tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265846561005961514.post6065933704028575972..comments2023-10-18T01:10:57.351-07:00Comments on I Will Jump Sweet Jumps- A Horse Blog: Dealing with nerves at showsBeckzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09114970876099684280noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265846561005961514.post-65494553390891925412009-08-21T01:11:00.257-07:002009-08-21T01:11:00.257-07:00Hi Beckz
Reading your post is exactly how I feel ...Hi Beckz<br /><br />Reading your post is exactly how I feel at every show. I've been competing now for 6 years on my horse. We started out together when she was 5 and it resulted in me on the floor a couple of times. But, touch wood, when she got the idea that we do the jumps together, we got a lot of consistency. She's a really easy horse to handle, so I don't have to worry about any additional stress and she tends to look after her 'mum' now. And yet before every show, I'm really,really sick. I tell myself as we're driving to the show, that this will be my last one. Nothing can be worth this much angst. We had 6 months out due to lameness and this year has been the worst I've ever been. That combined with the fact that we've just affiliated to British Eventing and so we've upped the anti a bit. <br /><br />But like you said, if I'm not nervous because the jumps are large, then I'm nerous because I should do well and if I'm not nervous at all then I panic cos something must be wrong!<br /><br />But when you've finished, you're elated, and the buzz from that is so great you sign up to the next event. And then it all starts again. <br /><br />KellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256524170807209562noreply@blogger.com