Re: pondering
This message is from: Karen Keith Perhaps your Stine Gutten was dis'ing the judge for being so rude. If you had a ring steward opening and closing the gate and deciding who goes in and when, the judge shouldn't snap at you. Maybe your very intelligent pony took umbrage at the judge's tone and decided not to work for her. His way of flipping her off because he has no middle finger. I wouldn't worry about it happening again unless you run into another shirty official. After all, Stine is an artiste (obviously since this was a championship) whose talents must be respected. Congrats on taking your Fjordie to a championship show. That tells me you two did a lot of good work to qualify to get there. Cheers! Karen, No. VA Sent from my iPad On Oct 15, 2011, at 9:31 AM, bbd...@aol.com wrote: > This message is from: bbd...@aol.com > > > Anyone have a good theory as to why this Fjord suddenly quit? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
pondering
This message is from: bbd...@aol.com Hello Fjord owners, I just returned from the regional dressage championships. Stine Gutten got a respectable score in tr 3 of 62.4 but I have pondered what happened all the way home, trying to get into the mind of a Fjord. And I believe Fjords are so much smarter than any other breed I have ever dealt with. We warmed up in a large arena with huge warmbloods half-passing around us. Stine Gutten was wonderful...light and forward. No whips are allowed for championship classes and we didn't need one at that point. We were called up by the ring steward to get ready. When the bell rang, she opened the arena, told me to go in, and we went down center line and halted at x. The judge rang the bell again and snapped "I didn' t ring the start bell.you aren't supposed to be in here! !" Oops! We walked out of the arena. The poor ring steward apologizedshe really thought she had heard the bell. Then "ring" and we went in the arena again and re-started the test. And my Stine Gutten didn't want to move! I used my legs till I though I would collapseI did everything. He moped around the arena with an attitude of "I quit! He cut corners and tuned me out. I was exhausted. Anyone have a good theory as to why this Fjord suddenly quit? Could he be so smart that knowing that leaving the arena means "the end" and when we went right back in he thought "No wayI halted at X twice and now I get to leave the arena and get lots of attention and treats" ? Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated. Oh, and he still got lots of love and attention afterward .I'm not upset just can't figure it out. Bonnie in Fl Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
