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Callisto
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 10:38:43 AM
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George, If you look further up the thread Sarah has posted that she has had a lovely apology (I assume that was from you), it appears to all have been an unfortunate misunderstanding, and I am sure that you were not mean to Sarah. Horse shows can be somewhat frustrating, with classes either being delayed or rushed through (I know, we were supporting our local riding club show yesterday - what a lot of effort for 3 classes , and if we were taking it seriously we would have been rather miffed, because all the prizes were given to the children regardless of what their beloved horse/pony looked like). |
Zahkira (GR Amaretto x Taffetta) Linda East Sussex |
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navaho621
Gold Member
Wales
510 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 10:44:06 AM
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Sounds like lots of crossed wires, we now have 2 upset forum members :( Sarah, i have the same problem with my old boy, hes doesnt look full Arab, but you know what, i couldnt give a monkeys what anyone else says about him. Hes MY horse & love i him to bits, i could not ask for a nicer, kinder more genuine horse than him & if people dont like him they can stick themselves where the sun doesnt shine! Sert is a lovely boy & if you want to show him as a purebred then do so, please dont be put off, the 2 shows ive taken my old boy to this year we have been down the end of the line but i dont really care, he enjoys it & my daughter enjoys it! This is what its meant to be about, how big is her smile :)
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rpk2006
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Scotland
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 11:36:32 AM
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I was once told in an inhand pure bred class....."Im sorry your horse isnt araby enough" Excuse me. He is a purebred
Well done on your results Onwards and upwards!!!
K xxx |
Nadem (Nikkodemus x Roxalah) & Rokkademus (Nikkodemus x Judals Miamara) |
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Mags
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 1:44:47 PM
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"Im sorry your horse isnt araby enough"
that had me laughing!
Im pretty new to arabs having just bought my first arab so feel free to ignor me but I was interested and suprised when my friend showed me a book on arabs she has with lot of old photos of arabs from years ago. Not a 'typey' head or whatever that is in sight. Some looked much more like tb's and even warmbloods than the arab im used to see now
I think your arab is gorgeous, id love to see a full picture |
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barbara.gregory
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 1:59:53 PM
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As I hadn't read the comments to Sarah I was not critising anyone in partcular, just anyone who would deliberately spoil someone elses day. Sarah and Sert won the class, end of conversation.
A few years ago my friend asked me to take a couple of my SE mares to the UKEE show so that they could have some fun handling them. I don't normally show but took them and they had a great time. The daughter, Sam, had entered the young handlers class and no one else turned up. The judges were great and gave her much longer than she would have had if there had been other entries. Needless to say she won the class and was so chuffed. It is up to the competitors to get to the ring in time for the class.
Many years ago someone at the livery yard where I kept my horses was in a part bred class and the judge put her gelding down the line saying he was too much like a purebred! He was lovely and, yes, very like a purebred.
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jaj
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 4:11:49 PM
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George don't be mad or upset, I think the problem is that a lot of people may have read this thread but not the other one about the mix up so not put two and two together.
It sounds as though there were just a lot of crossed wires and nobody would want either you or Sarah upset.
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Kuraishiya (Maleik el Kheil/Kazra el Saghira) and Sahara Bey (Kuraishiya/WSA Charismma) |
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numbbum
Silver Member
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 5:35:37 PM
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Please just enjoy him and the time you have with him. Life is to short to worry about other people's opinions. My biggest regret is not having to be able to have horses in my life over the past years. Treasure each moment. You never know when things will be brought to an end. xxx |
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FullCircle
Gold Member
Scotland
554 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 6:09:45 PM
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Before I got my lovely PB, I had a lovely Welsh D mare with fantastic breeding. However, she was NOT typey at all. I attempted to do some local showing with her and I was asked if she was a part bred. She was a bit too tall, not a whole lotta top line, not too fat (!) and a rather leggy girl at 15.1. I started doing dressage and she and I had a knack for it so kept doing it. I fancied showing again, but decided to do her as a small hunter - pulled her mane and tail, clipped her feathers off, and had a friend plait her up (cos I just can't!). She sooo suited it. So rather than be frustrated by snide comments about her lack of type (I'm not blind) I just embraced what she's got. I had sooooo many people comment about my lovely hunter, is she an Irish cob?
Went from trying to do the MM and not doing it very well
to this and doing much better ! :)
WHile I agree that life is too short to worry about other's opinions, that's kind of what showing is about. Make the most of what he's got and enjoy it ! |
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arabesque
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 7:53:23 PM
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Oh dear, poor Sarah and poor George, it has to be a misunderstanding - you're both such nice people !
Sarah, don't take any notice of people too ignorant to realise that our Arabs come in many different shapes and sizes.I get the same remarks often "he can't be pure bred, he's way over height!" he's 16hh (maybe a bit more, and carries himself bigger!), you may remember meeting him at RAGW the year before last on his first time out he was a very opinionated dark dapple grey, and you gave us both plenty of encouragement whilst I was attempting to work him in. And then you showed us how it should be done by beating us in the ring !
If Sert is doing well in Small Hunter classes, think of the fun you can have when the same opinionated people will tell you that an Arab would look out of place in a Hunter class - show him as a Small Hunter in one class, remove the plaits and straight into the Ridden Arab class , even better if he gets placed in both - it would leave them looking , and you . Enjoy!
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honey
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N. Ireland
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 10:24:13 PM
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i think showing can be rather opinionated. I dont show gizzy over here as shes not typey in any class, and doesn't fit in, shes a sport horse type. I even get it in dressage either the judges love her or hate her and her dressage marks can vary greatly that i even stopped attempting dressage. She loves jumping and at least you either jump it or knock it down lol. end of day as long as everyone gets home safe thats the main thing. used to show a gelding and came last every time but we kept showing eventually we turned champion in wh, and got many firsts in show hunter and intermediate classes and wasn't because he was the prettiest but because his manners were impeccable, so keep trying its the enjoyment that counts. |
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barbara.gregory
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Aug 2011 : 09:51:51 AM
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Honey, don't give up on the dressage. My friend has a "vanner"; heavy cob with feathers , bred in the bogs in Ireland. He just loves dressage and is really good at it. When he went to his first shows everyone laughed. Now he is a local star and has qualified for the next stage and also does dressage to music.
He may not look the part but he wins where ever he goes as he just loves it and his presence and star quality are fantastic.
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jobo
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 11:57:40 AM
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well i once went to the orsett show to show my little piebald mare pepsi,i was told where she was black she wasnt black enough???? and she had too much white????? and that was a so called judge at county level!! showing can a matter of opinion and thats that.i just looked at him in dissmay??? and then walked away what can you do,come out fighting another day thats all,ive had rubbish days where the pony was the wrong colour etc so what take the rough with the smooth,but when you win on your own merrits boy it feels good and the memory stays with you forever.and if he/shes the wrong colour or not this or that,just grin to yourself and say but hes/shes mine and is the winner to me.horses should be messured by there hart and what they do for you,and if you have that special bond then you really are the winners,and ribbons are a bonous not the end of the world |
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triple velvet
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Scotland
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 2:33:35 PM
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I have one of those Arab look a likes!! She is 100% pure bred (have passport to prove it) but doesn't look it. (Bay in my sig) I think because she is 4yrs and had always been bum high and not leveled out. Plus she don't have much of a dished head. She is one hell of a when she wants to be but I would NEVER change her for anything. Enjoy Sert Like I enjoy my Kira with a smirk on your face.
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justine
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England
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 4:16:30 PM
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As long as you love your horse nothing else matters. Well done you for everything, dont let anyone steal your happiness with your horse. Ive got one for you - my extremly well bred arabian colts were weaned and ready for flu/tet/chip. Vet came, did the job and called the surgery to get me a price. She said `its a price for Miss Bassindale, 2 welsh pony yearlings!!!!!!!` WHAT? I was so shocked I didnt say a word. Was kind of funny but very insulting. Never mind I love my welshponies lol |
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garnet
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 7:14:18 PM
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Numbbum - you are so right about treasuring every moment. My philosophy after 3 seasons blighted by illness and injury (shared by my 70+ friend who has also had her share of setbacks) is that you have to do what you can when you can. Every time we get to a show or have a good day with our horses is a bonus and we are doing it for pleasure and anyone who doesn't like it can do the proverbial .
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jasjmm
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Posted - 30 Aug 2011 : 7:31:11 PM
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Yes, and don't forget the other end of the stick - "your horse is far too pretty to be good at anything..."
My usual response: "do you personally KNOW my horse?". (who Is bold, kind, honest, incidentally likes cross country, jumping, hacking in the heaviest of traffic, takes no notice of tanks (video evidence of that posted to YouTube) etc, etc.
My older mare, by the way, is far less extreme, but no less Arab; and also has nothing to prove.
Well done with your horse Sarah, continue to enjoy him - everything else is irrelevant!
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LYNDILOU
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 Aug 2011 : 11:26:01 AM
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aww just seen this , Sarah dont you shed one tear sweetheart , your love for your horse is all that matters, you are right to be proud of him and you both look a picture together , I am sure George would rather cut off his toungue than say anything to hurt anyone, so yes I agree all crossed wires . I hope you will continue to have fun with showing your horse and doing whatever makes you happy, |
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