water at hunter trial eeek help needed!

[lizzieuk1]

well just walked my course for tomorrow and am v happy with all the jumps a lovely inviting well built course. the only thing is therea re 2 water crossings no jump in, the first has a slight drop off and the second a log then a gentle slope in so i would say v nice for the novices like mine, however he is not the best so far with water, last time i went into water on a schooling day it too ages to get him in, since then i've got him into a stream nearby and hes ok about that one now but am woried as this one has a waterfall bit reight next to it gushing away and it is quite deep.
could really do with advice on what others do to conquer the water, pleaaaaasssssseeee!!!

 

[dieseldog]

Your not going to like the answer - but go XC schooling. Once they are happy doing water then enter a comp. Otherwise go in the pairs so that he has a lead.

 

[lizzieuk1]

yes will def go schooling and have done a couple of times with water, after he eventually gets in then alls well and hes happy to go in again, prob is he needs the run and there are only a couple more XC to do before winter, am really treating it as a schooling round rather than a comp since hes still baby and will BE next year. really just need some advice what others do when they are a bit spooky and backing off as in tactics to entiec them in

 

[MagicMelon]

Yeah - there's not much you can do at this stage. With water, its simply a case of practice like DiesalDog says. Just ride positively on the day and see what happens!

 

[lizzieuk1]

will just ahve to go in with a positive mind and hope he remembers the stream we've been in recently and that i'm really not trying to drown him!
i did wonder whether i should take him to a swim pool so that maybe if he realises he can swim he might not be as worried!