Welcome to the Zlesdin Spring Grading Show

Deadline: April 20th 2018. Judging will take place in the time that follows

MAIN EVENT JOURNAL










A SUMMARY - please read this
Lets hear a big round of applause for every one of the beautiful entries in this grading. There were SO MANY horses entered this time (including our first part-bred Zles!), and what a lovely collection! You guys sure make it hard to judge

For the newcomers, here's a reminder that this was mostly a grading show, and that means you weren't actually competing against each other as such; rather entry was judged individually. This also means there is no 1st/2nd/3rd placing either - those are strictly for the Prestige Classes ^^
 
Another thing about the grading class: this class consisted of BOTH halter, liberty, and free-jumping, and all horses have received critiques on each field, even if you only made an entry for one part of the class. If you participated in one part of the class, you also participated in the other parts, even if you did not draw it.



HOW JUDGING WAS CONDUCTED
Zoubstance was the judge of this event. I have written a critique for each horse entering the grading class in each discipline: halter, liberty and free-jumping.
The critiques were based on stories written for the show (I read each one carefully and adjusted the critique accordingly - if you, for example, wrote that your horse was nervous I will likely have commented on that ^^ ) and on horse's base personality (yes, I studied their refs, preferred disciplines and personalities carefully to make it as accurate as possible).
The critiques written for the grading parts you did not participate in were also influenced by guesswork - I did my best. If something seems inaccurate with your specific horse, I apologize profusely ^^'


Zoub! You wrote something negative :c
Like in a real grading show no critique is perfect. If I wrote, for example, that your horse lacks ground manners or training it is probably based on something in your story, your horse's personality or its age. A very young horse is more likely to lack some balance and such, for instance. Don't take it in a negative way, this was purely for the sense of realism. NO horse gets a perfect score.
If I wrote something that doesn't immediately translate to something in your story/horse's personality it was likely written to make an otherwise flawless grading a little more realistic  c:


What is SA?
Studbook Approved! It means your horse passed graduation.

RESULTS

STALLION GRADING


Listed by Zlesdin # ID



ZS0052 - DWeC Summer Solstice
Shown by Dr. Hanna Peterson


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0150 - XFS Iongantas
Shown by Luca Ricci


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0235 - Sanzibar
Shown by Lizzie Atwood


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0239 - Fox'S Pilot
Shown by Makunda Tsepsi


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0242 - RFS Lumos
Shown by Caitnlyn Trail


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0252 - TGEC Agnidev
Shown by Evangeline Mercier
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Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0256 - Casual Affair SME
Shown by Andrea Valentine


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0261 - w.Y.K.R. Don Campion
Shown by Josef Saunders


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0266 - CBS Mezuzah
Shown by Kaira van Leeuwen


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0274 - AR Romeo Gold
Shown by Gregory A. Rigmont


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0285 - SMF Calligraphy Flourish
Shown by Callahan Murphy
:thumb734624684:

Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0303 - StEE Akash
Shown by Emanuel Bellefleur


Grading R - Studbook Rejected. By request of owner



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ZS0305 - Felixanu
Shown by Annie Atlink


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0306 - Silver Screen Floatation SME
Shown by Chase Valentine


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZS0314 - Guldspur's Shime
Shown by Esther Letziotäph


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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MARE GRADING


Listed by Zlesdin # ID





ZP00003 - Salt
Shown by Matilda Harris


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0025- Bastir
Shown by Ray Greyson


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0140- Signora In Bianco
Shown by Matilda Harris


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0162- Marshmallow
Shown by Leona D'Jango


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0167- Ameerah
Shown by John Clark


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0192- w.Y.K.R. Atoli
Shown by Joseph Saunders


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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ZM0239- NE Combustible Lemon
Shown by Matthias Frey


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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ZM0240- AR Princess of the Nile
Shown by Gregory A. Rigmont


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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ZM0242- SRR Gunpowder and Lead
Shown by Tequila Brannon


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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ZM0250- CS Lesnik
Shown by Haley Langille


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.




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ZM0267- SMF Caribbean Blue
Shown by Callahan Murphy
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Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0269- StEE Tirza
Shown by Ryan Illirian

Mature Content

Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0273- Zanetta
Shown by Aly Morgan


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0276- LFS Kareema
Shown by Hannah McGregor


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0285- HSS Tyumen
Shown by Anna Veres


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0288- LHK's Irish Amber
Shown by Sean Reid


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0291- Cradae
Shown by Annie Atlink


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0292- Altavola
Shown by Jordyn Norlat


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.



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ZM0299- WS 7th Element
Shown by Raeni Clarke


Grading SA - Studbook Approved.





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SKEGGAS DRESSAGE (prestige class)

1st place




100 from the Zlesdin group
25 from onechaoticbard (will be given out by Zoub)



2nd place




50 from the Zlesdin group:
A ribbon by Zoubstance



3rd place



25 from the Zlesdin group:



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CAVALRY CHALLENGE (prestige class)


1st place




100 from the Zlesdin group
25 from onechaoticbard (will be given out by Zoub)



2nd place




50 from the Zlesdin group:
A ribbon by Zoubstance



3rd place



25 from the Zlesdin group:


Only placed entries listed - remaining entries may all claim 4th place ^^

SPECIAL PRIZES

Some special prizes were awarded during the ZSG grading. They are as follows:



STALLION CHAMPION AWARD
"One champion stallion chosen from the stallions entered in the grading class. Creating multiple grading class parts raise chances of winning this award."


Prize goes to Felixanu (ZS0305)




100 from the Zlesdin group
25 from onechaoticbard (will be given out by Zoub)


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MARE CHAMPION AWARD
"One champion mare chosen from the mares entered in the grading class. Creating multiple grading class parts raise chances of winning this award."


Prize goes to HSS Tyumen (ZS0285)



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Bastir (ZS0025)



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WS 7th Element (ZS0299)






100 from the Zlesdin group
25 from onechaoticbard (will be given out by Zoub)


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GRAND CHAMPION AWARD
"Awarded to a horse that made an impression in the show - enter multiple classes with the same horse (or complete more than one part for the grading class) to have a chance of winning this award."






150 from the Zlesdin group
50 from onechaoticbard (will be given out by Zoub)
One full-body drawing of the horse by Ysval in the style of: fav.me/db0z7f2



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JUDGE'S CHOICE
"Super secret award. Awarded to an entry that stands out in some manner"


 DWeC Summer Solstice (ZS0052)
CBS Mezuzah (ZS0266)
AR Princess of the Nile (ZM0240)
w.YKR Atoli (ZM0192)


50 from the Zlesdin group.

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FASHIONISTA
"Because we need an award for most creative use of traditional tack too! ^^"


The finest display of traditional tack  |  SweetLittleVampire
The most creative variety  |  TwiggyStone


50 from the Zlesdin group





POINT PRIZES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AUTOMATICALLY! But for now -- sleep ^^  
Thank you for this round; it was a blast