Leeana
Well-Known Member
If someone has already stated this idea ..i am sorry, i really do not have it in me to read all 30 or 40 pages of some of those height threads lol.
Why not imply a rule that the horses owner cannot hold / set up the horse while being measured in before the show? Why not have two stewards to measure the horses ...one sets up the horse FAIRLY and the other measures ..the owner cannot touch or take part is squaring up the horse ...
Now i know what you are all thinking ..some people may still get special treatment but dont you think this would really help make things fair ..even if just slightly. All horses set up the same way by one same person? No horses doing the splits ...no horses parked out ..no horses with their hocks camped under them.
Actually, if you would like to make it EVEN more fair ..why not have a 3rd person to watch and make sure guy #2 that sets up all the horses is doing it FAIRLY and the same per horse. I know it sounds like allot but we are a HEIGHT breed therefore dont you feel allot of effort should be put forth to ensure our horses are measured in at the right height ? They could even incorporate a signature on the height slip where the owner could sign and state they viewed the measurment and agree with the said height ..just to keep later complaining to a minimum
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Just a thought ...
Leeana Hackworth
Why not imply a rule that the horses owner cannot hold / set up the horse while being measured in before the show? Why not have two stewards to measure the horses ...one sets up the horse FAIRLY and the other measures ..the owner cannot touch or take part is squaring up the horse ...
Now i know what you are all thinking ..some people may still get special treatment but dont you think this would really help make things fair ..even if just slightly. All horses set up the same way by one same person? No horses doing the splits ...no horses parked out ..no horses with their hocks camped under them.
Actually, if you would like to make it EVEN more fair ..why not have a 3rd person to watch and make sure guy #2 that sets up all the horses is doing it FAIRLY and the same per horse. I know it sounds like allot but we are a HEIGHT breed therefore dont you feel allot of effort should be put forth to ensure our horses are measured in at the right height ? They could even incorporate a signature on the height slip where the owner could sign and state they viewed the measurment and agree with the said height ..just to keep later complaining to a minimum
Just a thought ...
Leeana Hackworth
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