Sorry to bust your bubble Esther, but certain ones who winked at HRT and said under her breath, "don't let me down" as said competitor slapped the reins on the horse's bum two handed, in a poorly fitting, poorly balanced cart, who did ever decreasing circles around the judge with the breast collar around his knees..... is now a driving judge, so ought to have known better.
My sin to be put second was A did one stride of canter when asked to lengthen........we too got sniffed at when we trounced them in the cones........funny how well fitting harness allows the horse to move forward and maneouvre the vehicle!
Angus, due to my pestering by letter, which was ignored, then by trying to get the ring steward to stop the class and straighten some of the dangerous harness up, then by phone to the mafia leader Frances and I were drummed out of the brownies!
Certain members of said mafia tried to get Frances kicked out of the mother stud book society, when that failed we received our membership fee back from the smaller breed society which runs the show.......oh the shame,
.......should Esther stick her head above the parapet I dare say they'd take potshots at her too!