Whhoooo! We did it!

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

We survived our first show!
It was a night of "firsts" - first time to a show for Hovis, first time for a show for me, first time hubby had driven the lorry with horses in it, first time Hovis has been in an indoor arena, first time doing warm up with lots of others horses (that bit was HORRIBLE), first time jumping a full course of jumps and first time jumping jumps with wings.
I was petrified to the point of being in tears which can't have helped him but he was very brave. He really showed his age last night - his eyes were on stalks at everything.
We did the clear round twice and then decided to call it a day. We demolished three fences (2 the first time and 1 the second time) and I think i rode like I'd never been on a horse in my life.
We will have to practise lots more, including putting the wings up as these put him off quite a bit, and then have another go!!

 

[jumpthemoon]

Wow - well done!!! The warm up bit is horrid, isn't it? Sounds like you did well though and you can only improve on that now

Next time you go you'll know what to expect and you'll be a little bit less nervous!

Well done

 

[jesterfaerie]

Well done for getthing through it, both of you.
Good luck for next time

 

[Hovis_and_SidsMum]

Yeah the warm up bit was awful! There was just people everywhere and some of them were SO rude!! One kid managed to smack Hovis on the nose with a whip as she was thrashing her pony and another cannoned into us as we were lining up to go over a practise jump.
I was terrified in there, it was horrible.

 

[Apalacia01]

Hehe, sounds like a good Unaff show warm up! Fun fun!! Well done though for surviving it, and onwards and upwards. It really can only get better!

 

[Kenzo]

well done, next time will be much easier on you both too.

 

[dawnpetenathshir]

Fantastic YOU DID IT!!! You should be really proud!!!

Did you enjoy it in the end though?