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Post by alijane on Sept 25, 2008 7:44:31 GMT -12
The girls have gone really hairy despite me rugging them all summer and I am in two minds to know what to do with them. I am worried that if I clip them they will be too much for the children to handle but if I don't I can probably kiss goodbye to all hope of places in the YHOTY classes which we have aimed for all summer. After these two weekends they probably won't be out competing too much and the children will be riding mainly at weekends once it gets colder anyway. If I do go the clipping route what would be best to do? Shaun is back showing Breeze as a native again but obviously Bella is still plaited, so does that affect the type of clip I go for? I don't want to scare the kids, especially Jasmine as she is not as gung-ho as Shaun to start off with.
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Post by madamebonnie on Sept 25, 2008 8:23:14 GMT -12
i just clip bonnies neck and belly although she is rugged up alot, im not doing it untill half term probs anyway,
have you qualified for YHOTY? i could find any qualifiers, when is it?
xxx
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Post by alijane on Sept 26, 2008 6:21:55 GMT -12
Yes we have qualified so I really want to finish the summer season on a good note and the kids have gone to every club show this season and tried their hearts out so I dont want to let them down by not having the ponies right.
The in hand classes are on the 5th October and the ridden are on the 12th, both at Tickhill.
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Post by madamebonnie on Sept 26, 2008 10:02:21 GMT -12
ooh do you have the schedual? if you dont have to qualify that is, i once qualified some years ago but could never find another and theres no info on the net,
i know what you mean about getting them right, unfortunatley i have not been able to get in a good last show in as many have been cancelled to go to the Yhoys would be really good
xxx
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Post by alijane on Sept 27, 2008 0:46:27 GMT -12
There is a mixture of qualifiers and non-qualifiers. I have sent an email to the organiser to get her to send me soft copies of the schedules and I will forward them to you as soon as I get them.  |
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Post by madamebonnie on Sept 27, 2008 3:58:16 GMT -12
ok thanks!!
hopefully i will be able to get there!
i was thinking about cliping today, bon was quite sweaty after not doing much but shes hardly got any winter coat! will have to hold on for a bit
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Post by madamebonnie on Oct 2, 2008 5:29:09 GMT -12
just wondering if you had heard anything yet?
sorry i just would like to know before my parents go away if i cant go theres a dressage on xxx
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Post by xloopylozzax on Oct 2, 2008 7:04:43 GMT -12
we tend to wait until they have full winter coats (october half term-ish), then whip it all off apart from legs, so it grows back without stripes or lines! rugged up from then and they usually get their summer coat by start of spring shows, few warm days in feb/march chuck them out with no rugs to roll sratch and generally get their coat moving quicker. they always look alright anyway  |
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Post by madamebonnie on Oct 2, 2008 8:14:00 GMT -12
i dont dare take off all bonnies hair cos she would just melt away in the cold and look like rag and bones xxx
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Post by alijane on Oct 3, 2008 7:52:11 GMT -12
Thanks for that - I dont have time to clip now before the show so they will just have to go woolly!
MB really sorry she has not got back to me. I can PM you her mobile number if you want it?
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Post by pelly on Oct 3, 2008 8:05:49 GMT -12
Starman has a "chaser" Clip and stripes down his legs. Being a dark bay, bordering on Black , he goes that horriable "mouse" color
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Post by madamebonnie on Oct 4, 2008 2:48:01 GMT -12
oh yes please A xx
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Post by alijane on Oct 11, 2008 6:29:28 GMT -12
Well I bit the bullet and clipped them both. Rather pleased with myself considering I haven't clipped for ten years, so they are not perfect, but never mind. I am expecting the judges to have a fit tomorrow at Breeze particularly but I did check with the WPCS and it does say I can clip as long as I don't touch the legs! I guess if we are at the bottom of the line up it will be no different than last week for Shaun anyway (which I thought he did not deserve but that's another story). They were the woolliest things on the Showground and Bella still won one class but there was a lot of muttering about shaggy ponies from the spectators.................
If the worst ccmes to it I shall hide them until the hair grows back!!!!!!!!
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Post by madamebonnie on Oct 11, 2008 20:44:55 GMT -12
aww well good luck for today, i cant go.
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Post by alijane on Oct 16, 2008 8:49:00 GMT -12
Well it paid off to a point! The judge was laughing though and said Bella was the only pony he has seen with labrador ears!!!!!! They are very hairy (I left the front of her face on) but I don't think it affected her placings!
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