Wish my team luck at the IHSA show this weekend!

Paint_luver · 10-05-2006, 08:40 AM

The ISU team has our first show with the IHSA this weekend! We'll be leaving for Northern Illinois University tomorrow around 4:00, and will be back Sunday about 9:00 (hopefully!). I personally will be riding in a couple of the classes in the Advanced walk, trot, canter category, but our team has people showing in all kinds of classes on the flat and over fences. I'm really excited but very nervous too! It will be a great learning experience if nothing else!

I'll see you guys Monday!

(I'll try to get pictures!)

3WishesDun · 10-05-2006, 08:50 AM

Best of luck Hannah !! To you and your team.

jeda_horse · 10-05-2006, 08:50 AM

Woohoo! Sounds like a big deal. Good luck, have heaps of fun and I'll be eagerly awaiting the pics!!!

Paint_luver · 10-05-2006, 09:01 AM

Thanks guys! I really am getting WAY nervous. I havn't had lessons in so long, that I'm afraid I'll get out there and make a fool of myself, especially on a horse that I'm unfamiliar with. I'm really nervous that I'll let my team down!

jeda_horse · 10-05-2006, 09:07 AM

You'll be great Hannah, dont stress!

Xiphias · 10-05-2006, 09:08 AM

Good luck Hannah, have fun, and be safe! Cathy

imacowgirl2 · 10-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Ooooh...another IHSA rider!! I ride on my college's western team, and we have a show on Oct. 14.

Good luck!!

buggywhipp · 10-05-2006, 06:46 PM

Wishing you and your team Good Luck.

Doll-Face · 10-05-2006, 07:06 PM

okay! Coming from a former IHSA rider and someone who ONLY showed IHSA, what you need to do is RELAX. Of course, easier said then done, haha.
Just make sure you are all put together in your show stuff QUITE a while before your time to ride, hair and helmet all done. (i always had a problem with my hair and helmet!! and western hat. Talk about headache!)

Also, really take to heart what you read about the horse you have drawn. Sticky leads DEF means SET THEM UP SET THEM UP! Push that butt to the inside and ride em sidways down the rail if you have to!! LOL

Im pretty sure you've shown before, but your right, riding a totally new horse right when you walk in the ring is always a challenge, haha. When you mount up outside test em a little. Can you collect their nose at a halt? Or do they throw their head and nose out? That def means LIGHT REIN, of course. There was an arab at Berry named Grayson, you didnt ever try to get in his face!! Hed pull you totally out of position!

Okay, i could prolly go on all day so im gonna shut up now, just have fun and remember, its your first collegiate show, your entitled to mistakes!! Dont worry bout letting your team down. If they are a good team they will be all over you supporting you and cheering you on, and shouting tips on the rail. They wont expect firsts!! So dont sweat it.

I myself rode Adv walk trot canter and its one of the hardest classes to place in in my region. Its hard to shine when their are 12 other riders that look just about as good as you! LOL, pray for a GREAT draw!! Althought my slumpilyl built shoulders always killed me. I never placed higher then fifth. boo.

okay really shutting up now,

Hope this helped!

Paint_luver · 10-06-2006, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doll-Face

I myself rode Adv walk trot canter and its one of the hardest classes to place in in my region. Its hard to shine when their are 12 other riders that look just about as good as you! LOL, pray for a GREAT draw!! Althought my slumpilyl built shoulders always killed me. I never placed higher then fifth. boo.

okay really shutting up now,

Hope this helped!

Oh great, you're not supposed to tell me that about that class.

lol. Thanks for all the tips though! I'm just packing now and getting ready. We leave in just under 2 hours! Whoo hoo!!

Thanks for all the support guys. I charged up all four of my batteries, so hopefully they'll hold their charge (been having problems with that lately) and I can get some pics!

See you guys Monday!

10-05-2006, 08:40 AM	#1
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,888 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	Wish my team luck at the IHSA show this weekend! The ISU team has our first show with the IHSA this weekend! We'll be leaving for Northern Illinois University tomorrow around 4:00, and will be back Sunday about 9:00 (hopefully!). I personally will be riding in a couple of the classes in the Advanced walk, trot, canter category, but our team has people showing in all kinds of classes on the flat and over fences. I'm really excited but very nervous too! It will be a great learning experience if nothing else! I'll see you guys Monday! (I'll try to get pictures!) __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-05-2006, 08:50 AM	#2
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 16,974 Images: 655 Blog Entries: 27	Best of luck Hannah !! To you and your team. __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

10-05-2006, 08:50 AM	#3
jeda_horse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 5,448 Images: 393 Blog Entries: 28	Woohoo! Sounds like a big deal. Good luck, have heaps of fun and I'll be eagerly awaiting the pics!!! __________________ ~ T H O R O U G H B R E D S ~ County Renegade Fyrefly Throw your heart over the fence and you horse will go after it... R.I.P Rusty

10-05-2006, 09:01 AM	#4
Paint_luver Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 5,888 Images: 297 Blog Entries: 137	Thanks guys! I really am getting WAY nervous. I havn't had lessons in so long, that I'm afraid I'll get out there and make a fool of myself, especially on a horse that I'm unfamiliar with. I'm really nervous that I'll let my team down! __________________ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed ." Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-05-2006, 09:07 AM	#5
jeda_horse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 5,448 Images: 393 Blog Entries: 28	You'll be great Hannah, dont stress! __________________ ~ T H O R O U G H B R E D S ~ County Renegade Fyrefly Throw your heart over the fence and you horse will go after it... R.I.P Rusty

10-05-2006, 09:08 AM	#6
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,763 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	Good luck Hannah, have fun, and be safe! Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts I've been snowballed 6 times

10-05-2006, 06:22 PM	#7
imacowgirl2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: here, there, and everywhere! Posts: 2,820 Images: 234 Blog Entries: 17	Ooooh...another IHSA rider!! I ride on my college's western team, and we have a show on Oct. 14. Good luck!! __________________ Interested in horse nutrition? Check out my website : Understanding Horse Nutrition Or my Facebook group: Understanding Horse Nutrition on Facebook

10-05-2006, 06:46 PM	#8
buggywhipp Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,777 Images: 115	Wishing you and your team Good Luck. __________________ ~Angie~ Limoges 2006 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar colt by Le Mode SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Horses Are Addictive, Expensive, And May Impair The Ability To Use Common Sense.

10-05-2006, 07:06 PM	#9
Doll-Face Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,169 Images: 228	okay! Coming from a former IHSA rider and someone who ONLY showed IHSA, what you need to do is RELAX. Of course, easier said then done, haha. Just make sure you are all put together in your show stuff QUITE a while before your time to ride, hair and helmet all done. (i always had a problem with my hair and helmet!! and western hat. Talk about headache!) Also, really take to heart what you read about the horse you have drawn. Sticky leads DEF means SET THEM UP SET THEM UP! Push that butt to the inside and ride em sidways down the rail if you have to!! LOL Im pretty sure you've shown before, but your right, riding a totally new horse right when you walk in the ring is always a challenge, haha. When you mount up outside test em a little. Can you collect their nose at a halt? Or do they throw their head and nose out? That def means LIGHT REIN, of course. There was an arab at Berry named Grayson, you didnt ever try to get in his face!! Hed pull you totally out of position! Okay, i could prolly go on all day so im gonna shut up now, just have fun and remember, its your first collegiate show, your entitled to mistakes!! Dont worry bout letting your team down. If they are a good team they will be all over you supporting you and cheering you on, and shouting tips on the rail. They wont expect firsts!! So dont sweat it. I myself rode Adv walk trot canter and its one of the hardest classes to place in in my region. Its hard to shine when their are 12 other riders that look just about as good as you! LOL, pray for a GREAT draw!! Althought my slumpilyl built shoulders always killed me. I never placed higher then fifth. boo. okay really shutting up now, Hope this helped! __________________ Britnie Proud owner of Huffs Scarlet Rose (Daisy) ~ Reg. QH mare & Tuff ~ 8 month old gray sabino QH colt

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