“Why doesn’t the judge like me?” Most competitors have asked themselves this at one time or another. If we could only get in the judge’s head and know what we did wrong. Well, here’s your chance. Three top saddleseat judges reveal their biggest pet peeves—mistakes many riders make in the show-ring, and ones that you can be sure to avoid.
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