Dressage judging went well.

kvmt10 · 11-05-2006, 06:15 PM

Well as I previously posted, I was asked to judge a small gymkhana at my pony club over the weekend.

I was a little apprehensive, But i went ahead and I'm glad I did it.

It was only Prelim dressage as no one attended who would be doing higher.

The kids were all young girls, and many of them had never done dressage before, so i tried to be as nice as possible.

I had no complaints so i figure i did alright!!

One complaint from me though,
I wish that Callers would actually CALL the test, not try and tell the kid what to do.

Read what is written in front of you!!

I had about 60% of them make an error of course and get totally confused because the caller was not doing their job.
The kids were to young to learn the entire test by themselves and were dependent on the callers, so it was sad when i had to mark them down because they got lost.

Cavalier · 11-05-2006, 06:17 PM

Thats great Katie! Sounds like you enjoyed yourself and did a good job

The only thing now, is that they will probably be calling on you to do it all the time - bye bye weekends

LOL

kvmt10 · 11-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cavalier

Thats great Katie! Sounds like you enjoyed yourself and did a good job

The only thing now, is that they will probably be calling on you to do it all the time - bye bye weekends

LOL

UHUH No thankyou!!!
I will be riding the tests not judging them!!!
My sister is a dressage judge so she can do it, only thing is, she is hard on me

I like judging and all, but would rather be riding.

Chester · 11-05-2006, 06:35 PM

I am glad you did a good job. I knew you would.

Calling is an art. If I have to call for someone I like to run through the test with them before just to make sure they know how it works. There was one little girl who would always ask me to call her tests for her at the shows, her mother wasnt good enough apparantly.

So uou didn,t have to judge your sister?

kvmt10 · 11-05-2006, 06:52 PM

No she decided not to ride as she would have had to have found a horse to babysit Viktor as he cannot be left on his own! silly goose.

So she pencilled for me.

Calling is an art, But the lady who was calling cannot be told, she is one of those people who know everything, or think they do anyway!

Quiggles · 11-05-2006, 07:07 PM

Sounds fun, my friend got to be a dressage judge for a grade 5 one day event. Judging sounds a lot more fun than pencilling(boring!).

DressageGirl · 11-05-2006, 10:54 PM

Yay! I knew you'd do great!

Did you know who won? Did they do a great test?

Callers are funny..we have some at comps that well...hmmm...enough said

Fox Glove · 11-06-2006, 04:05 AM

That is awesome!

I wish more callers would pratice with the rider..
Yes it is a bit of an art, but practice and common sense
can go a long way...

You could always write a comment

Paula

11-05-2006, 06:15 PM	#1
kvmt10 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 3,057 Images: 81 Blog Entries: 58	Dressage judging went well. Well as I previously posted, I was asked to judge a small gymkhana at my pony club over the weekend. I was a little apprehensive, But i went ahead and I'm glad I did it. It was only Prelim dressage as no one attended who would be doing higher. The kids were all young girls, and many of them had never done dressage before, so i tried to be as nice as possible. I had no complaints so i figure i did alright!! One complaint from me though, I wish that Callers would actually CALL the test, not try and tell the kid what to do. Read what is written in front of you!! I had about 60% of them make an error of course and get totally confused because the caller was not doing their job. The kids were to young to learn the entire test by themselves and were dependent on the callers, so it was sad when i had to mark them down because they got lost. __________________ Katie ♥Rest In Peace my Beautiful Minty. ♥ November 1983-May 18th 2008 ♥Rest In Peace Bobby♥ ♥Rest in Peace Murphy♥ I will love you always and forever.

11-05-2006, 06:35 PM	#4
Chester Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: inland of the coral sea Posts: 9,592 Images: 764	I am glad you did a good job. I knew you would. Calling is an art. If I have to call for someone I like to run through the test with them before just to make sure they know how it works. There was one little girl who would always ask me to call her tests for her at the shows, her mother wasnt good enough apparantly. So uou didn,t have to judge your sister? __________________ Aussie Aussie Aussie OI OI OI "We're all members of the outback club, we don't back down and we don't give up" Lee Kernaghan "Good friends are worth more than money any day" Adam Brand Is it full moon time again? Did the cereal truck overturn and fruitloops got spilt?

11-05-2006, 06:52 PM	#5
kvmt10 Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2005 Location: NSW Australia Posts: 3,057 Images: 81 Blog Entries: 58	No she decided not to ride as she would have had to have found a horse to babysit Viktor as he cannot be left on his own! silly goose. So she pencilled for me. Calling is an art, But the lady who was calling cannot be told, she is one of those people who know everything, or think they do anyway! __________________ Katie ♥Rest In Peace my Beautiful Minty. ♥ November 1983-May 18th 2008 ♥Rest In Peace Bobby♥ ♥Rest in Peace Murphy♥ I will love you always and forever.

11-05-2006, 07:07 PM	#6
Quiggles Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 3,422 Images: 235 Blog Entries: 23	Sounds fun, my friend got to be a dressage judge for a grade 5 one day event. Judging sounds a lot more fun than pencilling(boring!). __________________ Dont be GOSH be EMO!!! My Videos

11-06-2006, 04:05 AM	#8
Fox Glove Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Horse Country Posts: 5,574 Images: 69 Blog Entries: 16	That is awesome! I wish more callers would pratice with the rider.. Yes it is a bit of an art, but practice and common sense can go a long way... You could always write a comment Paula __________________ Leges sine moribus vanae

11-05-2006, 06:17 PM	#2
Cavalier Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,698 Images: 236 Blog Entries: 18	Thats great Katie! Sounds like you enjoyed yourself and did a good job The only thing now, is that they will probably be calling on you to do it all the time - bye bye weekends LOL

11-05-2006, 10:54 PM	#7
DressageGirl Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,163 Images: 174	Yay! I knew you'd do great! Did you know who won? Did they do a great test? Callers are funny..we have some at comps that well...hmmm...enough said

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