Considering entering a show tomorrow - bad idea?

[blood_magik]

There is unaffiliated sj on at the yard tomorrow and my sharer was supposed to be taking Jerry into the 55cm x-pole class. Long story short, she can't do it anymore so I was thinking of doing it instead.

It will Jerry's first show since doing his SDFT last April and my first time 'jumping' since I broke my leg in November. I've popped over two raised poles (the dizzying heights of a straight bar on the 2nd hole ) since I started riding properly again 2 weeks ago.

The way I see it, we can trot around a 55cm course if we have to and he'll probably just canter over the poles rather than jump them because he's a sod.

Am I mad to be considering doing the show?

 

[Sparkles]

Nope! Have fun and go for it if you feel you can

 

[emmanash]

Go for it!

 

[blood_magik]

I'd better go look out my white breeches

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Bash on! Its not like you have to transport your horse anywhere!

 

[Shysmum]

Go for it !

 

[blood_magik]

Well at least we'll make people laugh if it all goes wrong
I took him into the main ring the other day and he spooked at every single jump. I had no idea his neck could look bend in two different places

 

[blood_magik]

thought id do a quick update

Jerry was awesome.
I went into the warm-up thinking the worst because he was slow and behind my leg but had his eyes on stalks.
thankfully he picked up a bit although I will admit to pony-club kicking him into the first warm-up fence
I wanted to get it over with so we went in second. He flew round
I expected him to back off from the second fence (scary purple wall) but I kicked on and he popped it sweetly
we had a bit of a disagreement coming into number 11 after I forgot the course (found 9 but panicked when I couldn't see 10). he wanted to go back over number 5 and tried to headbutt me when I checked him but we managed to get over the right jump.

in my haste to get it over with, I started before the bell so we got a big fat E as well as having two down when he got rather excited and flat.
oh well.. the main thing is he jumped everything and my knee didn't hurt so I'm a happy bunny

maltesers and hot chocolate on offer for all the encouragement. thanks guys