At 17:00:02 on 18.11.11, Ani wrote:
hi , i really have a problem with my horse at shows .... at home he jumps 90cm to a meter , at shows i keep him on 70cm - i know we all have a little bit of show stress , but he will go nicely in the warmup the moment we go in to the jumping arena he goes forward and just stops ... at every jump ! we had a training show also and he jumped soooo nicely in the morning i got second place but then in the evening - same thing - stop at the first jump ....

At 21:36:09 on 19.11.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Are you sure its him? Sounds like you are nervous and anticipating the worst, it is all about positive thinking, yes he will be in a habit now but PUSH and think positive, maybe rent a arena away from home and get friends to come watch with their friends who you don't know like a mini crowd, get a tannoy/speaker and recreate the show atmosphere and practice! You often find the warm up there is a smaller crowd watching and all eyes aren't on you so practice with strangers watching you etc, it should get better...

At 00:07:46 on 20.11.11, Ani wrote:
Thanks for the advice !* I've decided to take next year with a storm .... I'm working hard on getting him ready , so I hope for the best :)