On 6/24/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Love the photo! So--how DID he win the ribbon if he can't trot?! > V >
actually, this is a great question V, and I am happy to be able to answer it... my friend who rode him in walk trot, is a person so experienced at dog showing that he is frequently flown all over the world as a guest judge at dog shows. He knows that show world inside and out. He is a professional dog versatility and herding trials trainer and judge. So he knows "showing". Now he has a green horse, a mare that is Jaspar's cousin, my fox's full sibling by another breeding, and she is green, but he has plans to show her at versatility WGC level. It is very interesting to me to see how this training goes, he knows nothing about horse training per se, but EVERYTHING about training for show etc. He already has this green mare going through obstacle courses at liberty etc yet has only ridden her briefly twice. So anyway. He wanted to show a horse. We laughed about how horrible it would be with Jaspar, how he would lose, but he didnt care, he just wanted the expereince for HIM. well. verrrryyyy interestingly, he knows how to show, right? So he followed the rules to the letter. When the announcer asked for a transition, he would transition even tho he didnt have trot he would immediately go into a faster gait. Or if asked for walk, or turn on the rail, he would imediately do those things while others would let their horses go on too long, have probs turning them on the rail etc. Also some could not back up 4 steps when lined up at the judge. So I actually think it was a good judge who gave Jas a ribbon over horses that trotted when he didnt, because the others were horses that could have easily beat Jaspar if they had listened to the rules. a good learning experience for me! Another thing my friend taught me from example... the cakewalk was about to be canceled cause they only had one cake. My friend said no! He would drive to winn dixie and buy cakes and he did. Then when the club members were calling for members to come help put out jumps etc, my friend just went up and pitched in, he wasnt a member, it was his first horse show, but he has "hosted" so many dog shows he knew what it meant when they needed a hand. It would have never ocurred to me to pitch in, but will next time. It was a learning experience for me! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
