class - that it's more about developing the pipeline of future event horses rather than being itself an "event"emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-29291819633443381492017-10-19T07:49:53.498-07:002017-10-19T07:49:53.498-07:00Oh it's totally biased, for sure. I love the i...Oh it's totally biased, for sure. I love the idea of it, and I think it's a super important program for the horses, our riders, and our breeders, but... yeah... the results of it are not something that you can "take to the bank". Thats ok though, it's a mechanism by which we can keep striving to get better, and it's really good for that.The $900 fb ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123067982715868323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-3756475526997088432017-10-19T07:24:18.899-07:002017-10-19T07:24:18.899-07:00yea agreed completely, Michele. that 4yo winner wa...yea agreed completely, Michele. that 4yo winner was LOVELY, but did not seem to be the #1 pick of the litter by anybody except the official judges. all the same tho, there were so many really awesome horses and it was cool to see what qualities shone through despite mistakes or bobbles by either the horse or rider. for that, i'm really glad i participated in the workshop! personally, too, it was really cool to see so many young green horses navigate through the questions set before them. gives me new perspective on my own tentative introduction of my horse to itsy bitsy starter fences lol! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-68632748931573351772017-10-19T07:17:56.298-07:002017-10-19T07:17:56.298-07:00no offense but the winner of the 4 year old could ...no offense but the winner of the 4 year old could have stayed home and phoned it in and was still going to win and be scored in the 80s. She was photo'd on facebook page before they even scored her in dressage so high so I have a feeling she was the 'flavor' of the year. Lovely lovely horse but I dont think she was heads and tails over everyone else (but what do i know). I saw a lot of good riding and a lot of crappy riding and a lot of nice horses i wouldnt mind having in my barn. :) I think the workshop was so worth doing even if i didnt agree with all the discussion. But to be fair the judges in our workshop were a bit fairer on some horses than the ones actually judging. and vice versa at times. And the lack of forward was a stumper to me. I didnt need them going balls to the walls but come on FORWARD even I KNOW THAT!Martidollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615603986854526853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-20376546929014293832017-10-19T07:13:32.394-07:002017-10-19T07:13:32.394-07:00i know like..... wayyyy less about the breeding an...i know like..... wayyyy less about the breeding and specifics of each of the horses and riders (let's be real, i know only the most superficial details and my eye isn't good enough to fill in the gaps) but even i got that distinct sense that this particular class was highly subject to bias. it reminded me a lot of hunters in that way, and my friend - who *is* actually a professional and has an excellent eye that was in agreement with MP basically the whole time - who hails from a saddleseat background (equally if not more subject to bias and politics) agreed. even within just the MP workshop, there was quite a bit of variance between our scores and the official scores. the 4yo winner was a great example of that particularly in the dressage. it's a fascinating class and i learned a lot about what to look for in terms of developing my own eye further... but yea. objective it is not haha. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-84825139964888646182017-10-19T07:06:24.684-07:002017-10-19T07:06:24.684-07:00It's interesting to me how some of them scored...It's interesting to me how some of them scored compared to last year. From watching videos I didn't think they looked tremendously different, but a lot of horses who scored quite well last year did not score very well this year. That's what happens when something is subjective though (and when the judges change from year to year). I got a bit of a snicker out of the fact that they picked a Ramiro B winner on each coast for the 5yo's. And that Ramiro B is a Very Big Deal in Britain. And that the main judge was British. Heh. Just like last year when the Irish judge kept being super generous to the Irish horses. It's just not possible to totally hide our biases, even when we try. I love YEH, but it will always be flawed because people are flawed. The $900 fb ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123067982715868323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-77623884651067776932017-10-19T06:56:36.616-07:002017-10-19T06:56:36.616-07:00ha yea i suppose i shouldn't be too sour grape...ha yea i suppose i shouldn't be too sour grapes about the tradeoff, this really is a very special event and we are extremely lucky to have this (and so many others!) in such close proximity. it's been really easy to immerse myself in the eventing world without really too much effort, and for that i'm grateful!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56153525727885177032017-10-19T06:55:23.700-07:002017-10-19T06:55:23.700-07:00ok that makes sense - and actually, yes the worksh...ok that makes sense - and actually, yes the workshop *did* discuss exactly that: in terms of demonstrating that the horse is actively and willingly carrying the rider forward to the fences - that the horse has that desire to move forward. i might be misremembering, but i don't recall it coming up a ton tho in the commentary (with a few exceptions) when it came to scoring. whereas rideability also came up repeatedly and they seemed to reward those horses who maybe didn't go so forward by giving them higher marks for rideability if it seemed like it was the rider trying to package them up. not sure this is really achieving the objective of the class tho.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18668724814396417062017-10-19T06:39:25.684-07:002017-10-19T06:39:25.684-07:00Oh my gosh, it might be the best kind of 'clos...Oh my gosh, it might be the best kind of 'close second' out there! What an amazing looking event!LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25263444416594645582017-10-19T06:28:43.182-07:002017-10-19T06:28:43.182-07:00There's a lot of not going forward. The whole ...There's a lot of not going forward. The whole point of YEH is to try to showcase that the horse can be an upper level horse, and to do that you need to gallop and jump out of a forward stride, showing that the horse can hunt the jumps and cover the ground. It seems like a lot of people were trying to "derby" it or worry about making it pretty. There's a big glaring lack of forward in a lot of the rides that just doesn't showcase the horses very well. The $900 fb ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123067982715868323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17565427546755691942017-10-19T06:18:46.787-07:002017-10-19T06:18:46.787-07:00Ha im still recovering too. Last year's weathe...Ha im still recovering too. Last year's weather was so great but I'm actually ok with it being a little chilly. Fall is here!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-1523926717456994292017-10-19T06:18:12.429-07:002017-10-19T06:18:12.429-07:00Very true :'(Very true :'(emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34090966271282823382017-10-19T06:17:58.760-07:002017-10-19T06:17:58.760-07:00Ugh seriously. Cmon Charlie get a grip!Ugh seriously. Cmon Charlie get a grip!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65498499857710036052017-10-19T06:17:44.209-07:002017-10-19T06:17:44.209-07:00Boo! Beer tent looked fun tho Boo! Beer tent looked fun tho emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5729887578637381072017-10-19T06:11:58.808-07:002017-10-19T06:11:58.808-07:00At least you have fun horsey things to do besides ...At least you have fun horsey things to do besides worry over Charlie, and you don't live in a barren wasteland of horseyness!Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-19737310637527376592017-10-19T06:02:58.041-07:002017-10-19T06:02:58.041-07:00Charlie really tried to help you out. He saw how b...Charlie really tried to help you out. He saw how busy your schedule was and tried to lighten your load. Though there were easier ways to help out that didn't involve surgery.Sarah (threechestnuts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17295039309380470750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65227089113595777992017-10-19T06:01:24.719-07:002017-10-19T06:01:24.719-07:00fair hill really stepped up its game this year. i ...fair hill really stepped up its game this year. i got there sooooo late which is why i missed you :( bc f'ing scheduling and i had to take care of someone else's horses.<br /><br />made it for the beer tent tho!!!Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-14477377895464196072017-10-19T06:01:03.518-07:002017-10-19T06:01:03.518-07:00So much fun but SO MANY CLOTHES both carried and b...So much fun but SO MANY CLOTHES both carried and bought! Though I'm pretty sure there was one year there were snow flurries during cross country... So great meeting everyone! I'm still recovering, but having withdraw! Sarah (threechestnuts)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17295039309380470750noreply@blogger.com