True. I've done some showing and some judging, and I long ago came to the conclusion that the only way the ribbons would actually mean anything is if the horses could do the judging themselves.
I was in a show where my horse crow-hopped, but we took 3rd place. I knew the judge and later told him about that, kind of laughing that we got 3rd anyway. He said he didn't see the horse do that and then said he could tell me something even funnier: He meant to give us 1st place, but wrote the contestant numbers down wrong.
True. I've done some showing and some judging, and I long ago came to the conclusion that the only way the ribbons would actually mean anything is if the horses could do the judging themselves.
I was in a show where my horse crow-hopped, but we took 3rd place. I knew the judge and later told him about that, kind of laughing that we got 3rd anyway. He said he didn't see the horse do that and then said he could tell me something even funnier: He meant to give us 1st place, but wrote the contestant numbers down wrong.
sI have no problem believing this story....
The same thinking holds true in pro football...
A selection to the "All Pro Team" is more valid to the players than a "Pro Bowl Team" selection because it is decided among the players...(horses)....