Largo Race Preliminary Poll - rider behavior

[paintedhorizon]

What about RIDER behavior? Bad sportsmanship? Purposely cutting in front of someone like at the beginning of the last race? Purposely bumping someone over the cones?

[motorgypsy]

I put that as a choice in the horse behavior since the rider is causing the horse behavior which is the danger, but to me, one dangerous unpsortsmanlike act is a DQ. They sure don't let jockeys have two.

[Mellifluous]

I think that one should be up to judges and stewards just as the horse behavior should be.

Remember... KISS!!!!!!!

[Heidi]

Deliberate? Instant DQ. Judges discretion for other areas of extenuating circumstances. These are horses, and they will behave as horses...so it needs to be determined if it was deliberate or not.

*I would also recommend one central filming location that covers the entire race and all riders/horses for any disputes. This way the tape can be reviewed.

[Ginger]

Regulating rider behavior? Holy Diana Moon Glampers- Come on- if you're that scared of losing or falling off, don't enter. They have leadline classes, maybe you should next try to get an adult one added so everyone can get a ribbon and a teddy bear.

This whole thing boils down to "I want to do this, but I don't want to fall off, I don't want another horse to make faces at my horse, I don't want someone going faster than me, I don't want someone slower in front of me..." do you even know the meaning of the word "competition" versus "exhibition"?

"Ye-ep, ah castrate sheep wit' mah teeth fer a livin'..."

[paintedhorizon]

Oh geez Ginger :lol: Why not tell us how you REALLY feel?
Regulating rider behavior? Holy Diana Moon Glampers- Come on- if you're that scared of losing or falling off, don't enter. They have leadline classes, maybe you should next try to get an adult one added so everyone can get a ribbon and a teddy bear.

This whole thing boils down to "I want to do this, but I don't want to fall off, I don't want another horse to make faces at my horse, I don't want someone going faster than me, I don't want someone slower in front of me..." do you even know the meaning of the word "competition" versus "exhibition"?

"Ye-ep, ah castrate sheep wit' mah teeth fer a livin'..."

[Heidi]

No, she really has a good point.
This will be a competition, not a feel-good let's-show-off-our-horsies sort of merry-go-round-the-show-ring. It is basically a race. TBs get bumped and cut off during the race all the time. Determining factor is if the rider did it deliberately or at least tried to detract the horse from doing the action.

[Cindy]

Determining factor is if the rider did it deliberately or at least tried to detract the horse from doing the action.


That's not entirely how it is judged. There are times when a horse cuts in bad on another horse and the rider cannot stop it and the horse is penalized for interferring with another horse. It has more to do with how much the other horse is interferred with. Of course a rider deliberately interferring with another horse is penalized as well and the rider would be sanctioned.

But I agree with Crystal entirely. It's a race, not kindergarten. And ya'll seem to be forgetting the KISS rule. It is already becoming a PITA on paper.

[motorgypsy]

So true Crystal and Cindy. Blatant unsportsmanlike conduct is one thing. An accident is something else and something we have to bevprepared for because they will happen in the race.

[paintedhorizon]

Determining factor is if the rider did it deliberately or at least tried to detract the horse from doing the action.

That's the whole point. Accidents are accidents. But INTENTIONAL is something else. It will be up to the judges discretion.

[Soltera]

Giving one warning will educate both rider and spectators. The rider's first bump will almost certainly be a mistake anyway, and not deliberate. Make it more understandable and inviting for new Largoers. ("largoers"? hmmmm)