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Ok I'm in a predicament and could really do with some help from people on here....hence the post!

I loan a 13.3hh reg NF and he jumps about 2ft really well. I'd really like to compete on him (only at small local level) but every time he's been at a ridden show he just runs away and hates the whole time! He's not strong, but I just can't get him to be shown under saddle (we show in-hand and that goes fine).

I'm not fussed about jumping, but just to be able to do ANY type of ridden showing would be fantastic! He's going to be 17 in April and I was just wondering if it's too late for him...I'd really like to show him in M&M classes, as well as possibly in coloured classes (the ones that accept Palis anyhow) and maybe even in Vetran! Jumping would be good because that's my passion...but I'd just like to get the showing under saddle thing sorted and if it means losing the jumping then I will!!

Also a friend has said that she's going to be hiring a XC course soon and has invited me...but I know he'll just run round in circles and hate it (I haven't done ANY XC before at all so I'd be new to it). I'd really like to go but I don't think I can this time because I'm not convinced he'll be ok at it!

I should mention he is fine being SJ and ridden showing at home (which isn't very often but we have done), it's just when we are in unfamiliar places!

Any help on how/if I can do anything to help my boy is much appreciated!
 
Can you go to shows and desensitise him to having lots of horses around without thinking oooo i have to compete today.

Or take him up there early and work him in and get him listening to you for a good hour or even more.

My TB was a nightmare at shows as he thought he was back on the racetrack. I had to go up 2 hours before my class and just walk him around the warm up ring for at least an hour and a half before i could even think of trotting.

Now i can take him anywhere and he behaves impeccably
 
i would go back to basic at home do some work inhand get him walking around things and over to boost his convidence take him to shows but only inhand when he is convident get a experienced horse to go with you just to give him a bit more covidence
 
You might find he'l really enjoy the xc, my pony went a bit funny at shows near the end of last year, he's a strange pony and my rider didnt help, but when he went to a xc country practice place in october he had an absolute blast, really loved it!
 
Thanks for all you're help! We don't have any transport so we have to hack to shows (would have thought that'd tire him but it doesn't).

I guess it's just the confidence boosting. I do a lot of work with him in-hand at home...and he's FINE in-hand showing...it's just undersaddle!

I shall see what I can do this season though...even if we just do a couple of tiny little fun classes at the end of the day or something!
 
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