Online Showing – what?
Whilst lots of us equestrians can think of nothing better
than loading the lorry at 5am on a Sunday morning to head off to the back end
of nowhere in order spend the day cold, wet, and frustrated about what the
judges have or haven’t said and other peoples collecting ring manners, not all of us cherish this thought and more
to the point many of us simply can’t get out competing due to lack of funds,
transport, support, confidence etc. leaving us stuck at home putting all the hard
work in without reaping the rewards. I am one of those! In fact I fit into more than one of the
categories mentioned - my horse is an 18hh 3in giraffe and finding transport tall
enough is a nightmare. So guess what –
we don’t go out competing, we stay at home pottering around, occasionally
hacking to a local competition. We work
so hard on everything and I hate not being able to show it off.
The frustration brought about by my lack of competing got me
thinking that there must be a way around it – what can I do to make competing
accessible to all? Those who aren’t
confident enough to get out and about, those who can’t afford transport or
entry fees, those who don’t have any help, those whose horses don’t load, those
whose horses aren’t sound, and far too many more categories to mention! How
about the ability to compete your horse without leaving the yard? An online
show, accessible to absolutely everyone, with classes to suit all walks of the
equestrian world, photo classes and video classes, judged by professional
equestrians and sponsored by some of the best companies in the business,
including Derriere Equestrian.
Yes, I
had it – the perfect solution – so The Mane Show was born!
The Mane Show gives EVERYBODY the ability to compete and win rosettes and prizes without leaving the yard. The schedule of classes varies each month and includes five traditional type showing classes, five fun classes, five video classes, three championship classes, and a supreme champion class.
I am thrilled to have been offered sponsorship from Derriere
Equestrian, who will be sponsoring two classes every month and offering their
fabulous underwear as prizes. Having a company like Derriere Equestrian on
board has given me such a confidence boost – a bit of reassurance, that this
really is a good idea. Thank you, Derriere Equestrian.
Katie Hudson, The Mane Show
www.derriereequestrian.com
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