Show prep over winter?

[crystalclear]

Hi all! I have a yearling I did a couple of in hand shows with this year. I hope to fully get into it next year! So my question is, now and over winter what kind of things do you do/prepare for next year? Grooming wise or just general preparation? I'm not sure there is anything to do until March/April time but as its all new to me I wondered what the die hard showing people do.

Thank you!

 

[conniegirl]

You need to teach him to trot up without you having to pull, good grooming and general learning about loading, tidying up and manners.
As a 2 year old if you want to seriously have a go then you need to take a good look at him a day or 2 before the show and ask is he looking good or is he going through a gangly stage. If the latter then I wouldn't bother taking him, you are already up against the 3yr olds so taking a pony out that is going through an ugly duckling stage just results in a frustrating day all round

 

[crystalclear]

Yes that is true! Def need to see what she's like next year. The two shows I took her to already, she loaded like a star, behaved impeccably and walked, trotted and stood beautifully. But will of course get her used to it before show time again ☺️ She came second at her first show then won the second. They were open classes. Some classes next year will be 2yo class so a bit equaler.

 

[okepunya]

Yes that is true! Def need to see what she's like next year. The two shows I took her to already, she loaded like a star, behaved impeccably and walked, trotted and stood beautifully. But will of course get her used to it before show time again ☺️ She came second at her first show then won the second. They were open classes. Some classes next year will be 2yo class so a bit equaler

agreed with you