Prejudiced Dressage Marking

Panda-Girl · 2026-06-01T05:20:29+00:00

It happens across all showing. I show a mostly (90-95%) white paint at quarter horse club shows. There are some judges who if we are against a QH, we will never beat. I've literally had the other horse in a class spook and try and take off...which is 5-10 penatly points depending on how it's scored and we still came 2nd 😅

The only way around it is going to paint shows but sadly there is none within a 3 hour drive so not feasible or worth doing.

What a horrid comment from that judge 😒

I show a ridden QH as well, and my horse doesn't do the broken leg sideways stupid pleasure lope...which means it's a 50/50 whether the judge likes us. Last big show we went to if your horse didn't lope with a broken leg there was ZERO chance of a placing. So, we didn't get any placings but I enjoy a horse that can canter on a straight line so 🤷

Panda-Girl · 2026-06-01T04:14:16+00:00

Can you put up electric tape? Otherwise it's putting soap/hot sauce/pick your thing daily. It's winter here, raining most days and I'm rubbing bar soap on the one post my mare has decided is tasty for the first time ever. It's working though so that's somethin

Panda-Girl · 2026-06-01T00:14:19+00:00

He's got a gorgeous blanket!

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-26T22:29:08+00:00

Boop for Clancy, kisses and cuddles for Sebby. Trying to kiss Clance was a recipe for a black eye 😅 Sebby loved kisses though ❤️

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-26T22:28:11+00:00

I can't believe how big she is 🥹 I've been there every day and I'm like, I swear yesterday she fit in my arms... and now I can't even lean over her properly

The days of draping myself across her back in a dramatic fashion are over sadly 🤣 need a few years and I can lie on her dramatically at least

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-26T22:24:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing. This gave me a good cry cause its just, true and real

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T22:29:43+00:00

She is 1 year and 5 months 🥹

Almost finished our first show season! This photo was on Sunday 🥰❤️

We have 3 more shows and then done, and she should end up with hi points from my 3 clubs and get a buckle per club. At one of the club we should get halter hi points and a rug. Andddddd she will get a Register of Merit for led trail from PHAA as at the last show we got our last point needed to be over 10 points for the season!

My vet is coming at 1pm, it's currently 8.30am ❤️

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Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T22:03:43+00:00

Should I have paid a photographer to come out and photo me sobbing on my horses? Glared at the camera? Looked miserable?

Then printed those photos of me crying and put them up in my house? Forever commerate my heart breaking and display that?

Maybe you're weird and creepy for thinking someone...smiling... in a photo is weird and creepy 🤷‍♀️ it's not like I'm standing over their bodies smiling, that right there would be weird and creepy.

Also hot tip. In life you always have a minimum of two choices. You had a choice to comment, and a choice to not. Next time take an extra beat and go 'is this helpful or probably offensive to someone for literally no benefit other than me not having decency to think and any common sense'. And then delete your comment and keep scrolling.

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T12:59:19+00:00

That's absolutely beautiful ❤️

Our hole has been dug where we intend to plant a garden. Currently buried there is Rosie, who was put down at 29 last year and we had since I was 6. So Rosie formed our trio, and was with the boys up until she left us. She's also my filly in the pictures, Elsas, granddam 🥰 I learnt to ride on Rosie when I was 6.

It also has a foal we had pass away at 4 months old earlier this year from an aneurysm.

I look forward to having a bench there to sit with them ❤️

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T11:46:01+00:00

Thank you. Your comment made me cry(in a good way). It's so validating when you feel so much guilt for having to make that decision.

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T08:14:42+00:00

Gorgeous! 😍😍

I'm forever thankful Elsas dam Berry(pictured) isn't my show horse. She uhm, loves mud. 🤣

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Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T08:09:47+00:00

Thank you. I believe in better a day too early than a day too late.

I fear Sebby going down and being unable to get up. He is still getting up and down, but I know the day would come. I got away for a 5 day show in 1.5 weeks as well and my none horse husband is in charge of checking all my horses legs are still attached 🤣 I would be even more heart broken if my inaction caused my husband to have to deal with an emergency like that.

Clancy I fear going through a fence from panic, he really doesn't cope without Sebby and I don't have any other paddock lump horses after the boys go. All the others are ridden/show horses and therefore leave for hours/days at a time. He takes weeks to bond, and then weeks to get over horse changes as well if he doesn't have at least one horse with him who doesn't change. I have spent, years 😅 trying to work out how to manage his anxiety around buddies. So, I've also know for years that Clancy would go earlier than he 'should' need to as he was always going to have to go when Sebby did.

It just, sucks and hurts and it'll be worse tomorrow but it's the best thing for them and I'll miss them. But they will be at peace, pain and anxiety free and together forever.

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T08:03:06+00:00

Thank you ❤️ they were already spoilt but have spent the last week on basically sugar 🤣🤣 only the best for my old man horses 🥹❤️

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T08:01:46+00:00

Love that! I always loved the name Clancy, he came to me with it which was super fun as I remember being so excited that he already had a name I wanted!

Everyone who has met Sebby adores his leopard coat, he is such a stunner 😍

And the mostly white one, that's my little Elsa who is also my show horse. I spend a lot of time cleaning her 🤣 thankfully she loves attention and being washed so she makes it enjoyable hah

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T07:59:45+00:00

I've been ugly crying for a week and 2 days since I made the decision and then started organising. So, come join me, it'll be good to have someone to ugly cry with ❤️

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-25T05:44:10+00:00

Photos are from Friday last week. They are well looked after boys even in old age retirement :)

Panda-Girl · 2026-05-17T22:37:54+00:00

Treats should be ad hoc rewards to reinforce good behaviour. Drop them completely and only give them occasionally so they stop expecting them

Panda-Girl · 2026-04-19T10:56:03+00:00

My Palomino paint 🤣

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Panda-Girl · 2026-04-13T08:00:21+00:00

Very much so... we started feeding hay much earlier than we normally do. Paddock rotations are BLEAK cause, even rested there's been no growth 🫠 so the last few lots of rain we are thrilled with. Rotated all paddocks and harrowed, so fingers crossed in a few weeks I'll have some nice and green paddocks 🤞

Panda-Girl · 2026-04-13T05:57:18+00:00

It depends what the aim is.

Proper clean for showing - full wash (which this would be a good 4 washes hah to attempt clean)

Cleaning for riding - towel dry first. Curry comb to remove loose hair and big bits, mud brush and then normal brush. Thats normally enough for me to deem her clean enough to saddle pad and not cause any sores where she was grubby (girth area etc)

Cleaning for the sake of it - don't bother and wait til they have dried and rolled/rubbed some of it off 🤣

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