sherr002
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Post by sherr002 on Jun 26, 2008 21:18:37 GMT
tabby gets really excited at shows and she is ok until the group canter then she loses it and goes mental! she has covers the ground really well and i have to keep on overtaking everyone  then she wont settle and is really tense in her individual show what should i do  also im not sure whether to change bits as she gets really strong. at home she is ridden in a snaffle but at shows she is ridden in a pelham and i think that makes her more tense |
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slinky
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Post by slinky on Jun 27, 2008 10:12:34 GMT
Do you ride her at home in the pelham?
Don't overtake people as that's a bit rude. Try really using the corners, that should slow her down a bit, or circle away from the others, again helping with control.
It would be worth schooling her at home on the grass with the Pelham, then it won't be such a change at a show.
Failing that, if she works well at home in a snaffle, why not show her in a snaffle too.
Pelhams are good, but If we get a bit tense so will the horse.
Good luck with your showing. ;D
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Post by trojanwarrior on Jun 27, 2008 20:44:12 GMT
As slinky said, its not polite to overtake other people in the ring. It might be worth riding her at home in the pelham instead of just saving it for shows.
I have the same prob with my horse. He'd get really wound up & would throw his toys out of the pram & be an idiot in the line up (always wanted to stand facing the other way), wouldn't stand for the judge & jogged & pranced in the individual show. Last couple of shows we've been to, I've given him some Oxyshot & I've had some rescue remedy & we've both been really calm, even when other horses have gone on a bucking frenzy past us!
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sherr002
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Post by sherr002 on Jun 27, 2008 21:03:41 GMT
thanx i have tried riding her in the pelham for a few days before the show and i have been having tons of rescue remedy. dont really want to ride her in a pelham all the time as i think she will just get used to that then i wont have control when the show comes. might give oxyshot a go tho!
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Post by Blonde Donkey on Jun 27, 2008 21:29:25 GMT
a woman that works in the local feed store gives her horse rescue remedy and bach products to cool down her mare when she takes her anywhere
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then she wont settle and is really tense in her individual show 
