First Show On Sunday, Tips? English Riders only please!?
by admin on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 | 6 Comments
I ride Hunt seat/ Hunter-Jumper English. What are some good tips when I’m in the ring?
I have two classes, I have been ridding for 3 years, the equitation and pleasure class are both walk-trot.
My stable unfortunately doesn’t teach jumping.
SMILE!!!!! No judge wants to see you frown!
Other than that, just ride quiet. Try to avoid fighting with your horse. Remember this is show time not training time. Make your corrections quiet and small.
Make sure all your attire and tack is polished up and clean. Don’t go in with a mustard stain on the jacket, dusty boots, or a horse with a nose full of… well you can guess.
Best advice I can give you…. BREATHE!!!!! I always for get that when I’m jumping or running barrels!
posture is very important! relax and dont try in rush make sure your transtions are smooth…good luck!
Relax. If you’re freaking out too much about what you’re doing, it’ll be a disaster. Unfortunately, I know from experience.
I also know several people who get nervous and forget really basic things…Like they won’t fix a wrong lead or something like that. Just make sure you pay attention to what you’re doing and remember what your trainer taught you (or should have): good posture, quiet hands & seat.
Make sure everything’s clean & tidy (including you + your horse).
Good luck & have fun
I just judged a show, and I will tell you, there was a rider with a know it all attitude, no smile no courtesy, she got points taken off. You judge horse and rider! It was between her and the other girl for first, the other was very sweet and polite, with out sucking up! Needless to say the impolite one did not win. Look very polished and neat and in control! But when it comes down to the wire, SMILE! Don’t act like a no it all, nobody buys it, and it makes you look bad. Act like a happy girl that loves and knows what she’s doing!! Good Luck!
Stay calm. If you are too stressed your horse will pick up on it and freak out.
Breathing is important.
posture.
quiet seat and hands.
watch where you place your hands when you jump don’t let it pull on the horse’s mouth in your nervousness.
and if your horse refuses a jump, don’t freak out. just calmly get him going again and go at it again.
make sure you kept pressure on him as you approach a jump so your horse knows that he should go over, not around.
just have some fun, good luck