Young Judges 2008
Sam Tanner is the Team Manager
this year and is organising training days, not just for those wishing to be on
the team this year, but any other members that would like to attend..
Please send her an email if you would like further details
Young Judges - Summer Champs 22nd August 2006
There were 24 teams and 18 individuals taking part in the young judges final, both our teams and Individuals were some of the youngest competitors.
Our team players were Sophie Newman, Sophie Bettison and team captain Rosie Skier, the Area 7 individual was Kayleigh Hawes.
The day started at 3.30
with a briefing from Nigel Hollings advising them of what to look for and how to
conduct themselves in the ring, then onto the assessing of the ponies. There
were 4 lovely show ponies forward with some very experienced jockeys making our
teams’ job harder than ever as far as awarding points was concerned. The final
part of the competition was to answer questions on their marks, conformation,
rules and ring procedure, luckily the team drew the first straw and felt
confident in their answers and finished at about 6pm, Kayleigh however had drawn
34th slot, meaning a lonely and nerve wracking wait until 8.30!
The final presentation was to take place at 9.30 in the Vauxhall ring, however due to the large number of entries it started at 10.15, nerves were rising as the presentation of awards was announced.
Sadly we were not in the top 6 in either section but congratulations to you all on your continued hard work and improvement. We are all very proud of you for representing Area 7. You all showed great maturity and commitment.
Young Judges Training
Young judges training going well, with commited future stars! On the last training at Peterly, Prestwood, the faithful crew had to judge a first ridden SHP class and decide what rules were being broken if any, mark both phases and comment on placings for a mixed bag of ponies and riders. This was almost under championship conditions as they only had 1 1/2 minutes to look at the ponies in hand and then feed back what they thought they saw using technical 'judges speak'. Thank you to the volunteers who put their ponies forward for scrutiny, (Holly Shellards' Vinnie, Rose Lehups' Saracen Lad and Lady ridden by Harry Tanner and Abigail Mcullock and Barney ridden by Patrick Tanner). All the riders did a grand job and played with the worker jumps afterwards. Remember that the champs are only 2 months away and there is still alot to learn and talk about, so if there is anyone out there who want to offer ponies for scrutiny and a mock show day assessment contact Sam Tanner or Katie Payne.
Fun and informative, it will give you an insight into what judges are looking
for at shows, help you spot confirmation faults when purchasing a new pony,
learn the correct way of going and showing a pony to its best. We would
welcome any members who wish to learn - whether or not they wish to compete.
Our aim is to make Area 7 a force to contend with !!!
We hope to see lots of you at the following training sessions:
Monday 26th June (late afternoon) at Peterly Farm, Prestwood Contact Sam Tanner for more details. or click here to send her an email It will be a ridden, rules and conformation assessment similar to the competition
Sunday 23rd
April (pm)
Sam Tanner and Katy Payne will be
judging at Tring and District Show and asks that as many young judges as
possible come and get experience in
the ring using the marking system. Please click
here to send them an email or telephone Katy on 07841 710829
Saturday 6th May
(4-6pm)
at Prune Farm, Edgcott, Aylesbury, Bucks HP18 0QN
Judge/Vet: Jane Nixon
Further dates to follow. Watch the Area 7 website
If you are interested, please click here to send an email to Katy Payne and Sam Tanner or telephone Katy on 07841 710829