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RE: Showing

perfectlybaylee — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:57:05 GMT

Theorem (1/20/2012)

I love hanging out with my best friend and our ponies.
I love waking up at 5 in the morning either at her house or in a hotel room, and going to the barn to get ready/show.
I love when people look at me, and think, "wow, thats a nice horse."
I like placing, no matter what color, and those four seconds of when youre the only one walking to get what you deserve.
I love beating rich, spoiled brats that have everything handed to them - $60,000 horses, custom show clothes, tacked up horses, after I slaved my butt off and they know it.
I love the atmosphere of showing.
I love talking to other people.
I love the trailer ride home, unloading at midnight, and giving him his flake of hay and bran mash.
I love setting up our tack stall/stalls.

I love showing. x]

this x2547664543658790809.

I love the feeling of pride I get from placing second on the good-for-nothing, bad confo, unbalanced, $900 grade horse in a flat class in my horse's first ever show up against $10,000+ fancy purebreds. I probably have never felt prouder in my life, and we didn't even win.

I am in love with showing although I've only shown twice. I put too much pressure on myself and Baylee though (I'm a bit of a perfectionist). I started worrying about our first show in May back in like December. I just want to prove ourselves with this group we'd be showing with all summer and prove to certain people that Baylee CAN win hunter classes (he's never shown o/f yet). I just hope it all works out.

RE: Showing

*LopinSlow* — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:36:11 GMT

HorseLoverHunter (1/27/2012)

HunterJumper17 (1/21/2012)

I love showing just my nerves get really bad. My favorite part is Jumping because I like having the ring to myself because it relives my nerves for some reason. :)

Lol I hate when there are other people in the arena. My biggest fear is that I'm going to run someone over. x)

That reminds me of the bareback dollar class last year. I think we each managed to take out 5 people in the middle of the ring. /random

RE: Showing

{Caught On Air} — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:40:00 GMT

Seeing the pictures of my bad equatation and my odd hilarious faces. I hate when the photo people go around and take pictures at the second that you wish the most that they werent. :/

Honestly, I don't like to show. It's a lot off pressure and you and with teams, even more.
There's so much drama, and I'd just rather work on flats then waste my time with the young kids and the rearing greenies in the ring.

RE: Showing

PauseForEffect — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:44 GMT

HunterJumper17 (1/21/2012)

I love showing just my nerves get really bad. My favorite part is Jumping because I like having the ring to myself because it relives my nerves for some reason. :)

Lol I hate when there are other people in the arena. My biggest fear is that I'm going to run someone over. x)

RE: Showing

StopAndStare — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:09:59 GMT

I just love every aspect of it

RE: Showing

SecretSensation — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:14:35 GMT

I love to show. I love working up to bigger shows, having your hard work reflect, and i love waiting to hear my placing like after you finish your round and other people are going, best part i don't know why. Just the suspense haha

RE: Showing

k98barney — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:24:53 GMT

i love showing and i love to win ya "its not about the ribbons" but it still is plus i love beating the little kids who jump on their ponies after throwing afit and jumping of their ponies and handing the reins back to their parents cuz thats priseless

RE: Showing

Elation — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:11:54 GMT

I love the night before a show week starts, usually on Tuesday/Wednesday. When it's dark outside, and you're schooling under the lights. You can only hear the horse and your trainer's voice. I loveee itttt. It's so calm. The days after (during the show) are never as carefree.
I also love being with everyone and the feeling after a great round (even if I don't place well).

RE: Showing

EquineBeauty — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:43:31 GMT

I love showing just my nerves get really bad. My favorite part is Jumping because I like having the ring to myself because it relives my nerves for some reason. :)

RE: Showing

OnTheBrightside — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:16:13 GMT

defenestrated (1/18/2012)

I hate showing. x] I just show to put more miles on my horses.
My favorite part is when the day is over and you can finally just relax and clean your horse's stall again and bathe them for the umpteenth time and sit in the aisle guzzling soda and watch other classes.

Ahhh, thisssssss. <333 I've never really been able to explain it, but basically you described my feelings perfectly. I love the end of the day when there's no more stress, the color of the ribbons don't matter, and you're just hanging out with your horse and watching all your friend's classes.

RE: Showing

jumpinghooves — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:50:10 GMT

1. Winning (I mean really. You don't go to a competion to lose)

2. Hanging out with barn friends.

3. Getting hot dogs and burgers from the BBQ. Like a big horsey cookout.

4. Getting up at 5 in the morning.

5. Jumping (the intesity and the pressure and the competition...I love it)

6. THE ATMOSPHERE. Gotta love that, I mean seriously..how could you not?

7. And I did like it when an older, better rider gave me a compliment. That did make me feel good inside.

RE: Showing

PartyManners — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:38:51 GMT

[quote]Theorem (1/20/2012)

I love hanging out with my best friend and our ponies.
I love waking upat 5 in the morning either at her house or in a hotel room, and going to the barn to get ready/show.
I love when people look at me, and think, "wow, thats a nice horse."
I like placing, no matter what color, and those four seconds of when youre the only one walking to get what you deserve.
I love beating rich, spoiled brats that have everything handed to them - $60,000 horses, custom show clothes, tacked up horses, after I slaved my butt off and they know it.
I love the atmosphere of showing.
I love talking to other people.
I love the trailer ride home, unloading at midnight, and giving him his flake of hay and bran mash.
I love setting up our tack stall/stalls.

I love showing. x][/quote]
this.

RE: Showing

Melimelona — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:09:54 GMT

I love everything you guys were saying! and YES winning is ALWAYS a bonus lol. I dont spend $160 per show to get told people were better then me lol. But yah its the thrill, atmosphere, people, and just everything lol :) Thanks so much for everyone's response!

RE: Showing

WhittyD34 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:35:59 GMT

[quote]Theorem (1/20/2012)

I love hanging out with my best friend and our ponies.
I love waking upat 5 in the morning either at her house or in a hotel room, and going to the barn to get ready/show.
I love when people look at me, and think, "wow, thats a nice horse."
I like placing, no matter what color, and those four seconds of when youre the only one walking to get what you deserve.
I love beating rich, spoiled brats that have everything handed to them - $60,000 horses, custom show clothes, tacked up horses, after I slaved my butt off and they know it.
I love the atmosphere of showing.
I love talking to other people.
I love the trailer ride home, unloading at midnight, and giving him his flake of hay and bran mash.
I love setting up our tack stall/stalls.

I love showing. x][/quote]

This.

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:21:06 GMT

Theorem (1/20/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Theorem (1/20/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

I also love making friends with other people's grooms and then asking them to tack up/groom for you. x]
like at one of the AA's i was supposed to tack up 2 small ponies for my trainer's kid and i asked one of the grooms to do it, and i didn't have to do a thing. ;)

Lol i think its impossible to sound less ungrateful and spoiled rotten little brat-like than you do right now.

well. that's your opinion.
but, i think anyone who is trying to tack up 3 horses by themself and has someone else offer to help do it would take that person up on it.

If someone would offer to help me then sure I'd accept, but the way you worded it made it sound like you would rather just let your job slip off to someone else so you could go drink lemonade or something

no, i was braiding/tacking up pfeffer, and i was asked to bring him, Sparkle, and Pumpkin up to the ring, and le nice grooms did both ponies for me, because they're nice.

RE: Showing

*LopinSlow* — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:19:53 GMT

Theorem (1/20/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Lol i think its impossible to sound less ungrateful and spoiled rotten little brat-like than you do right now..

well thats.. uncalled for? is there something wrong with asking for help?

RE: Showing

Theorem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:19:01 GMT

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Theorem (1/20/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Lol i think its impossible to sound less ungrateful and spoiled rotten little brat-like than you do right now.

well. that's your opinion.
but, i think anyone who is trying to tack up 3 horses by themself and has someone else offer to help do it would take that person up on it.

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:11:43 GMT

Theorem (1/20/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Lol i think its impossible to sound less ungrateful and spoiled rotten little brat-like than you do right now.

well. that's your opinion.
but, i think anyone who is trying to tack up 3 horses by themself and has someone else offer to help do it would take that person up on it.

RE: Showing

Theorem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:09:20 GMT

I love showing. x]

RE: Showing

Theorem — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:04:52 GMT

Eccedentesiast (1/20/2012)

Lol i think its impossible to sound less ungrateful and spoiled rotten little brat-like than you do right now..

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:02:33 GMT

RE: Showing

JukeboxHero — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:36:15 GMT

I love showing so much. All of it. The prep the day before, the hectic chaos of right up until you enter the ring, the smell of the greasy food, the wonderful fashion of the warm-up ring helpers (lol), getting a chance to show off your horse and see how your riding stacks up against others, and about a billion other thing, I don't see what not to love (nothing against y'all's opinions, just the saying).

RE: Showing

ThinkAboutIt — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:22:05 GMT

Show food, and talking to other riders. Plus, seeing people you normally don't see. Winning is fun too though:) I especially like skipping school, that is an added bonus.

RE: Showing

Quintessence — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:05:08 GMT

I love everything about it. The atmosphere, hanging out with my barn/show friends, the early morning schooling. Everything.

RE: Showing

*LopinSlow* — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:34:47 GMT

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

...i like winning.

yeah. me too.

i mean, in all honesty, isn't that the point?
i hate horse shows. i hate the heat/cold/weather and the money spent and the pressure and the idiots and the confusion and the lack of sleep and the people and the food and the time it takes and the nerves and the pretending to be happy with a red ribbon. but i really enjoy winning.
/biiiiiiiiiiiiiitch.

hahaha exactly. i hate it when people say: "its not about winning". im like yep i just spent 20 a class so i could lose and "have fun".

YES. if it's not about winning, what is it about? competiton is about winning.
or the "as long as you had fun it's fine" oh my GOD. yeahhhhhhhh, i spent all $200 on one division just for a 3 minute thrill. >.<

ikr >.<. it drives me crazy. its like oh so its about losing huh? cause honestly losing isnt very fun for me idk about you guys?

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:27:54 GMT

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

...i like winning.

yeah. me too.

hahaha exactly. i hate it when people say: "its not about winning". im like yep i just spent 20 a class so i could lose and "have fun".

RE: Showing

*LopinSlow* — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:25:37 GMT

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

...i like winning.

yeah. me too.

hahaha exactly. i hate it when people say: "its not about winning". im like yep i just spent 20 a class so i could lose and "have fun".

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:21:38 GMT

{Xanadu} (1/18/2012)

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

...i like winning.

yeah. me too.

RE: Showing

*LopinSlow* — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:16:04 GMT

Eccedentesiast (1/18/2012)

...i like winning.

yeah. me too.

RE: Showing

Eccedentesiast — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:57:50 GMT

...i like winning.

RE: Showing

LostInADream — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:29:23 GMT

I've never shown before because I'm so bad it would be embarrassing :P

RE: Showing

Time Bomb — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:15:22 GMT

I like the bonding with my horse and hanging out with all my barn friends

RE: Showing

Melimelona — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:46:00 GMT

lol now that i think about it i love that part too :) its like the recovery haha :)

RE: Showing

defenestrated — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:41:24 GMT

Showing

Melimelona — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:19:57 GMT

Hey guys I was wondering what is your favorite part of showing (if you show)!? also what are your favorite classes to do? Personally i loooove showing. I love the thrill of jumpers and being with my pony and the great feeling you get you get good placings. I wanted to know what you guys liked! so go ahead and share whatever you wanted :)