tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post6931863570161000219..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Volunteer stories: Dressage diva, 1999Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-16484044784080900162011-01-12T22:42:39.691-05:002011-01-12T22:42:39.691-05:00Bitch. Plain and simple.
Glad you got to witness k...Bitch. Plain and simple.<br />Glad you got to witness karma in real time!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-16385980698144835302011-01-12T12:29:10.529-05:002011-01-12T12:29:10.529-05:00Net - ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS consult the TD before d...Net - ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS consult the TD before doing ANYTHING to, or even AROUND the ring. The Judge is NOT the boss. its the TD who enforces rules. The Judge is allowed to DQ people under certain conditions, but if the Judge EVER has an issue with the ring, the environment, etc, almost ALL of them will call for the TD to confirm what they are entitled to ask for - even the Judges who ARE TDs -Scarletthttp://vegasgrits.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-76952186153768262362011-01-11T16:06:43.563-05:002011-01-11T16:06:43.563-05:00Ooh, what a nasty trick!Ooh, what a nasty trick!manymisadventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269126419483167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-70268313109639119302011-01-11T08:42:07.183-05:002011-01-11T08:42:07.183-05:00Note to self: When acting as TD, beware of Elizab...Note to self: When acting as TD, beware of Elizabeth Taylor look a likes!Kitty Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030621211779302151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-46901947465059248742011-01-10T21:00:37.832-05:002011-01-10T21:00:37.832-05:00Bummer. Glad the score was worse on the re-ride. J...Bummer. Glad the score was worse on the re-ride. Just what she deserved for playing that trick on you.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-70733685105512493902011-01-10T20:23:20.432-05:002011-01-10T20:23:20.432-05:00What a loser. Serves her right for trying to chea...What a loser. Serves her right for trying to cheat. I'm glad she lost a point.Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73754508843838946632011-01-10T19:33:29.895-05:002011-01-10T19:33:29.895-05:00Wow that is pretty unbelievable. What a learning ...Wow that is pretty unbelievable. What a learning experience.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472219069662152722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-81862163958000917292011-01-10T17:45:46.615-05:002011-01-10T17:45:46.615-05:00I hate being the gate person due to pushy trainers...I hate being the gate person due to pushy trainers, arrogant riders, and ring sour horses. Ugh. But the worst experience was being punched in the solar plexis by a trainer angry that one of the fences on a jumper course I set didn't have a white groundline (it had a green one, and one wasn't required anyway)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91200759738746714142011-01-10T17:26:20.432-05:002011-01-10T17:26:20.432-05:00I'm very curious about what this rule is. I&#...I'm very curious about what this rule is. I'll be helping out at a show in a couple weeks, and it would be good to know.<br /><br />There's a horse notorious for kicking out the markers in his PSG test when he does a lead change too close to the rail. Last show the judge wanted us fixing the fence mid-ride. Are we technically supposed to leave it until the entire class is done, or Nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817230186352688525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-74438310931170117412011-01-10T16:00:47.151-05:002011-01-10T16:00:47.151-05:00Oh my goodness...I swear, the nerve of some people...Oh my goodness...I swear, the nerve of some people.<br /><br />I've volunteered at a few Morgan shows to man or (woman) the gate. Most people were friendly, but a select few of the trainers were rude, pushy and arrogant...ugh!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876732061083507317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-67486981153674357662011-01-10T15:40:00.484-05:002011-01-10T15:40:00.484-05:00Whoa. You were played. I am totally naive of thi...Whoa. You were played. I am totally naive of this side of competition.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335385366138424092noreply@blogger.com