Next weekend, we have a show at our yard. You can enter lots of things, like several showing, jumping and dressage classes. I've never been to any shows at all, so I'm not sure what to expect.
I have entered dressage (prelim) and prettiest mare. Not worried about those. But for some reason, I have also entered the mixed breeds ridden showing class. I am wondering now if I should pull out of that one. I have only ever seen a show once, and all the horses looked very posh, great tack, great horses etc. I am worried I will make a fool of myself. I don't know how we'll hold up against all the posh warmbloods at the yard. I don't know how well we will ride in that setting, never done anything like it before. Misty is not the typical showing horse (quite fat 14.3 Appaloosa), I don't have the right tack, I don't have a tweed jacket etc.
If it's all done in good fun, I don't mind having a go. But I am worried everyone will be really serious. What are these shows usually like? It is just people on our yard (pretty big yard, about 50 horses or so, lots of them are quite posh). We are having proper judges.
Maybe I should pull out of the ridden showing, and just do the dressage and prettiest mare...
Has anyone ever done a show like this? Can you just enter and have some fun, without any proper 'training' or the right tack/outfit?
I have entered dressage (prelim) and prettiest mare. Not worried about those. But for some reason, I have also entered the mixed breeds ridden showing class. I am wondering now if I should pull out of that one. I have only ever seen a show once, and all the horses looked very posh, great tack, great horses etc. I am worried I will make a fool of myself. I don't know how we'll hold up against all the posh warmbloods at the yard. I don't know how well we will ride in that setting, never done anything like it before. Misty is not the typical showing horse (quite fat 14.3 Appaloosa), I don't have the right tack, I don't have a tweed jacket etc.
If it's all done in good fun, I don't mind having a go. But I am worried everyone will be really serious. What are these shows usually like? It is just people on our yard (pretty big yard, about 50 horses or so, lots of them are quite posh). We are having proper judges.
Maybe I should pull out of the ridden showing, and just do the dressage and prettiest mare...
Has anyone ever done a show like this? Can you just enter and have some fun, without any proper 'training' or the right tack/outfit?