Well we finaly did our first show last week, and it didnt go exactly as planed. Lucas warmed up extreamly well on friday night, he was soft and listening, and I had several people comment on how much better he was going from the last time they had seen him. (with his previous owners/trainers)
On Saturday I lunged him early and he got a couple of buckes out (which he always does when I lunge him without tack on) then let him have a nap before our showmanship class. The pattern was one that I had acually used to judge before so it was easy to remember! Our biggest problem was me not breathing, and then rushing though the pattern. Our trot to 360 was a bit off in the start of our turn because I didnt give him a moment to position himself for the turn. We ended up placing 6th out of 17 which I was very happy about! Not bad for our first class together, and my first time doing showmanship in a long time!
Our next class was right after the lunch brake so I took Lucas back to the barn, got changed got him tacked up and took him out to warm up. I lunged him for a few minutes, then got on to do some transition work. He wasnt bad a bit distraced but it was blowing hard, and there were alot of distractions. We went into the class and thats about where it fell apart we made it ok though the first walk and trot but fell apart at the canter and I almost came off. I managed to make it around the second direction but it wasnt prety.
My best friend took Lucas when we came out and started lunging him while I got re-composed. I really didnt want to go back for the next class but i knew if I didnt I would regret it.... more soon I promise!!
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