>>>> I hate to be skeptical, but it kind of rings of one of those... well if >>>> Alex just had a better horse... I just happen to have the perfect horse >>>> for her.... he is big bucks but for her to meet her potential....
I agree that the coach set her up to fail and that angers me no end. I don't know that Gat will "make it" as a hunter pony, but this incident certainly wasn't her fault. Virginia, find the rules for competition and learn them yourself. I've seen ribbons go to horses that I wouldn't place, but honestly, many times at first you simply may not be watching for correct leads, correct diagaonals, reversing to the inside of the ring instead of the outside, and those cost the rider. Horses are only judged in the ring too, so if they are unruly elsewhere, that's just life. It does tend to catch up with them eventually though. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
