Sadielady
Ahhhh Florida!
I have judged many schooling shows and shown in both schooling & rated shows for many years. I don't think it is showing respect for the exibitors to stand in the center or lack of respect to sit in the Judge's stand. I have also show Western and 4-H too. The rules in the 4-H and Western world seem to be a bit different than the Hunter world. In the Hunter ring it is perfectly acceptable to use all of your arena, inside and on the rail, circling when neccesary etc. In 4-H shows they pretty much expect you to just stay on the rail. In hunters shows for this reason it is not always as safe to stand in the arena. Plus the judges stand, allows you to see a better veiw of everyone (generally). When there is alloted time to talk to the riders and give helpful hints that is when I judge from the ring.Seahorse3 said:How 'bout an English judge who actually shows respect to the exhibitors and stands IN the ring rather than sittin' in a chair outside the ring? I don't get why the Western judges are right out there where they belong, but the English types miss a lot of mistakes when they sit in a chair or in a judge's booth.
Well-organized shows so everything flows.