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Title:Equine Notes Conference
Notice:Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:MTADMS::COBURNIO
Created:Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2080
Total number of notes:22383

354.0. "Getting Ready to Show" by USADEC::GILL () Fri Jul 01 1988 13:38

    Has anyone had the pleasure of introducing a young horse to an indoor
    show?  What are some of the joys awaiting me when I do so?  My gelding
    will be attending the Arabian All Gelding show in Springfield in
    August and it will be indoors.  He has never shown indoors before.
     Also, he will be stabled with a friends trainers showstring so
    he will be in the main barn with all the lights, noise etc.  Just
    how much is this going to make him unglue?  I am going to take him
    to an indoor arena next week in Mendon for lessons and to get him
    used to the idea of riding around in one, is this enough preparation?
    Some of you have young guys competing, Bob, how do you prepare the
    youngsters for their debut?
    
    stephanie
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354.1YOUNGSTERSEMASA2::NICKERSONMon Jul 11 1988 13:2911
    Stephanie...
    As far as the youngsters are concerned, we try to get them into
    the Colliseum before the show starts and just walk them around.
     Sometimes they have "something" in the center.  Not sure what they
    are going to do with this show as this is the first one.  Next year
    I hope to show my "butterball" at it.
    No matter what you do they are usually excited....there is just
    so much to see.
    
    GOOD LUCK