tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post8424396689196913095..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: Amateur HourSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-7004678119946970502013-12-11T18:15:59.121-07:002013-12-11T18:15:59.121-07:00Love your clip & the post! I'm in the pony...Love your clip & the post! I'm in the ponyless child camp- but also in the Hunter World now where everything is prim and proper. A refreshing post and reminder! Thanks!Wilbur, Ellie, and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620148609694352994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-60255699869887100912013-12-11T10:46:08.599-07:002013-12-11T10:46:08.599-07:00More power to you...
A professional that I know an...More power to you...<br />A professional that I know and respect clipped her personal horses: Wine bottle on the GP horse and wine glass on the pony. As long as the pattern doesnt interfere with the saddle area and is neat... who the heck cares?<br /><br />Your horse, your time, your money. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084292466032827414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-26929019072155139902013-12-10T15:00:33.240-07:002013-12-10T15:00:33.240-07:00I understand exactly where you're coming from ...I understand exactly where you're coming from especially the comment about being lucky but not necessarily getting to do what you wanted. Power to you and the stars! Have fun and love what you're doing!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-41007922611089085522013-12-10T14:15:30.536-07:002013-12-10T14:15:30.536-07:00I can't believe someone said that either! Wha...I can't believe someone said that either! What the heck! I have had horses since I was five years old (except for two years in my twenties), but I never showed... not once have I ever competed in anything. We didn't have the money when I was a kid and by the time I could afford to I had such stage fright I didn't even want to try. I might someday (but again can't afford it), but it will never be my life's goal or anything. I have horses because they make me happy and I never plan to grow up! I'm perfectly happy to never be a "professional". I LOVE Courage's stars by the way. :DAchieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-1094293865933444482013-12-10T09:59:11.871-07:002013-12-10T09:59:11.871-07:00If he's not going to a show any time soon, the...If he's not going to a show any time soon, then heck, why not? I personally do like keeping my horse looking "professional," and I try to look as professional as I can when I'm out. that said- at home, I wear comfortable exercise clothes, and even at lessons I don't dress up. But, when I do go out to a clinic or a schooling experience that is off the farm, I try to look nice because I am a working student of sorts and represent my trainer and I want to look good for her. And I can tell you, she appreciates it, as she's made comments to me before when her other students show up looking sloppy. It's not that I have the nicest or fanciest stuff, I just try to look as best as I can afford. Appearance is a big deal to me. (I do have a tiny bit of fun on xc with the teal colors, but I still don't like to over-do it, just the pad and vest.)<br /><br />That being said, I don't really get offended if someone else wants to wear bright colors or put cool shapes on their horse. I might not personally like it, but who cares!! To each his own, and yes, you're allowed to have fun every now and then :) <br /><br />And I definitely wouldn't have said anything to someone who did clip something in their horse- that is just stupid and rude. Also, like other commenters have said, while I'm not a fan of designs, your starts are clipped really cleanly and they look really professionally done! And you know... hair grows. AlchemyEventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428382410717322169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-68464582517991515522013-12-09T13:06:12.395-07:002013-12-09T13:06:12.395-07:00I completely agree! I'm a big "matchy&quo...I completely agree! I'm a big "matchy" person, and I try to coordinate my polo wraps/boots with the saddle pad...which is why I have 4 sets of polos, 2 sets of boots and about 5 saddle pads. So sue me :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297192461648201907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-82022855126299501742013-12-09T13:02:35.222-07:002013-12-09T13:02:35.222-07:00I agree...Like Max Corcoran talking about how colo...I agree...Like Max Corcoran talking about how colour coordinating your cross country gear is ok when you are in Pony Club but not when you are an adult.<br /><br />UMMM this is one reason I love eventing. Sorry not sorry, I WILL be wearing matchy matchy for life.Boss Mare Eventinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039910692009593158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-77545445386050584942013-12-09T11:05:10.052-07:002013-12-09T11:05:10.052-07:00I think your clip job looks great! It is clean loo...I think your clip job looks great! It is clean looking, not gaudy. I do think there are people who sometimes take the whole "dressing up my little pony" too far, but have never thought that about you and your horses! My feeling is that when I'm in a lesson I want to be respectful and not distract from myself and my horse. However, if I'm just out and about having fun, its all fair game ;-)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968940659586384886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-19334984331769690722013-12-08T18:18:16.287-07:002013-12-08T18:18:16.287-07:00You tell 'em, loved this post!You tell 'em, loved this post!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292565760924146966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-75035117998668373402013-12-07T22:32:19.248-07:002013-12-07T22:32:19.248-07:00I'm totally with you! I went through a stage ...I'm totally with you! I went through a stage where I bought polo shirts to match Prince's brightly colored saddle pads for doing jumpers- I suspect I might not have gone through that stage if I had ridden or shown as a kid. But who cares, it made me happy and I was mostly just at schooling shows anyways.<br /><br />There's definitely a line between fun and tacky, but you and C always look neat and I think the stars are well done. Who cares in the comfort of your own barn anyways? Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066327510880156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-7015079575747879082013-12-07T22:17:50.263-07:002013-12-07T22:17:50.263-07:00The stars are cleanly clipped, and well placed. If...The stars are cleanly clipped, and well placed. If I had the hand-eye coordination for it, my mare would totally rock a shape in her clip, even if I got razzed for it. I am along the same lines as many on here, most of us rode horses we couldn't do our own thing on growing up, so we get to enjoy it a bit now. I have my conservative tack, and I'm acquiring my fun tack too, wth not. Kitty Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320015015309570032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-30453323389861941512013-12-07T22:15:34.240-07:002013-12-07T22:15:34.240-07:00C-rage says he has dem dressage skillz... and he w...C-rage says he has dem dressage skillz... and he wants stripy sunglasses! redheadlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736154763329900177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-89920820461755032862013-12-07T17:26:00.947-07:002013-12-07T17:26:00.947-07:00Wow, I can't believe someone was so narrow min...Wow, I can't believe someone was so narrow minded to say that! Those stars on Courage are awesome and definitely don't make you any less professional. <br />You can still be professional and have fun with your horse, and that is what riding and horses is about :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285687707142504098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-11600485885620499222013-12-07T11:59:30.118-07:002013-12-07T11:59:30.118-07:00HERE HERE! I soooo agree with this post! We have w...HERE HERE! I soooo agree with this post! We have worked too hard for too long to realize our dreams, to let othesr dictate how to live those dreams! You clip stars if you want to!!! <br /><br />Side note: my new boots are on the way! I am so terribly excited! I will post the moment I get them!!!!Sandy Baurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279621110725670314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-12739201366715892792013-12-07T11:24:11.817-07:002013-12-07T11:24:11.817-07:00If dressing your horse up is wrong, then I don'...If dressing your horse up is wrong, then I don't wanna be right! I have to show in dark tack, a dark coat, dark boots, and a white saddle pad, shirt and breeches. I look like a darned penguin! Therefore, in our down time, I like to have a little fun. It doesn't make me any less professional. Also, I learned when I was boarding that no one steals your stuff when it's obnoxious looking and easily identified. Now that I have my own place, I've learned that you're less likely to accidentally run over your equipment with the lawn mower if it's brightly colored. <br /><br />I don't clip, so I guess I'm ok there, but your "friend" would probably plotz if she saw the silly costumes I make my horses wear for every holiday! It's all in good fun, we still look "professional" when we go down centerline.A Work In Progresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076863943914879567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-40882011559746084102013-12-07T10:40:12.214-07:002013-12-07T10:40:12.214-07:00You go girl! It should all be about having fun and...You go girl! It should all be about having fun and doing whatever you want with your horse if it makes you feel good. I grew up like you, never with a horse of my own who I could paint with sparkly toe polish or braid bows in his mane or do something creative with the clippers. Who cares what people say? I love the stars :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266542116386439088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-55875577885220040072013-12-07T10:38:56.327-07:002013-12-07T10:38:56.327-07:00Agree 100%. Love this post so much. Agree 100%. Love this post so much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-2180946061901028372013-12-07T07:24:38.093-07:002013-12-07T07:24:38.093-07:00Sometimes horse people lack a filter when it comes...Sometimes horse people lack a filter when it comes to their opinions. Even if it is someone you respect, their opinion doesn't matter on this and I think they are missing the whole picture. Your horse looks healthy, happy, and well cared for. The clip job, which it looks like you did a really good job on, serves the purpose you want. There is nothing wrong with adding a little something else to it. It's not like you clipped an obnoxious design or something. Good for you for working so hard to be able to do what you love and adding a little creativity in the process :)Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-78366020101296843772013-12-06T17:31:16.856-07:002013-12-06T17:31:16.856-07:00Yep!! What you said.Yep!! What you said.Karen W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07330485272702509028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-46131040932238289242013-12-06T17:22:10.142-07:002013-12-06T17:22:10.142-07:00I totally agree with this post. I never had a hor...I totally agree with this post. I never had a horse when I was a kid too and he's going to look as cute as I goddamn want him to. I don't clip but I'm all about the colours, and I have a friend who didn't get her horse until later too. She has everything from purple rope reins to tuquoise custom stirrups. Why? Because why not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374719817318352794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-89174747611100901112013-12-06T16:30:46.903-07:002013-12-06T16:30:46.903-07:00Clip away! I didn't get my first horse until I...Clip away! I didn't get my first horse until I was 28 and had a handful of lessons before that. This is my time! I have fun and a lot of times that means matching my shirt to my pad and my horse's bell boots. Esp. around my barn, I do what I want. Going places, I always opt for a clean, more conservative look (I get complimented on my turnout). So when I finally get the nerve to shave shapes in my horse's coat, I'll just do it not during show season. :)2LeftSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414707358481052987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-91492951888532665212013-12-06T14:56:32.174-07:002013-12-06T14:56:32.174-07:00So I was one of those ridiculously lucky children ...So I was one of those ridiculously lucky children who not only had their own horse (from the age of 3 on) but got to show and lesson on a regular basis. I would love to have some sort of design clipped on Charlie's behind! Whoever told you "it was cute at 12" has obviously forgotten that having horses is supposed to be fun. And to add to that, I seem to remember Opposition Buzz having some sort of flower clipped on his hind end at a major 4*. <br /><br />Just ridiculous. People can be such jerks sometimes. <br /><br />Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344393643918078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-54458378474346694412013-12-06T14:25:26.127-07:002013-12-06T14:25:26.127-07:00Poo on people who have no sense of humour and thin...Poo on people who have no sense of humour and think far too much of themselves. Don't they have something else to worry about? I take personal joy in offending the DQ's with my pads that are neither white NOR black, offending the hair nazis by refusing to braid ever, offending the trendy kids with a helmet less than $60, and offending revisionist traditionalists with my absent jacket. If it ain't in the rule book, it ain't a rule and as much as you think the judge admires your horse's coiffure, s/he actually doesn't even know what colour it is.<br /><br />And I didn't get to go to a horse show (outside of a few small dressage schooling "shows" at my lesson barn where I rode whatever random horse whose owner wanted 1/2 price board) until I was 26 and I got Solo, which happened only because he was a gift to me from a very special person.<br /><br />Anytime I hear people like that, I think it's a shame they never learned to think for themselves.eventer79https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160817772061132147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-10352346584679807572013-12-06T11:56:16.133-07:002013-12-06T11:56:16.133-07:00I will always clip something into my horses butt! ...I will always clip something into my horses butt! It's fun!!! And it's my horse so WHY NOT!?!? Also id love to be on Ammy Hour:) I'm not an adult amateur but I am a Teenager amateur!!! New perspective!:) lol fab pictures btw:)Katie McKinstryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393492416067348089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-39281445112700516792013-12-06T11:20:43.947-07:002013-12-06T11:20:43.947-07:00Here here!! To each their own, and for me that me...Here here!! To each their own, and for me that means cute clipper patterns and sparkly hooves and hot pink saddle pads when I'm in the mood. Staying connected to your inner 12-year old is part of the joy of horses! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925650148327532110noreply@blogger.com