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    Horse Shows for Greenies

    This will be my mare's first year that she is broke enough for horse shows. What are the best ways to get her relaxed and going well at a horse show? In the past I have taken OTTB's to their first shows, but they are a bit more familiar with changes in routine/venue. I was able to ride my mare after trailering her back to our boarding barn after having her foal and she was great, but I am not so confident that she will be in a busy show. Ideas and suggestions welcome- I am thinking spring!
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    Some people take horses to local schooling shows not to actually show, but just to get them used to the atmosphere. I don't know if you still have to provide coggins/pay/etc but I would certainly call up any given show I was interested in to ask if there was a process.

    And at least, that way, your horse gets the experience without the pressure of actually showing and once they're cool around the grounds/in the warmup ring or whatnot, then you can go to a schooling show and compete in a class or two.

    I'd also just get her used to trailering out to different places if she currently isn't and see if I could get some other people to come with me on horses she knows so she has a "herd" to be a part of.

    To be honest, it really depends on the horse, though. My guy we just sort of took to a (schooling) show and entered a few classes, though he had already trailered places and we were in a group of familiar horses. He did fine.
    The Trials and Jubilations of a Twenty-Something Re-rider
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    • #3
      The best thing I did with my guy last summer at his first shows was to have low, attainable goals.

      At his only "real" show (local hunters) I had the goal of him loading and unloading quietly, hand walking with manners (even if I had to remind him), standing in hand somewhat quietly near the main ring. He was so well behaved for all of these things that I decided he was capable of being ridden. I rode him in a very large warm up area that was not busy and he was lovely. I was thrilled. We wandered around under saddle near the rings and he was still well behaved.

      Because this show was one where you can walk into a class without pre-registering, I actually decided to take him in two classes (Walk only hunters and W/T eq). As I said before - this was a local, low level show!

      I also made sure to talk to the ring steward before going in to the ring to let him know that I might leave the class if he lost his mind. Additionally, I had him walk up to and meet the judge (who was standing in the middle). While these choices certainly didn't help me win blue ribbons as they are unconventional, I felt that they were appropriate since I wanted his show experiences to be positive.

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      • #4
        My best advice is for you to be sure that you are calm and confident. Your mare will take her cue from you so any uncertainty on your part will increase the probability of her being nervous.
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        • #5
          When my trainer has babies, they get to go to shows and "go camping". They don't show, but just get used to the atmosphere and comotion. Some baby behavior was expected.

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          • #6
            Not just greenies

            There are also hose shows for blackies:

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            • #7
              Originally posted by nightsong View Post
              There are also hose shows for blackies:
              I'm glad there are hose shows for blackies too. Discrimination is a terrible thing.

              Is braiding required?

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              • #8
                I completely agree with bringing her to a couple shows as a "spectator." Maybe even pay so you can use the warm-up ring for fifteen minutes. I was at a recent show and there was an idiot rider with a greenie that was FREAKED out at everything, and the rider was just trying to beat the poor animal around the 2' course. It was NOT a learning experience, for sure.
                I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care. ~ Dave Barry

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                  Quote:
                  Originally Posted by nightsong View Post
                  There are also hose shows for blackies:
                  http://www.swanhose.com/images/products/SNCCD34050.jpg

                  Originally posted by Hoofprince in Mud View Post
                  I'm glad there are hose shows for blackies too. Discrimination is a terrible thing.

                  Is braiding required?
                  I am doing the braiding at the greenie, blackie, as well as purpley hose shows this coming month for a discounted schooling show rate

                  *I don't do pinkie hose shows anymore, too hard to work with.

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