COTH Article on Eq Horses

[SnicklefritzG]

[QUOTE=Peggy;7662324]
This conversation reminds me of a comment made by a BNT when a friend’s daughter won a state-level medal finals out here. He notes that it was good to see a blue collar kid win one of these. Said “blue-collar kid” was the daughter of two Yale Law graduates, one of whom owns a law firm and the other of which was the editor in chief of the Yale Law Review. So, while not in the same league as some in this crazy horse-showing business, not exactly blue collar as most of the country would see it.

It’s all relative.[/QUOTE]

I also remember seeing comments on articles about Zazou where people said “Zazou did not have a lot of money”. She had a pretty good start on the H/J circuit before she started with Missy Clark. Maybe not even a fraction of what some have, but certainly quite a lot more than the average Joe on the street.

[Peggy]

Having finally read the article in question (it’s my mom’s subscription) my reaction was similar to how I felt after seeing Sideways. It seems like more fuss than it’s merited. I tried to cleanse this thread out of my brain before reading the article but there isn’t a lot here that I didn’t already know, being from the West Coast and a fairly rabid follower of medal finals.

One thing not mentioned in the article is that some LA-based eq horses come back from the Maclay Finals and turn right around and do the LA County Medal finals the next week. It’s not huge numbers, but there are usually a few each year.

[Release_First]

[QUOTE=SnicklefritzG;7668355]
I also remember seeing comments on articles about Zazou where people said “Zazou did not have a lot of money”. She had a pretty good start on the H/J circuit before she started with Missy Clark. Maybe not even a fraction of what some have, but certainly quite a lot more than the average Joe on the street.[/QUOTE]

If you look at the number of shows that Zazou showed on her own horse, you would see that they were few and carefully picked. Her mom bred her horse and it was never in “full training”. Her pony before that was picked out of a pasture, untrained, and she did all of the training on him. At her first medal final appearance all of the clothes she was wearing were bought at consignment stores. Yes, she was fortunate to be able to show other people’s horses and appreciative of all the amazing opportunities that she was given but definitely did not have a lot of money.

Now that Zazou has graduated from UCLA, I hope to see her name again in the show ring. She is working for Meadow Grove Farms with Dick and Francie Carvin.

[Lil_Nibs]

I just read the article today, and I was impressed by her passion. I also read the commentary from the folks at the Chronicle, and I felt it was thought provoking. I am sad that so many of you posting seem to cling to the chains that bind you. I can understand your positions, however, though I don’t necessarily agree.

[hunter_equitation]

olivia champ changes her mind

Apparently she decided that she wasn’t going to quit riding after all. she showed up for another EQUITATION Finals on the west cost.
Guess she did not quit after all.
Just another spoiled child in this sport.

[findeight]

[QUOTE=hunter equitation;7782079]
Apparently she decided that she wasn’t going to quit riding after all. she showed up for another EQUITATION Finals on the west cost.
Guess she did not quit after all.
Just another spoiled child in this sport.[/QUOTE]

mmmmmmmmm…love first posts like this on nearly 3 month old dead threads. Don’t you?

[Lix_Tetrax]

rubs hands together gleefully and sits down to watch

[vxf111]

[QUOTE=hunter equitation;7782079]
Apparently she decided that she wasn’t going to quit riding after all. she showed up for another EQUITATION Finals on the west cost.
Guess she did not quit after all.
Just another spoiled child in this sport.[/QUOTE]

Whose horse? Her own, a lease, or one given to her through largess?

[Peggy]

And what final? She doesn’t show up in Horseshowtime later than Fall 2013. Not that that covers all west coast shows, but it does cover most.