tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post3348327117344621841..comments2023-04-16T06:04:41.726-04:00Comments on <center>Clover Ledge Farm</center>: SMDA Recognized Show - July 14, 2019Clover Ledge Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14738431995755906974noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-12763238957766899222019-08-21T13:00:59.147-04:002019-08-21T13:00:59.147-04:00What a psycho!?!?! I think it showed great restrai...What a psycho!?!?! I think it showed great restraint that you did not go to the office and demand your money back! It didn't take me long to track her down on http://www.dressagedetective.com/ and look up her average as a judge (low, but not crazy low) and then her average as a rider where is seems across the board judges I know and respect are not giving her high marks as a rider so she needs to get over herself!OnTheBithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688127613313016544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-75342334928124469452019-08-15T11:07:38.834-04:002019-08-15T11:07:38.834-04:00Thank you! She really is coming along well and th...Thank you! She really is coming along well and thankfully I am not allowing a crazy judge dictate my self worth LOL!Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-90092869521347444242019-08-15T11:06:55.823-04:002019-08-15T11:06:55.823-04:00Yeah, I thought about going to the TD but it just ...Yeah, I thought about going to the TD but it just didn't seem worth it in the moment. It wasn't like I was going to be able to salvage Training 3 at all and the judge wasn't going to suddenly be a nice person because the TD told her to be haha. Plus, I really just wanted to get the hell out of there at that point. Our next rated experience will be much better I would think!Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-21142280093988546462019-08-15T11:05:07.077-04:002019-08-15T11:05:07.077-04:00Exactly! I mean, if I deserve to be eliminated, b...Exactly! I mean, if I deserve to be eliminated, by all means I want the rulebook to be followed to a "T". But to act so unprofessionally is discouraging.Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-72630313295459998722019-08-13T12:03:00.734-04:002019-08-13T12:03:00.734-04:00I'm glad you turned in a complaint - we really...I'm glad you turned in a complaint - we really shouldn't have to suffer that kind of abuse from judges! Ellie and you are such a star team! Lots to be proud of every outing!L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-24168601477546709012019-08-12T11:59:52.026-04:002019-08-12T11:59:52.026-04:00Wowwww. That's nuts! I would have gone to the ...Wowwww. That's nuts! I would have gone to the TD just to feel like I had complained to someone who understood the gravity of the craziness. I guess you can only go up from there for your next rated show? Congrats on the 3rd at least!Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-72380848638783927712019-08-12T10:17:02.185-04:002019-08-12T10:17:02.185-04:00i'm so sorry, that's so incredibly frustra...i'm so sorry, that's so incredibly frustrating. officials like that drive me f*ing nuts. we had a similar situation at our recognized event recently where a volunteer who's been in the game for a long time and is pretty sure she knows all the rules and needs to additional input, thankyouverymuch, eliminated a rider incorrectly too. and like, why tho. it's so so so counterproductive for the integrity and future of these sports. bleh. more reason to keep encouraging the next generation of judges and officials!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-2486509046210525462019-08-11T19:51:16.189-04:002019-08-11T19:51:16.189-04:00I hear you there. The horse world is too small eve...I hear you there. The horse world is too small even without drama. Ugh. How aggravating that you haven't heard back about the complaint yet :( That's disheartening. Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-39651653285925812832019-08-11T12:41:39.640-04:002019-08-11T12:41:39.640-04:00Totally unacceptable! I am sad to think she has a...Totally unacceptable! I am sad to think she has acted this way towards riders for so long. It is tricky because she is from Maine and now lives in Vermont, so although I am not a professional, I hesitate to call her out as we are in the same region. :-(Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-49168479364814052052019-08-11T12:35:47.102-04:002019-08-11T12:35:47.102-04:00Looking back, I wish I had called her out and said...Looking back, I wish I had called her out and said NO, I am not eliminated for two errors. But I was so incredibly shocked at what she was doing that I totally froze and went mute. I couldn't even process what she was doing to the point I couldn't even think! It was a strange feeling. I am just so sad to think that she has done this for so long and how many others she has treated so terribly! :-(Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-8207403135816795052019-08-11T12:33:33.739-04:002019-08-11T12:33:33.739-04:00I have yet to hear a word from USDF and sent the c...I have yet to hear a word from USDF and sent the complaint through the competition evaluation on July 14. *sigh*Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-62453056127733840492019-08-10T10:54:18.592-04:002019-08-10T10:54:18.592-04:00Ummmm... how the hell is this person still allowed...Ummmm... how the hell is this person still allowed to be a judge? Holy. Crap. Absolutely unacceptable. You are a bigger person than I am. I would be putting the name all over the entire internet. (And then I'd probably be shunned from the dressage community, but... meh.) Glad you filed a complaint. This is ridiculous and I'm sorry to hear that's how your first rated show with Ellie went. I'm so angry now...Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-80561157609981623502019-08-09T16:18:27.720-04:002019-08-09T16:18:27.720-04:00WTAF?! I would have done the same thing as you. Ac...WTAF?! I would have done the same thing as you. Actually, no. Not now. I’m so tired of all this crap that I would probably have berated her and then gone to the show office. Not that I’m saying you should have done any of that. I’m really not just honestly. If you don’t want to judge don’t. I’m sorry that happened. I would tell you that here she’d never be invited back. It’s beyond inappropriate. I’m so pissed on your behalf. TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017666900837094302.post-89113502834641436302019-08-09T14:40:35.258-04:002019-08-09T14:40:35.258-04:00WOW, that is not right! I'm so sorry you had ...WOW, that is not right! I'm so sorry you had that experience, and I'm curious to know what the USDF says about it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.com