why do people get nervous?

ridergirlx0x0 · 07-30-2007, 05:20 PM

i always wondered... why do people get so nervous before a show?? weather its a little schooling show, or a big A-Rated show?

HorseBliss · 07-30-2007, 05:23 PM

i get nervous coz i dont like people watchin me. weird, huh?

but its usually the wait that gets me. once im in the ring and we get started, im not nervous and i just ride. as if im schooling alone at home.

horse_freak001 · 07-30-2007, 05:38 PM

to me, i guess it's everyone watching me more then anything. and then there is the thought of screwing up in front of everyone and embarassment. but then that's just me, i tend to be a bit negative. but then it's usually happens before, and then during it, it tends to go away.

pattonspuff14 · 07-30-2007, 05:45 PM

I really don't get nervous anymore. i just pretend its me and patton in the ring by ourselves with no one watching. if i stay calm she stays calm.

ridergirlx0x0 · 07-31-2007, 09:55 AM

oo yea that makes since... i people staring at me to, but it always seems im most nervous for the flat than jumping lol

endurgirl · 07-31-2007, 10:37 AM

I get nervous because I feel pressure to perform well. I have a great horse and I have a lot of money on the line (entry fee), so I need to perform well. I have lots of people who are counting on me and wanting me to do well (and competitors wanting me to do bad), so I guess it's just pressure.

As for people staring at me, I never know that people are watching me when I am performing. It is just me, my horse, the cows, and my herdholders and turnback men.

HoofPrints11 · 07-31-2007, 11:08 AM

Im usually only nervous if theres something I'm not sure i can do... like before I could tell my leads apart i was soo nervous before I went in the ring, now I'm not

Fire_Dawn · 07-31-2007, 11:13 AM

lol im not quite sure why. I was nervous my first show because i didn't know what to expect.

MyBelgianAzzy · 07-31-2007, 11:17 AM

Because I've spent hours and hours schooling my horse and myself. I've poured thousands of dollars into lessons and training and class fees, trainer fees, schooling fees, association fees, etc. I've cleaned my tack, loaded the trailer, and checked everything twice. My horse is bathed and pulled, if not braided. My clothes are starched and my boots are polished.

Now I've got 4 minutes in the ring to show the judge I'm the best, and if it's a flat class, I'm sharing that time.

And that's why I stress at shows!

horseyfrk145 · 07-31-2007, 11:19 AM

usually bcuz i was (i dont really get nervous anymore) afraid of messing up (what an optimistic additude, 'eh?) or not impressing my show coach - but as soon as i got in the ring (showjumping or dressage) or started my course (XC - im an eventer BTW) everything dissapeared and its just me and my boy and i just ride

but MBA's got a good point

07-30-2007, 05:20 PM	#1
ridergirlx0x0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,019 Images: 269 Blog Entries: 22	why do people get nervous? i always wondered... why do people get so nervous before a show?? weather its a little schooling show, or a big A-Rated show? __________________ you never no how much you loved something until you say goodbye Hunter/Eq Girl For Life!! proud rider of a thoroughbred gelding- hay tex!

07-30-2007, 05:23 PM	#2
HorseBliss Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: IN MY OWN STATE OF MIND Posts: 3,921 Images: 386	i get nervous coz i dont like people watchin me. weird, huh? but its usually the wait that gets me. once im in the ring and we get started, im not nervous and i just ride. as if im schooling alone at home. __________________ *"Dream it ya fkin dreamers" - Dane Cook* $$Proud Member of the Thoroughbred Club$$ ☼Proud member of the Hunter Jumper Club.☼**

07-30-2007, 05:45 PM	#4
pattonspuff14 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 844 Images: 186	I really don't get nervous anymore. i just pretend its me and patton in the ring by ourselves with no one watching. if i stay calm she stays calm. __________________ equestrian.."Part of the horse deal is that it comes with a whole lot of heartache, you get used to it but It never gets any easier. Its a long and hard struggle, and thats part of what makes it so rewarding"

07-31-2007, 09:55 AM	#5
ridergirlx0x0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,019 Images: 269 Blog Entries: 22	oo yea that makes since... i people staring at me to, but it always seems im most nervous for the flat than jumping lol __________________ you never no how much you loved something until you say goodbye Hunter/Eq Girl For Life!! proud rider of a thoroughbred gelding- hay tex!

07-31-2007, 10:37 AM	#6
endurgirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,823 Images: 167 Blog Entries: 5	I get nervous because I feel pressure to perform well. I have a great horse and I have a lot of money on the line (entry fee), so I need to perform well. I have lots of people who are counting on me and wanting me to do well (and competitors wanting me to do bad), so I guess it's just pressure. As for people staring at me, I never know that people are watching me when I am performing. It is just me, my horse, the cows, and my herdholders and turnback men. __________________ Don't squat with your spurs on!! If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough. Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

07-30-2007, 05:38 PM	#3
horse_freak001 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,172 Images: 27 Blog Entries: 11	to me, i guess it's everyone watching me more then anything. and then there is the thought of screwing up in front of everyone and embarassment. but then that's just me, i tend to be a bit negative. but then it's usually happens before, and then during it, it tends to go away.

07-31-2007, 11:08 AM	#7
HoofPrints11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,841 Images: 44	Im usually only nervous if theres something I'm not sure i can do... like before I could tell my leads apart i was soo nervous before I went in the ring, now I'm not __________________ "Because the judge isn't there to decide how you place, but to simply record how you rode"

07-31-2007, 11:13 AM	#8
Fire_Dawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Your guess is as good as mine but I guess Ontario Posts: 717 Images: 5 Blog Entries: 1	lol im not quite sure why. I was nervous my first show because i didn't know what to expect. __________________ Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened Proud Member of the Quarter Horse Club

07-31-2007, 11:19 AM	#10
horseyfrk145 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: H'ville, NC Posts: 5,650 Images: 23	usually bcuz i was (i dont really get nervous anymore) afraid of messing up (what an optimistic additude, 'eh?) or not impressing my show coach - but as soon as i got in the ring (showjumping or dressage) or started my course (XC - im an eventer BTW) everything dissapeared and its just me and my boy and i just ride but MBA's got a good point __________________ "Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment." John 7:24 ~BECCA <3 Riley and LuLu!

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