a rushing horse.

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Hey, well at home my horse is (most of the time) infront of my leg but usually doesnt rush off. At shows the adrenalin and nerves seem to get to her a bit and she rushes about quite a bit. I use a pelham and try half halting and it doesnt seem to work. When she only rushes a little the judges love it (doesnt look like shes rushing but looks a bit of a show off) But at my 1st show this season the other week she was really bad for it and i have the cob class at UK showing on sat and im worried we are going to be rushing around like a mad thing! her canter is probably worse than her trot.
I need some tips that i can use to...
1) Calm my nerves. (i never suffered from them last year but this year im terrible)
2) slow my horse in the ring and achieve a nice rounded outline whilst not powering round like mad.

At home when in the ménage i dont have problems but at shows (on surface and on grass) she rushes off all the time and when i ask for canter she just tries to zoom! Iv tried using a combination of leg and half halts to collect her but it doesnt work!
last year she was nice and forwards but the show i went to the other week was a little out of control.

If anybody has anything that will help either in the warm up or in the ring it would be much appreciated.

thanks.
 
thanks for the reply, and i think they might be as i didnt get nervous last yer and she was good. Where would i get rescue remedy from? thanks
 
Any chemist or Holland and Barrat health type shop-it's not prescription or anything. Do you often compete? Mine was dire at his first ever class but rapidly improved-practise, I suppose, will calm both of you!
 
I used to and never got nervous but stopped due to an injury but shes all better now and we are just starting out again, thanks for the advise ill have to get some :)
just hoping the nerves disappear soon :D
 
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