emfen1305
Well-Known Member
Buddy the turbo cob and his incompetent owner (ie me) are finally making our first appearance on the competitive circuit - Intro C at the local unaff RC! We have been practicing our socks off in hope of coming home with a coveted shiny (even if it is one for "nice try") however my real aims for the day are to 1) stay on board and 2) stay within the boards. He has only been to the venue once before for some showjumping but never in the dressage arena which has mirrors. He is not a spooky type so not too concerned about that but he does get verrrrry distracted by other horses and unfortunately the arena is boundaried by fields as well as others waiting outside. What can I do to maximise the warm up to get his attention and then keep it in the test? At home he gets equally distracted by other horses walking by but its fine because we just carry on doing whatever I want him to do until he refocuses but I only have one chance in the test.