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Horse Trials (Dressage) Tips???

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#1 ·
Whenever I go into the dressage ring when I’m at a horse trials, my pony starts to completely ignore my aids. In the warm-up ring she’s an angel, but as soon as we get into the show ring she throws her head up and refuses to bend or listen to me. Any tips for solving this?
 
#6 ·
Disclaimer: I am not an eventer, but I do know Dressage and have been to a few shows.



When you are in the warm up ring, there are typically other horses there right?
When you are showing, you are typically alone, yes? So maybe it's just a case of she needs to get used to that. Is there a way you could arrive really early and practice in the show ring with her?
 
#7 ·
^ they usually dont let you ride in show rings

im guessing she feels you get nervous when you go into the show ring, just gotta do it more ! =]
 
#10 ·
Depending on the venue, you may be permitted to hand walk your horse around the outside of the dressage arena before any of the tests start. But that means you need to get there before the crack of dawn I think. LOL
 
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