Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Tuffrider winner is...

Jen of the Cob Jockey blog. Congrats Jen, I need your contact info (behindthebit @gmail.com)!


This was sooo hard
I read all of the comments at least three times. There were so many compelling stories  -- from divorce to weight loss/gain to illness to job loss to other stuff. In the end, I looked for some specific things in selecting a winning entry. TuffRider is doing a nice thing and I wanted to honor their goal of helping the show competitor gear up. The finalist commenters were the ones who...
  • Talked about their plans for showing in the near future.
  • Explained their need for new breeches (weight loss or gain, worn out old breeches, etc).
  • Captured/described their plight in a creative way. Alexander Pope said, "True wit is nature to advantage dressed; what oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed." Clever writing sealed the deal.
The semi-finalists were STBEventer, Now That's A Trot, Madman, Faye Jane, Victoria, and rq. I really want to give a thank you to everyone who submitted an entry -- you're all a credit to the sport!


8 comments:

  1. Jen's entry was really clever! The part about the stomachache made me laugh. Now her dressage horse will not have to be embarrassed by her attire! Congrats Jen!

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  2. Congrats Jen!

    Thanks to Stacey, and thank you TuffRider, too, for holding the contest!

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  3. Congratulations, Jen! My you, your horse, and your new show clothes have a wonderful season of competition!

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  4. Congrats to Jen and good luck this show season! Happy to see I was a semi-finalist but certainly pleased for her! :-) Thanks for the opportunity!

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  5. For some reason I am unable to view either of the following entries: Horses and Personalities or How To Ride A Half-Pass. I'm commenting about it here since I can access this post.
    Congratulations, Jen. Good luck showing.

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  6. Those were accidentally published too soon, Ms. Martyr, they're coming in the future... Sorry!

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  7. Thanks, everyone! I am so excited to finally have a pair of breeches that doesn't have holes. I will do you proud in the show ring!

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  8. Neat! Thanks for considering me as a semi-finalist. I'm not much of a writer, so to get my story across in words that mean something to someone...means something to me!

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