How do you do this, other than taking them out every weekend?
my section B, he has been doing driving trials, and even goig abroad for the passt 5 years, before that he was a pony club pony, but i dontm know much of what he did then.
However, took him to our first show together yesturday, in hand. He was hell, i tihnk partially because he became best friends with my shetaldn, so was really naughty when they were both in the ring, and really naughty if she wasnt there! He got really nervous too and got ppoo all over himself ( old owners have said to give him immodine or somthing though so that should be sorted).
However, as he was so nervy (which was mostly to do with him having a friend there, in future we will go alone), he reared up properly 4 times, kicked out at the judge (he doesnt usually kick so we didnt have a red ribbon) and tried to scratch his bum against the wall!
In the one class he behaved in we came second (almost first but he stiffened up) but he was so het up, he was acting like a stallion, all huis muscles up, so so strong, trotting on the spot, actually looking quite impressive
But we really need to sort it out! We qualified for the royal london, and i would like to take him, but we need this sorted,and on the poff chance we qualify for the evening perfomances i can see him being awful with all the music and spotlights- were gonna get him used to music, but cant tihnk of how to do it with spot lights.
Do you have any ideas how we an work on it at home? he normally stands quite nicely at home , but you cant tell them off at shows, so he tihnks he can get away with it. Its a bit of a pain, because he might have done quitw well if he had behaved.
But any ideas would be really good!, thankyou
my section B, he has been doing driving trials, and even goig abroad for the passt 5 years, before that he was a pony club pony, but i dontm know much of what he did then.
However, took him to our first show together yesturday, in hand. He was hell, i tihnk partially because he became best friends with my shetaldn, so was really naughty when they were both in the ring, and really naughty if she wasnt there! He got really nervous too and got ppoo all over himself ( old owners have said to give him immodine or somthing though so that should be sorted).
However, as he was so nervy (which was mostly to do with him having a friend there, in future we will go alone), he reared up properly 4 times, kicked out at the judge (he doesnt usually kick so we didnt have a red ribbon) and tried to scratch his bum against the wall!
In the one class he behaved in we came second (almost first but he stiffened up) but he was so het up, he was acting like a stallion, all huis muscles up, so so strong, trotting on the spot, actually looking quite impressive
But we really need to sort it out! We qualified for the royal london, and i would like to take him, but we need this sorted,and on the poff chance we qualify for the evening perfomances i can see him being awful with all the music and spotlights- were gonna get him used to music, but cant tihnk of how to do it with spot lights.
Do you have any ideas how we an work on it at home? he normally stands quite nicely at home , but you cant tell them off at shows, so he tihnks he can get away with it. Its a bit of a pain, because he might have done quitw well if he had behaved.
But any ideas would be really good!, thankyou