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Post by spotti on Aug 24, 2008 11:34:16 GMT
In showjumping, what does a white ribbon in the tail mean? Does it actually have a meaning or is it purely decoration?
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Aug 24, 2008 11:36:48 GMT
it means its a stallion
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 24, 2008 12:18:34 GMT
I thought blue was for stallions?
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Post by spotti on Aug 24, 2008 12:29:07 GMT
Ahhh....so red means a kicker (according to Aimees post about Fern), green is an inexperienced horse, blue/white is a stallion...does yellow mean anything?
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Post by lizziebrandy on Aug 24, 2008 14:25:39 GMT
I though blue was inexperienced but hey ho At the yorkshire show one year i saw a horsey with blue, red & white ribbons in its tail, made a mentel note not to go anywhere near that one
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Post by spotti on Aug 24, 2008 15:31:04 GMT
Yeah lol!
Actually, before today I had no idea that having a ribbon in their tail meant anything at all...guess that just shows how inexperienced I am about the showing/competing world *makes mental note to wear a green ribbon in own hair to show inexperience...*
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Aug 24, 2008 16:18:14 GMT
i need a red ribbon in my hair i do kick
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Post by spotti on Aug 24, 2008 16:37:22 GMT
I'd be a biter...what colour do they have?
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Post by fleabitten on Aug 24, 2008 20:22:14 GMT
they'd have one in their forelock then! - maybe thats yellow?
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Post by florence on Aug 25, 2008 0:17:50 GMT
Well, I knew about the green and red ribbones, but not blue or white. I thought you could easily tell a stallion by the huge pair of b*ll@cks!!
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Post by spotti on Aug 25, 2008 8:54:49 GMT
Hmmm....I suppose... It's all very interesting though...
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Post by aimee on Aug 25, 2008 9:37:15 GMT
Just googled it, its been bothering me! lol
"Understand the meaning of a ribbon on a horse's tail. Red ribbon: this horse may kick. Green ribbon: young or inexperienced horse that may kick. White ribbon: a stallion
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Post by finefilly on Aug 25, 2008 20:22:43 GMT
i was told when doing endurance that a red was for kickers (which dazzle had in his tail!), blue was for inexperienced and white was for stallions
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Aug 25, 2008 20:26:19 GMT
hehe i once asked an old showing bloke what the white one meant he said "cos he ain't had is knackers chopped" was so funny my mate was in tears laughing
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Aug 26, 2008 18:46:28 GMT
probably the same
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Post by abi on Aug 27, 2008 19:53:27 GMT
they probably ran out of white ribbon haha!
round here they dont use anything on stallions, just scream "get out of the warm up ring my stallion is coming!"
they are sooo annoying, if it cant behave in a warm up ring, dont put it in there and chuck out everyone else!
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Post by aimee on Aug 27, 2008 20:21:23 GMT
Most local shows around here dont allow colts or stallys so thats ok!
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Post by slinky on Aug 27, 2008 23:12:49 GMT
I generally take one look at anything that prances, snorts and has more feet in the clouds than in the warm up, and whatever colour ribbon is on it........I get off, untack it, and run for the hills ;D ;D
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Post by otto on Aug 28, 2008 6:43:51 GMT
White is normal for stallion except for good old BSJA when it has to have a red, white and blue ribbon just to confuse matters. BE, BD and BSJA all insist that stallions wear small discs on both sides of the bridle. The ribbon is optional for BE and BD but compulsory for BSJA. Confusing aint it?
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Post by faye on Oct 13, 2010 14:47:42 GMT
Red is for a kicker, green for a novice, white for a stallion.
Fell and dales ponies are normaly shown with ribbons in thier tails, normaly the stud colours or traditional colours.
Yellow as far as I am aware means that the rider is blind or partialy sighted.
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Post by ceej on Nov 24, 2010 20:27:21 GMT
Well, I knew about the green and red ribbones, but not blue or white. I thought you could easily tell a stallion by the huge pair of b*ll@cks!!
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