And honestly I have learned way more about training and horsemanship at this show stable than anywhere else I have ridden. My confidence has grown immensely. Used to be I would never even imagine about riding a difficult horse and loved the easy ones. Now? I bore easily of the easy ones haha
It takes practice at anything horse wise to be good, or even decent. You never know everything, that is the beauty of it. I watched the other classes and stood by one of my instructors, they taught me so much just watching. Everything is a learning thing, and my trainer praises my willingness to step out of my comfort zone and learn new things!
I had my trainer take photos of me, I had the worst mean mug going on the whole flipping time LOL I am a nice person really, but if someone judged me off these photos Haha
The hardest thing about showing for me was that it is so different from just riding at your barn, even when you prepare. It seriously is like its own discipline and takes lots of practice at shows to be good at showing.
Halter class did not place. I entered knowing I probably wouldnÂ’t but just wanted a low key thing to work through my anxiety. Second class, Western Pleasure was judged by two, so two diff scores and typically two diff placing but both judges agreed on me being 3rd place! I am proud of the horse I rode and myself for stepping way out of my comfort zone.