The World's Worst Dressage Caller, and hi, by the way!

in #introduceyourself8 years ago

I thought I'd start here with my first post, and make it about my first passion - horse riding.

At a friend's dressage competition just over two years ago, with her very generous permission, I decided to do a very dodgy, impromptu calling of her dressage test. Those of you who ride, know that this is a big no-no and could've resulted in her elimination. When I posted this to youtube, lots of people slammed it as being fake. It's not fake. Risky, yes. Silly, yes. Fake, no. I stood a little further away from the judge than "standard" and kept myself to a dull roar to help us get away with it. The competition was a regional comp in NSW, Australia. (Judges often sit in their cars in Australia. This is why you don't see a judge, but a car at 'C'. Judge is inside the car.) While it was run under EA rules, it was not an official EA competition. But it was still a real competition and to my friend's credit, she went on to win the class.

Anyway, I did it for a laugh, never expecting it would take off the way it did. It has been amusing people ever since and I hope the riders in our midst enjoy it too.

As I'm new here, I'd love it if you followed me and commented. Social media is always my happy place and I tend to post things about my travels, adventures and slightly insane things I get up to. It's all about having some fun.

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I'm a big lover of horses, and not just because that's the meaning of my name lol Following - feel free to do the same :)

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Thank you for the welcome! I hope to get the hang of it all soon. Looks like a lively place. ;-)

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Sorry for the slow reply, but thank you for the welcome! Having fun so far.

Hi @gidget, we have a pretty strong Team Australia community going here on steemit to support each other. If you'd like to be part of it, then please check out this link: https://steemit.com/teamaustralia/@choogirl/team-australia-new-recruits-update-24-06-17

Hey Choogirl, sorry I didn't see this immediately. I'd love to check out the Aussie community in here! Will follow you too. Thanks!