I've watched Mike Lynch judge Horse shows and heard him give reasons for his placements with the microphone and it is truly a pleasant experience to hear a judge that knows what they are doing and has the knowledge and self confidence in that knowledge to speak about an animal and their reasons for the placings. It was appreciated by everyone at the show. Of course........the Judge better be right in what they say..........<G> Mike was. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com > In a message dated 7/10/2006 1:08:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > cccaudiology@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Actually, I love the idea of an oral critique. As a gaited horse show judge, > I haven't any problem walking up to the microphone and giving reasons for > placing a class. When I take over the responsibilities of the IJA Director of > Horse Show Judges, one of my main implementations is going to require all IJA > Judges to give at least 2 oral critiques at the show.................Mike> ************************************************* > > I would love to see the specialty clubs making it part of their judges > contracts that a critique be given, in writing for sure, and preferably both a > written one and an oral one. > Of course, if this doesn't get anyone in trouble. But I believe the Parent > Club has some influence into how the specialty shows are handled. > > This could be a great tool to educate the fancy. Think about it as > Continuing Education. <G> > > Ileana > Chance favors the prepared mind ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================