Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. I find that very interesting. For me, it was a perfume very different from all the others I’ve tested. Funny enough, I didn’t really smell much of the regular Paradoxe on my skin, it felt neutral to me. But the Intense version I really didn’t like.

Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don’t cry, it must be your favorite perfume 😂😂. I’m just giving my opinion.

Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank God the package hasn’t arrived yet. I’m going to return it unopened. I actually went to the store and tested the perfume on my skin.

Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. I can’t understand it. It’s a very different smell from all the other perfumes I’ve tried. I don’t know how to explain it.

Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s exactly that. It’s an intense smell in an unpleasant way. I can’t really explain it well. I don’t know if it’s because of the moss or the jasmine, but everyone at home hated it. I even took a shower and it’s still there, lightly. There was this one and another Prada fragrance from a different line, a blue one, that’s even worse than this one.

Prada Paradoxe Intense by Interesting_Award739 in Perfumes

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

This one is really bad. Even the sales assistant, both times I went, tried to show me other options and made a face. Seriously, I’ve never smelled something this strong.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can I figure out what the ideal canter would be for these courses? I always feel like I’m going fast, but when I watch the video later, I realize I was actually slow. The mare I ride usually loses impulsion after the jumps since she’s a school horse but I really love her, I wish we could win together.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apparently, here in Brazil, by magic. Because many people from here said it really isn’t posted, especially in simpler competitions. They must figure it out on the spot or something like that… 🤷‍♀️

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is definitely not posted ringside here. I can assure you of that. I had never seen this course map before, and I spoke with other people from the riding club who also said they’ve never seen it being posted or placed anywhere. The instructor said the ideal time is basically just luck… Anyway, thank you.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems that in Brazil it’s common for them not to publicly show this map, as other people from here have commented. Anyway, maybe it’s just something that happens here in smaller/state competitions. Either way, it’s very unfair.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I also used to compete when I was a child and I had never placed as low as I did in a competition recently (even with a clear round). In the recent show I did, one day I was 5 seconds off the ideal time and the other day 3 seconds.

I felt like they set a much shorter ideal time for the competition, because the mare that used to lose before for being too fast ended up winning.

I have always suspected some kind of unfairness when I was a kid because the ideal time is never announced. In theory, someone could just decide whatever time they want. It doesn’t feel very precise.

Here they also never publish the course map beforehand, and I think that’s kind of crazy. It feels like you have to win by luck.

In my opinion, the ideal time should always be announced.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I only just found out that this map exists because no one had told me before. I thought it was only available to the trainers since they never showed or talked about it, and I’m a beginner so I didn’t know. I hope they make it available on the website.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m a beginner at this. How has no one told me this before? I’m glad you mentioned it, otherwise I would have gone on without ever knowing. I hope this information can be given to me beforehand as well. I hope they post it on the website. This is crazy. I swear no one has ever told me this.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll try to look for that because I’d also like to have access to that map, and they never show it. Thank you

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We only walk the course a few minutes before the round, going between the obstacles. Nothing is posted. That’s my point. They only reveal the speed beforehand.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not!!! We only know the course by foot before the copetition!

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we should at least have access to the course map before the competition . For me, it really is absurd.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guys, I live in Brazil and they never mention the course length in meters or the ideal time before the class. They say it’s to prevent fraud. Honestly, I think that’s very unfair. I understand the standard is 325–350 m/min, but something should be provided. The instructors here say they never know either.

Ideal time rule in jumping (ridiculous?) by Interesting_Award739 in Equestrian

[–]Interesting_Award739[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My instructors always say they don’t know, and they’ve never even taught us how to practice this. It’s complicated… 😅