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  • #61
    Originally posted by cnm161 View Post
    Well played, pony. You win this round, but next time I shall prevail.

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    • #62
      Originally posted by cnm161 View Post
      Well played, pony. You win this round, but next time I shall prevail.
      THIS is quote worthy! I love it!
      When life throws you lemons, put on your best Asian accent and scream "Faaack yuuuu Rehmooohns!" (says yours truly, the half-Japanese kid )

      My Pony Blog Dressage & My Horsey Life

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        #63
        Thanks, guys! I feel like Pinky and she's The Brain... always a great dressage dynamic.

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        • #64
          Unfortunately, maybe, I do not have photos of maresy's finest show moments, e.g. her reactions to Monsters at E, or her finest clinic moment, aka "Let's show off our skill at tantrums for LINDA ZANG!"

          From the Monsters at E show, though, in warm-up, we did go from Beautiful dressage pony to I really am a Morgan show horse in the space of a few seconds. I don't remember what happened, but it was definitely my fault.
          You have to have experiences to gain experience.

          1998 Morgan mare Mythic Feronia "More Valley Girl Than Girl Scout!"

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          • #65
            I wish this would be been captured on film. I was having a lesson the other day and my friend was to have one right after me. When she took her horse out of her stall and over to the grooming area (these are actually outdoor covered corrals easily seen from the arena) my horse stopped dead. That is his girlfriend and neighbor horse. He can be taken away and I can do anything with him, but usually, my friend and I do not ride at the same time so his girlfriend leaving her rooms is just... well heavens. So, I urged him forward (and imagine him in deep concentration as he watches her go) and he gives me this little rear and then a buck and kick out. Looked like a little Capriole. It was so unexpected and out of character that both my trainer and I cracked up laughing. He immediately snapped out of it and went on with work, though, he did keep an ear out for her for the next 10 minutes. LOL
            ~Amy~ TrakehNERD clique
            *Bugs 5/86-3/10 OTTB Mare* RIP lovely Lady, I miss you
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            • #66
              These are all great to read/look at! I'll have to upload the video of my mare's in-hand trot freak out during the ISR/Oldenburg inspection...

              Also, my friend has a facebook page dedicated to horse fails, just getting started but pretty funny: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fail-H...51700238189202

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              • #67
                Originally posted by cadance View Post
                These are all great to read/look at! I'll have to upload the video of my mare's in-hand trot freak out during the ISR/Oldenburg inspection...

                Also, my friend has a facebook page dedicated to horse fails, just getting started but pretty funny: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fail-H...51700238189202
                Haha, I totally just asked if I could order one of those pink Fail Horse tees from her...
                When life throws you lemons, put on your best Asian accent and scream "Faaack yuuuu Rehmooohns!" (says yours truly, the half-Japanese kid )

                My Pony Blog Dressage & My Horsey Life

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                • #68
                  oh bloopers are the best.
                  I just looked at all 4 pages worth. lol.

                  I made a blooper reel that I'm going to link to my website gallery.


                  Everyone should hold on to their bloopers. They keep a rider honest.
                  http://kaboomeventing.blogspot.com/2...oper-reel.html
                  http://kaboomeventing.com/
                  http://kaboomeventing.blogspot.com/
                  Horses are amazing athletes and make no mistake -- they are the stars of the show!

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                  • #69
                    Originally posted by KMErickson View Post
                    This was my mare and I at one of our first shows together, where she decided that picking up the reins again after the free walk was tantamount to EVIL HORSE ABUSE THAT MUST NOT BE TOLERATED. Fortunately, though she chose a super sneaky location to act up in, so I don't think the judge could even see at all...

                    Kiki expressing her thoughts on contact... they are not warm and fuzzy.
                    Oh my gosh, just feeling for you on that one. Sneaky, sneaky

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                    • #70
                      Originally posted by Ibex View Post
                      I think the comment read "explosive canter depart"

                      http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_804107_n.jpg
                      Quote directly from said horsey:

                      "oh snap! I forgot that the canter pirouettes mean I have to lift my other end..."

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                      • #71
                        Don't have any blooper show pics of the mare...however, she is a bit of a pig at the shows regarding her hay consumption...
                        http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...18/marehay.jpg

                        That was after she picked up the hay bag, looked at me, and tossed it aside.

                        Did find this lovely picture of my old guy...just look at that expression ...If I recall correctly, I believe he had a little fun on our next canter up the hill. At this point he was about semi-retired and needed to get some kicks, I think. This picture just embodies "coiled spring" to me...

                        http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...or18/pony2.jpg
                        Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.

                        A Voice Halted

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                        • #72
                          Here is a picture at one of our first schooling shows.... He wasn't sure he wanted to canter at C so I tapped him with the whip... He didn't approve! My high school students love this picture... "He only has 3 legs!"

                          http://thumb4.webshots.net/t/85/85/6...4cgEBJS_th.jpg
                          Becky
                          Becky & Red
                          In Loving Memory of Gabriel, 1998-2005 and Raalph, 1977-2013

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                          • #73
                            When I was younger I was riding a first level test on my half Arab. At that time it asked for a lengthen in canter from F to M. At F, we go for it... big! We had a beautiful lengthen down the long side, over the rail and off into the field. I was so embarrassed.

                            At the Arab nationals, I'd made the cut offs for top ten. We were then supposed to ride one last test to determine placings in the top ten (this was first level). There were 2 judges, one at C and one at E or B that were surrounded by huge scary flowers!! Vic and I are cantering and I'm fighting with him to canter past the flowers when he throws out both back legs at the flowers and judges. Needless to say we didn't score so well, but we did get 7th overall.

                            I took my 4 year old who was 16.2 at the time to a big show. I'm 4'11 (he wasn't supposed to get so big). He was always Mr. happy go lucky, never blinked an eye at anything, kind of guy. We get in the warm up and spent 10 minutes without touching the ground. The best/worst part was accidentally running up the butt of an upper level rider trying to warm her horse up. The look of death she gave me still gives me nightmares. On the plus side, we won the class. Guess he just had to get it out of his system. Haha

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                            • #74
                              At my last dress show, ii was riding a trainin level test with a reader. Well, the part where you walk to x and the back to the same side of the arena, I just plowed right across the diagnal. The judge rings her bell and exains we went off course, I didn't know where I was supposed to be, so the judge is trying to tell me. At this point the judge has me facing the wrong direction and at the wrong letter to restart the movement, my trainer was trying to explain to the judge she had me going backwards, and I'm totally baffled trying to figure out where I'm supposed to go. We finally get it straightened out and I'm trotting my half circle when I swear I heard someone yell at me, so I yell out "What?". Doh. Im pretty sure the judge heard me. Haha.

                              We all had a good laugh afterward.

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                              • #75
                                Our first time out at PSG in the side saddle. Test was going swimmingly until our second 1/2 pirouette, at which point dear Will had a bit of a 'moment' and decided to give me a big middle finger. The tempi changes are our hardest movement, so obviously those were next. Observe:
                                http://gaylaanderson.zenfolio.com/p3...6f2a#h10936f2a
                                Willy has a very high opinion of himself and when changes should (or should not) occur. But apparently the first 2/3rds of the test were good enough to pull a 65%. I thank you, generous judge.

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                                • #76
                                  I had a little mare that stopped at X (trot across the diagonal), stretched out and did a full blown dog shake with grunt to boot.

                                  awesome.
                                  http://kaboomeventing.com/
                                  http://kaboomeventing.blogspot.com/
                                  Horses are amazing athletes and make no mistake -- they are the stars of the show!

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                                  • #77
                                    Reading some of these reminds me of my less stellar tests....

                                    I was riding third level test 4 (if I recall correctly). With a reader. Who is on this board (you know who you are!).

                                    Anyway, the rider in the next arena finished her test just as I started my walk work. On her way out of the arena, she came off her horse (don't worry, she was fine!). I saw it and half expected my judge to ring the bell until the loose horse was caught and the rider was helped out. Evidently my reader thought so too, as she just stared at the commotion in the next ring as I meandered around, trying to remember the rest of my test, since my reader seemed to have checked out....

                                    My other epic fail test was all me.
                                    It was third level (again... I'm starting to think that's not my level). The first move is turning *right* after coming down the centerline. I didnt have a reader, and it was my fourth test of the day... I turned left. I realized my mistake half way through the medium, but since I didnt hear a bell or whistle, I just soldiered on, finished nearly all of the trot work. When I did my halt, rein back, the judge at C must have noticed something was up. Bell was rang.

                                    She had me do the second series of trot work... to the left. I finished my test and could only shake my head. Evidently the judge at E had a similar thought, because there were more questionmarks on that test sheet than I ever want to see again.
                                    Last edited by amm2cd; Sep. 22, 2011, 11:24 AM. Reason: Not enough coffee....

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                                    • #78
                                      I love this thread...its so nice to know I am not the only one with a " entertaining" horse in the dressage ring....my favorite was when the judge told me " there is clearly something wrong with your horse"...after we cantered the 2nd half of the test....that was years ago...since then we havent done much in the dressage arena....but are venturing in again in October....I'll have to take videos....

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                                      • #79
                                        Long ago (and sadly no pics) I was taking my irish tb mare to her first show in a long time and not all that long after weaning her foal.

                                        Our trot work was looking lovely, but for some reason canter was suuuper exciting. We were supposed to 20 circle at E in canter. What I got was Canter buck buck buck buck, bring her back to trot for a stride. Regroup ANNND Canter buck buck buck.. repeat all the way around the 20 m circle and down the long side till we went back to nice elastic happy trotting.

                                        Repeat for the next canter circle.

                                        Judges comment "well stuck"
                                        Last edited by Aven; May. 1, 2012, 04:00 PM.

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                                        • #80
                                          I realize this thread is old and just got bumped, but I totally want to participate!

                                          Mid test, an alien tried to tractor beam my horse up:

                                          https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4...0/IMG_3291.JPG

                                          https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...0/IMG_3312.JPG

                                          This is the test where submission got circled three times ... (she came into season THAT morning and decided her back was not to be touched; normally she's not bad in season but she was that morning!)

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