SSM
Well-Known Member
Well as many of you knew I was cacking myself over Moorgreen show, what you don't know is that last week I had a TFT session. Everytime I go into the show ring I froze and fell apart with the thought that people are watching and judging me (hello is'nt that what it's about!!!!!!????
) So underwent TFT and was still so scared, until I got there yesterday. Went to bed Saturday night after wishing you all good bye
after not being able to eat all day. Woke at 1am managed to get some toast down my throat and then lay awake until 4.30 listening to the rain pee down.
Mini Stonks was plaited and ready to go at 6.30am we got to the showground and they were towiing the lorries on!!! The good old Disc lived up to every LandRover commercial and ploughed through it all. Heidi and her mother met us there (my saviours) and helped with the finishing touches which mostly meant keeping mud off us!
My inhand class was one of the first of the day and we came 2nd (whispers out of 2) but I was pleased with how she went and the winner was a lovely 18 year old veteran with much more of the CB build than we have, but the main thing was that I enjoyed it and felt relaxed!
I then prepared for the ridden class, rode to the working in area and MS went up a gear, leapt around and jogged I was in awe as she is normally too laid back. Quick tapping session and in we went, and guess what I could breath...and I smiled!!! MS was going forwards and I was actually enjoying this, repeat enjoying it!!!!!! Forwards into canter and she had a lovely forward going canter, covering ground, so much so that even though I was pushing her into the corners to use the space we caught up to the horse in front who called me a 'stupid f***king cow' for getting up her backside. Downhill from there on, I was truly upset and deflated and MS went straight down the gears and back to a seaside donkey
. Judge rode her, and she was still in donkey mode (which made me feel a bit better!) Anyway to cut a long story short we came 5th and the judges comments were that she was very unresponsive, a typical CB!!!!!!!
So we came away feeling very good, I would highly recommend TFT to anyone with fears, I don't really know how it works but it truly seems to work. My last show I had been unable to breath and just wanted to cry while I was in the show ring. For my 4th show in 23 years I am happy with our results and will keep perservering.
Mini Stonks then decided that there was far to much going on at the show for her to watch to go into the trailer and stood for over an hour on the ramp watching the world go by. Many people tried to help us but to no avail she was not budging (food, lunge lines and whips to no avail) until Carl went off and bought a sack of carrots and the little f***ker went into the trailer like a lamb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So special thanks to Heidi1, my guru!, her mother, Hubby and everyone who tried to get my girl into the trailer. Will post some photos in the gallery.
Mini Stonks was plaited and ready to go at 6.30am we got to the showground and they were towiing the lorries on!!! The good old Disc lived up to every LandRover commercial and ploughed through it all. Heidi and her mother met us there (my saviours) and helped with the finishing touches which mostly meant keeping mud off us!
My inhand class was one of the first of the day and we came 2nd (whispers out of 2) but I was pleased with how she went and the winner was a lovely 18 year old veteran with much more of the CB build than we have, but the main thing was that I enjoyed it and felt relaxed!
I then prepared for the ridden class, rode to the working in area and MS went up a gear, leapt around and jogged I was in awe as she is normally too laid back. Quick tapping session and in we went, and guess what I could breath...and I smiled!!! MS was going forwards and I was actually enjoying this, repeat enjoying it!!!!!! Forwards into canter and she had a lovely forward going canter, covering ground, so much so that even though I was pushing her into the corners to use the space we caught up to the horse in front who called me a 'stupid f***king cow' for getting up her backside. Downhill from there on, I was truly upset and deflated and MS went straight down the gears and back to a seaside donkey
So we came away feeling very good, I would highly recommend TFT to anyone with fears, I don't really know how it works but it truly seems to work. My last show I had been unable to breath and just wanted to cry while I was in the show ring. For my 4th show in 23 years I am happy with our results and will keep perservering.
Mini Stonks then decided that there was far to much going on at the show for her to watch to go into the trailer and stood for over an hour on the ramp watching the world go by. Many people tried to help us but to no avail she was not budging (food, lunge lines and whips to no avail) until Carl went off and bought a sack of carrots and the little f***ker went into the trailer like a lamb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So special thanks to Heidi1, my guru!, her mother, Hubby and everyone who tried to get my girl into the trailer. Will post some photos in the gallery.
