FabulousFlynn'sMum
Well-Known Member
Hi folks,
Oh god i'm sure you'll all just agree with me that i'm being a woos and pathetic but am having a major confidence crisis about this weekend!!
I'm taking my 4 year old pure bred ID to their Breed Show at Arena UK this weekend. We went last year and got a 4th in the in hand youngstock class so I was chuffed to bits with him. I backed him last autumn then turned him away for the winter and brought him back into work this spring. He is a lovely laid back boy who has been a dream to back etc so whilst having a moment of madness a few weeks ago thought as well as doing the in hand ID on Saturday, I would enter the 4-6 year old ridden on Sunday!!!!!! This seemed like a really good idea at the time!!
Now, he's currently hacking out with me at home no probs at all but still has a long way to go with his schooling work. I would only class myself as a novice (have owned horses for the last 20 odd years but am by no means an expert), so i am worried now he's gonna be miles behind in his education compared to the other 4-6 year olds in his class? He has a nice walk and trot and is nice and responsive but he really struggles with canter in a school, (he is a very big gangly boy still), which we are still working on, although I can get a canter out of him if he's following my husband's horse in the big field!, so I cant guarantee i'll be able to get a canter out of him in the class, never mind the judge being able to!!!
I stupidly entered the class before ringing the IDHS to find out what the class involved which is walk, trot and canter on both reins and a gallop!!!!!!!!!, the judge will then do the same!
So, can I ask all you lovely folks honest opinions, which I really do value, would you give the class a go if you were me just for the experience for us both, or would you just pull out this year?
Part of me would like to still give it a go (the part that isnt sh***ing myself) but I also dont want to spoil the class for the others if it all goes t*ts up!!!).
Many thanks in advance. Luv Jayne xx
Oh god i'm sure you'll all just agree with me that i'm being a woos and pathetic but am having a major confidence crisis about this weekend!!
I'm taking my 4 year old pure bred ID to their Breed Show at Arena UK this weekend. We went last year and got a 4th in the in hand youngstock class so I was chuffed to bits with him. I backed him last autumn then turned him away for the winter and brought him back into work this spring. He is a lovely laid back boy who has been a dream to back etc so whilst having a moment of madness a few weeks ago thought as well as doing the in hand ID on Saturday, I would enter the 4-6 year old ridden on Sunday!!!!!! This seemed like a really good idea at the time!!
Now, he's currently hacking out with me at home no probs at all but still has a long way to go with his schooling work. I would only class myself as a novice (have owned horses for the last 20 odd years but am by no means an expert), so i am worried now he's gonna be miles behind in his education compared to the other 4-6 year olds in his class? He has a nice walk and trot and is nice and responsive but he really struggles with canter in a school, (he is a very big gangly boy still), which we are still working on, although I can get a canter out of him if he's following my husband's horse in the big field!, so I cant guarantee i'll be able to get a canter out of him in the class, never mind the judge being able to!!!
I stupidly entered the class before ringing the IDHS to find out what the class involved which is walk, trot and canter on both reins and a gallop!!!!!!!!!, the judge will then do the same!
So, can I ask all you lovely folks honest opinions, which I really do value, would you give the class a go if you were me just for the experience for us both, or would you just pull out this year?
Part of me would like to still give it a go (the part that isnt sh***ing myself) but I also dont want to spoil the class for the others if it all goes t*ts up!!!).
Many thanks in advance. Luv Jayne xx