So, to clarify, she does not buck or rear while I am on her. She does it on the lunge line, but she doesn't do that at home. When I am on her, the worst she does is refuse to walk. I stay on until she mellows out, but it generally takes a lot longer than I'd like.
I did take her to several shows before I bought her, and she was fine. She didn't have a show record before I bought her. She does well at 4-H and open shows, which are only 1 day shows. The shows that she acts up at are the longer shows, three or four days. Before those shows, we move in and get the horses acclimated. She follows the same schedule for those shows as she does at home, with the same feeding times. Since we only do two or three classes a day, she generally also has the same riding schedule as she does at home.
She also is generally good after lunging, but through out the day, she gets more and more tense and anxious. I don't beat up on her when she has her melt downs. I just stay on until she stops, and then lunge her more. I was raised that this is letting her "get her jollies out", but at this point, I think it is nervousness, not jollies.
I did take her to several shows before I bought her, and she was fine. She didn't have a show record before I bought her. She does well at 4-H and open shows, which are only 1 day shows. The shows that she acts up at are the longer shows, three or four days. Before those shows, we move in and get the horses acclimated. She follows the same schedule for those shows as she does at home, with the same feeding times. Since we only do two or three classes a day, she generally also has the same riding schedule as she does at home.
She also is generally good after lunging, but through out the day, she gets more and more tense and anxious. I don't beat up on her when she has her melt downs. I just stay on until she stops, and then lunge her more. I was raised that this is letting her "get her jollies out", but at this point, I think it is nervousness, not jollies.
