dwi
Well-Known Member
I've bitten the bullet and entered Lil for a dressage next weekend. Baring in mind that at our last show she didn't make it past the warm up arena because she found it all too exciting this is possibly a little ambitious!
I'm hoping that the more shows we go to the faster she will learn that it is nothing to be silly about. I'm not that fussed about dressage but I reckon its a much better way to show her that shows aren't exciting than taking her in the jumping or xc.
With D I liked to have a fair amount of adrenalin flowing through me as it got us both fired up and alot more peppy in the test. For Lil though I'd like to be as calm as possible so that she's not sensing any tension from me, not easy when you're on 16.2 of black muscle leaping about on two legs.
Any recommendations for a human calmer that actually works other than my hip flask? ;-)
I'm hoping that the more shows we go to the faster she will learn that it is nothing to be silly about. I'm not that fussed about dressage but I reckon its a much better way to show her that shows aren't exciting than taking her in the jumping or xc.
With D I liked to have a fair amount of adrenalin flowing through me as it got us both fired up and alot more peppy in the test. For Lil though I'd like to be as calm as possible so that she's not sensing any tension from me, not easy when you're on 16.2 of black muscle leaping about on two legs.
Any recommendations for a human calmer that actually works other than my hip flask? ;-)