Comments on: A Pile of Purple Ribbons

By: CINDY HALE

CINDY HALE — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:53:44 +0000

YES, KAYLEE, PRETTY PURPLE RIBBONS ARE INDEED FOR 7TH PLACE. THAT’S KIND OF SAD, BECAUSE THE PURPLE ONES ARE OFTEN THE PRETTIEST, I THINK. AND IN THE MAJOR CLASSES AT A-RATED SHOWS, THE RIBBONS GO TO 10TH PLACE. 9TH PLACE IS SOME SHADE OF SILVER OR TAUPE, WHICH IS UNIQUE AND PRETTY, AND 10TH PLACE IS PALE OR POWDER BLUE. (YES, I HAVE A FEW OF THOSE, TOO!)
CERTAIN RIBBONS WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING TO RIDERS WHO COMPETE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT COLOR THEY ARE ORIGINALLY OR WHAT COLOR THEY BECOME OVER THE YEARS. THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO SAVE THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE A PLACE IN YOUR HEART FOREVER.

By: Kaylee

Kaylee — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:22:48 +0000

I never knew blue ribbons would turn purple in their old age….and here I was planning on hearing you chat about all your 7th places. (Yes, I did just learn purple means 7th place due to the quiz named At The Show!).

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:13:17 +0000

What a nice column. I love revisiting horse show memories. 🙂

By: kygal

kygal — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:11:40 +0000

its nice to remember things form the past sometimes