Excited for show season anyone? Tips and stories!?

i'm headin to wellington FL january 2nd. 3 months of fun in the sun and racking up some show points with my horses...CANT WAIT!!

haha anyway, good luck!!

my first show was walt/trot and i actually won my classes but it was a schooling show as well. it was fun and i liked feeling all "grown up" and like i achieved something with my horse :D

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Well hopefully your horse has been to a show because I entered my old horse into a hunter class, and he was so excited he went faster that he usually did and held his head higher. You have a show pin? And I guess I could give you a horse story.

I went to my first jumping show with a pony that i now own, and we were having a fairly good day. She freaked out at a mini pony, but other that that she wasnt refusing jumps and we had placed 2nd, 2nd, and 5th. We had three fences left in our last round, and then we turned the corner and she tripped on a wet spot and I went flying and hit my shoulder. The people at the showing place over reacted and called an ambulance. So they strapped me to a body board, put a neck brace on my and everything. Stopped the show to bring in the ambulance for me, and I got lifted by some very handsome firemen, it was a cool experiance, but if I was hurt it wouldnt be funny, but it was probably the best thing that has ever happened to me! :p

Since your jumping you'll want to have a belt. When you jump your coat gets lifted up and it just looks strange if you don't have a belt on. A brown cheap leather one is best.

For your first real show you'll feel extremely nervous. Not to scare you. After your first go in the ring you'll be fine. Just remember to smile and have fun. Honestly, if you get worked up you won't place as well. Did you know smiling controls your whole body's tension? If you smile the rest of you becomes relaxed. Its cool I know! :)

Make sure to wear breeches that come up to your belly button. Judges hate seeing low-rise breeches in the show ring.

Braid your horse, regardless. Learn how before the show.

Do a trial run with all of your show clothes on and with "perfect" form. Make sure everything will fit in the summer.

I hope this helped.

take a groom with you! i usualy have my amazing mum on hand with my horses waiting to take the next 1 in the ring and some water[you will need it!!!].

change of clothes is good. go down with some really scruffy clothes over the top or u can change.

stay calm.

focus.

mane and tail spray. extra pretty. =]

whitening spray or chalk is a good idea if your horse has white markings!

turn up way earlier than you think you need to because 9 times out of 10 something will happen/turn up and you will get delayed! you need plenty of time to sort yourself out and warm your horse up.

learn your course before you warm up. well as best you can lol[they always have me confused lol]

dont push your horse too hard in the warm up eave your best for the ring ;)

mmm....ahh my minds gone blank i had it all planned in my head.

ill write more if i can remember :s

hope ive helped a little anyways =]

I went to my first show when i was 4 i think. I dont have any pictures on my computer from when i was that young

I do have some from when i was 6 though.

Ive gone on from there. Ive always had good looking horses and have either schooled them well or mum has schooled them for me so always done well.

The first time i did a working hunter course we went clear, won the first place, then went champion so denoviced ourselves on our first outing. we could compete in novice classes for the rest of the season (about 3 weeks left of it at that stage) but after that i had to go into the opens. was a bit miffed about that as i realy could have done with a bit longer in novices as it was we didnt manage to get out to a workers show for the rest of the season so i ended up with one novice class under my belt before having to go into the opens.

Good Luck at your show!

Make sure you wear normal clothes to the show. i expect you will be grooming and tacking up your horse so you don't want to get dirt on your clothes.Lol.

I normally wear my chaps and jeans to the show grounds and groom my horse and tack hem up and warm her up about 1 hour before my first class. Then I will untack her and groom her to "show standard" with Show Sheen(it will become your best friend if you show a lot.Lol.) and make sure her white marks have been washed with whitening shampoo and you can also use polish on her hooves etc,. Then I will tack her up and put a scrim sheet on her and make a quick run for the bathroom and change then come back and take the sheet off and mount and go to the in gate. I always make sure I have my mom or a groom near by though, at shows it can be stressful on your first time or two because you want everything to be perfect. So having that person to help you when you need them is a good idea. Also get there early and learn your course. By USEF rules, the course sheet HAS to be posted at least 30 minutes before the class starts so I always learn it before my warm up. Just have a "game plan" and know all the times you will be entering for your class and plan around it, and always plan with a little extra time because something always happens to where you are going to need a few extra minutes.Lol.

I have a show this weekend, my mares first and my geldings first.

Wish us luck!

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