BroadfordQueen
Well-Known Member
I have area eventing tomorrow and i am really nervous. However, Im not at all nervous about the jumping- its the dressage that gets me!
The problem is, my horse goes beautifully when im warming up, but as soon as she gets in the ring we both get nervous and tense and it wrecks the test and we end up in the bottom half after dressage
but i KNOW she can do a really nice test!
I have a slight advantage today though, as there is a local show being held in the field right next to our house (literally through a gate), and they have put the dressage arenas out ready for saturdays dressage, and we spoke to the organisers yesterday as they where putting them out and they said i am aloud to use the dressage arenas to practice in!
The problem is, when we tense up she doesnt go into the corners and the test becomes really unaccurate, and although she carries herself reasonably nicely, she isnt in a rythmn and it wrecks the whole test
what can i do to tame my nerves?! mum and dad have told me not to worry about the dressage anyway as the jumping is what is important but i still get really nervous, and i am 99% certain that tara picks up on my nerves and goes really badly
The problem is, my horse goes beautifully when im warming up, but as soon as she gets in the ring we both get nervous and tense and it wrecks the test and we end up in the bottom half after dressage
I have a slight advantage today though, as there is a local show being held in the field right next to our house (literally through a gate), and they have put the dressage arenas out ready for saturdays dressage, and we spoke to the organisers yesterday as they where putting them out and they said i am aloud to use the dressage arenas to practice in!
The problem is, when we tense up she doesnt go into the corners and the test becomes really unaccurate, and although she carries herself reasonably nicely, she isnt in a rythmn and it wrecks the whole test
what can i do to tame my nerves?! mum and dad have told me not to worry about the dressage anyway as the jumping is what is important but i still get really nervous, and i am 99% certain that tara picks up on my nerves and goes really badly