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 Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:56 pm
I had no clue what to expect at my first show, so I thought it would be a good idea to have some tips for others. Experienced show riders, please add tips of your own, especially Western riders. I'm a hunter/jumper, so that's all I really know enough to talk about.
Don't:
~Don't forget to groom(and maybe braid) your horse so they look their best for the show.
~Don't dress like you normally would for a lesson. Shows are special, and a different style.
~Don't get so focused on the competition that you forget to have fun.
~Don't be too scared or nervous. You can do it!
Do:
~Do make sure you follow any specifications about equipment-Use a nice fitted show pad and make sure you aren't using any equipment, like boots or martingales, that isn't allowed.
~Do remember your flashy Western show clothes or clean English show coat and gloves.
~Do pay attention in the warm-up ring, because sometimes other riders aren't.
~Do remember your basic equitation-heels down, eyes up, toes forward.
~Do smile! Confidence counts.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:04 am
Great idea. smile
Unfortunately I've never shown, so I can't add anything. sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:02 pm
DO have someone with a rag handy when you leave the warm-up to go into the ring to give your boots and bit a last minute polish, especially if your horse was eating grass or hay right before you got on!
DON'T wear your show coat while you're tacking up, especially if your horse has green slime on their lips.
DON'T forget your number.
DON'T pin/tie your number on upside down.
DO Breathe
DON'T snap at your helpers/parents. You're stressed, but they're there to help you. Be nice to them.
DO be sure you know the correct attire for your discipline and level, but regulation and tradition. (Black coats are regulation for dressage, top hats are traditionally only worn by riders fourth level and up once they have moved their horses into a double bridle. Training level riders in top hats will be sniggered at)
DO thank the judge. It's the little things that leave a good impression.
DON'T get mad at your horse if you don't have a good round. He's trying his best, but sometimes we all have bad days.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:48 pm
DO wear clean, crisp, IRONED show clothes. Wrinkles make you loose points. >.>;
DO remember your course. xd If you forget, you get points off BIG TIME.
DON'T be a Bossy Betty. No one likes a meanie bo feenie. :X
DO have clean show tack ready. Using your hand me down tack in a show isn't gonna help your points. gonk
DON'T loose track of where you are. If you forget one of your classes, you DO loose points for being tardy to enter the ring.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:53 pm
The best way to prepare yourself for showing:
BE A GROOM.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:04 pm
My best advice: DON'T be too nervous. Chances are, if it's your first show, it'll be a very small show. My first show went very well, and I realized at the end of it that I shouldn't have been nervous at all. The judge was very easy-going, proper showing attire was even waved! Well, we still had to wear a show shirt, but not the jacket, or the pin, and I was allowed to wear my suede half-chaps (this was in Dressage, FYI). I LOVED the way I was prepared for my first show. We went to a half-day camp for five days with an amazing instructor in a lesson for an hour, and we also learned how to braid, load into a trailer, that kind of stuff. When the show came, I was really well prepared. wink
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:43 pm
DO set out your clothes and any tack you might have out the night before. It's a pain in the butt to forget something because you were too tired to remember what to bring in the morning.
DO make a checklist at some point in time to use maybe in the morning to make sure you have everything. If you find you forget something, add it to the checklist.
(And yes, I tend to forget alot at shows)
DO wear black gloves and a black crop if you need a crop, and a white saddle pad. Don't go in with a bright pink pair of gloves and a lime crop and a purple saddle pad. (unless its a costume class whee )
DO remember to bring extra yarn and braiding material if you braided. If any falls out when you leave them in a stall or something, it's best to have supplies to redo them if need be.
DON'T blame your horse. Stay positive. Just because he refused a jump this class, doesn't mean he will in the next.
DON'T be tense or nervous.
DON'T beat your horse because he won't do something, like line up straight in a showmansip class. He's just as nervous as you are, and beating him certainly won't calm him down.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:08 pm
don't have much to add but
DO remember to give you horse a big pat after the show, even if he didn't do so great
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:23 am
How appropriate! We just had a schooling show yesterday and it's still going today =] I'm a hunter/jumper too =P
Well, for actual shows (I'm so sad *tear tear* the show season just ended D:>) my advice that I always get is just do it for fun... because it's not like anything you do depends on it desperately or anything! Just focus, take it seriously but don't get lost in the competition, and be proud for yourself even if you don't place... You tried and you had fun, that's all that matters in your first show! <333
Also, yesterday my best friend did jumpers on her pony for the first time and she was very scared because she had 3 courses to remember... The very last one she went off course, and she was really angry. She took it out on her pony a little too, but if you ever go off course it's OK, everyone does it ^.^
So... DO have fun, DON'T get lost in the competition, DON'T get distracted (i.e. crap my SAT's are tomorrow! this is about now.), DO be proud of yourself for just doing it, and DON'T get mad at your horse or trainer if you don't place.
o.o Stev said a lot of stuff in a jambled unorganized order. OH WELL! =D
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:32 am
This is the check list that I always use the morning of a show or for grooming my horse the day before just to make sure I didn't forget anything.
Show Check List.
In the BAG
__helmet cover (or velvit helmit)
__sunscreen
__Zocks (for underneath boots, not nessarry just more comfortable)
__sticky rollers (you know those cleaning things that get lint off things like your coat)
__shampoo and conditioner
__hoof black & or clear
__fly spray
__baby oil (to make there nose and legs shiny)
__baby wipes (always great for cleaning small things. on your horse tack face whatever)
__Hair gel (to get down little flyaways on your horses mane)
__sponge
__Showsheen or simalar product
__rags
__black show gloves
__hair net
__hair elastics
__hair clips and bobby tins
__safety pins (MUST HAVE)
__boot polish (not always nesserry but you must clean your boots before the show.)
__deodorant
In the TACK BOX
__splint/bell boots (depending on show)
__lead rope with chain (even if your horse dosn't normally need a shank chain its good to have a lead with one just in case or if you need to switch with someone who needs one)
__horse treats (always good to reword a good pony)
__hard brush
__curry comb
__hoof pick
__main and tail comb
__soft brush
__crop (if needed)
In the CAR
__beige breeches pants
__collar and shirt
__stock pin (on shirt)
__tall boots
__jacket
__first aid kit (for human your barn will have one for your horse, most of the time)
__white saddle pad
__saddle
__bridle
__girth
__short working boots and sneekers
__helmet
__back pad (only if your horse needs one)
__water (for you again your barn will probbly have some for your horse
__bucket for water. (your barn may have one)
THINGS TO DO!
__clean bridle
__clean bit
__clean saddle
__wash breaches
__wash shirt
__iron shirt
__clean boots
__color hooves
__give pony bath
__use baby oil on pony face
__clip pony
__brush main and tail
__put stock pin on shirt
__put helmet cover on
__use sun screen and bug spray
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:13 am
And DON'T GET TENSE!!!
I learned that the hard way....
*oof*
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:31 am
I have to disagree with the 'Do smile" That really depends on the show. At the shows that I show at...its probably not the best idea to smile. It also depends on the level. Sometimes the judges may find it...off. Look happy and content, but I'm not sure is a full on smile is the best. Also at the same time don't look like you want off, and wish you weren't there in the first place.
DO have extra bits, some horses change in the show ring, you may need the extra help. But also know that some bits such as specialty gags may be illegal at some shows.
DO bring tack cleaning equipment, dust finds you in the most unlikely places.
DO get in a rotation that you feel conferable in. The class that I'm in typically has 31 riders, six jumping including a warm up, plus two flat classes. (Split hunter eq.)
DO pay attention to the classes. They don't always announce everything. Haha I cantered to a flat class once when the PA system at the barns failed to notify me. xD
DO pay very close attention during a judges test. Just because the person in front of you did something doesn't always mean it was right.
DO pet your horse once you have left the arena when jumping. Show the judge even if you sucked that you think you preformed amazingly. They take that into consideration. In a flat once they announce the first placings, or gently with your fingers in line up (if you can pet them inconspicuously).
DO be considerate in the warm up arena. Remember that not everyone has manners. stressed Call inside, outside, let to left, ect.
DON'T stress about your courses! Learn them early on, when they first post them, then write them, and watch others (if your lucky enough) go before you. At shows like mine when your in six classes hunter/eq over fences learn them one at a time, as you go. Or else you have a greater chance of going off course. Oh but also remember if again your at a show like mine. They may expect you to do a warm up, and then go straight into your first course. Without leaving the arena.
DON'T crash your golf cart in someone else's barn....haha. That wasn't me it was my friend...but still haha.
DO have your horses favorite treats. No matter how you place they still did there job. <33
DO bring you A game and competitiveness sometimes that makes all the difference, but at the same time don't be overly confident.
DO if your in a flat class with the judge outside the ring but at ground level or slightly raised ride the quarter line on the side there on. They can't see you otherwise.
DO watch for red ribbon horses. No one likes bucking flat classes.
DO have fun.
DO anticipate everything. Haha. Be well prepared.
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