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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was just at a horse show where this same thing happened.

Each class had 11 participants but only 10 ribbon awards. I felt terrible for the 1 little girl left out of every class. Especially because let's be real, awards after 3rd place are pointless. A few times it did happen where the little girl left without a ribbon was the single POC rider. Equestrian still tends to be a very white sport, too.

Another senior class only had 2 participants so both girls got the huge ribbons and big trophies. To any outsider seeing that on social media, it probably looks like the grand champion is very elite and skilled! Wow! How exciting! When in reality even if she got last place, she still got a big ribbon and a smaller trophy. [/quote]

Horse shows only place to 10 at Championships usually.  Normally it is to 6 at local and rated shows.  Are you SURE this actually happened?

And the prize list will say how many ribbons are awarded (to what place).  You can’t magically appear ribbons.

Of course, if there are only 2 entries, they will be placed first and second.
if you think only the top 3 placings matter…4th in the GCT gets 76,000 Euro.  Not TOO shabby.[/quote]

I'm not a horse person but it seems pretty crappy regardless of race to have 11 entrants and 10 ribbons. And really bad when race comes into it.[/quote]

DP.  Are you kidding?

SMH [/quote]

I am not kidding and I am genuinely wondering why you are surprised. I am not advocating giving a ribbon to everyone -narrow it to three people, say- but when giving ribbons out becomes an exercise in singling out a loser v celebrating the winners, which 10/11 does, something is wrong.[/quote].

Something is wrong with you that you think 10th is a “winner.”  There are 10 losers in that situation.

The show organizers don’t know how many people are going to be in a class most of the time.  The prize list will say “ribbons to 6th” or whatever.

How many people show up varies.  Most horse shows in the hunter/jumper world take adds/scratches up until the class starts.  If your class happens to have 7 and your horse stops at a jump or whatever, you deal with being last and not getting a ribbon.  It’s life.  Maybe you win the next class if you ride better.  But it’s a competition.  If you can’t deal with being judged, don’t compete.
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Sure, it's just a total coincidence that the only kid not to get one just happens to be the only black kid. [/quote]

It certainly can be.  The bottom of a 10+ class usually made what is called a “major fault.”  Breaking, wrong lead, wrong diagonal, refusal…

It would be completely unethical for a judge to place a ride with a major fault above one with on a minor fault.  It’s in the rules!

Now if the minority kid had a clean ride and was placed below a rider with a major fault, then you have racism.  I’ve never seen that.   The poster who put this up clearly doesn’t know the first thing about riding so I highly doubt she knows.

Equestrian is really progressive in general — boys and minorities usually get a bit of a bump to encourage them and that is great!  We welcome all (except maybe the poor, because it’s an expensive sport for sure).  No one is looking to penalize AAs.[/quote]

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