So after having a day or two to think about the show on the weekend I have a couple of ideas on how to improve for the next show. So I'm thinking that Lucas and I still need some work on the canter transitions up and down, as well as some work on the patterns. I'm sure that I'm throwing around my body too much in anticipation of the lead so its going to come down to keeping my ass in the saddle and my head UP. And the patterns just need work to make them flow better. We have accuracy we just loose the pretty sometimes in the effort to get the pattern correct.
Our showmanship is right where I want it, so I guess I just need to put as much effort into our riding over the next couple of weeks as I put into our showmanship work.
At this last show Lucas needed to relax from the withers more, although this isn't usually an issue at home so I think it came down to his tension at the show.
And as for the show, we were in an extremely small pen (bigger than our indoor but about 1/2 the size of our outdoor) We only warmed up with 3-5 horses in the ring at a time, but the day of the show and the mass entry of horses just showing off the trailers we ended up with 20 horses in our first class. Not what Lucas or I was expecting. They were also a lower quality than what we have been used to... Not that its always a bad thing, but when horses are lapping Lucas at a trot its really bad!
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I'm so glad to hear the show went well! I think the best part about showing is being able to figure out what you can do better the next time. It kind of wraps everything up and lets you know what you need to work on. Then you can look ahead to doing even better at the next one!
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