What a nice review for show preparation! And yes, I did leave your bell boots on for a Grand Prix test! You were so gracious and said, Mom, Don't worry! It wasn't the best test! I will always groom for you.
Smile - and hum a happy tune (quietly) - especially if you're feeling tense. Both me and my horse shed our stress by thinking happy thoughts. I even try to practice smiling instead of wincing when I do something wrong. Better to have a sense of humor and move on than get stuck in the last movement with regret or worse, anger.
Hi Amelia, I loved it when you said 'breath smile and have fun. Years ago I decided to smile all through my test. It was so relaxed and my horse did his best. The judges may have wondered what was so funny. But they Ave me a club bronze medal. Wonderful advice.
I also recommend to my students to either get there early or make arrangements the day before to go in and walk the arena. Just like a jumper walks the course and figures out course and striding, this also helps in the dressage test. Even though you've ridden the same test over and over at home and at other venues, every place is a bit different. If you can walk with your horse, you can gauge their response to the environment (scary bushes at E, etc) but if you need landmarks to help you with accuracy, you can also use your walk in conjunction with your visualization exercise to help you prep your ride strategy by picking out unique landmarks in that particular arena.
I love your videos Amelia. You are real, you love what you do, you explain things like a humble person even though you are amazing. I think it's your tone and feel in talking to people that is really something special.
"Frozen rider syndrome"; so happy that we have a name now 😅. After reading and looking at your video it feels it's really time to get over it, lower the expectations and "breathe smile and have fun" instead (not only afterwards 😉). Thanks again for all the tips; it really motivates !!! 😘
Thanks for your as -always excellent tips. I've been showing for years but still forget to breathe, which affects so many things. Having not competed in over a year I need these great reminders. Having fun is so important- why else would we do it? Just in time for our 1st show of the season :-).
What a nice review for show preparation! And yes, I did leave your bell boots on for a Grand Prix test! You were so gracious and said, Mom, Don't worry! It wasn't the best test! I will always groom for you.
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Smile - and hum a happy tune (quietly) - especially if you're feeling tense. Both me and my horse shed our stress by thinking happy thoughts. I even try to practice smiling instead of wincing when I do something wrong. Better to have a sense of humor and move on than get stuck in the last movement with regret or worse, anger.
Well said!
Holy cow I needed this!!!! Thank you, 😊thank you!!
Thank you for being so positive. Your tips and videos are so helpful.
Frozen Rider syndrome! 😅 omgosh been there! Thankfully getting over it now that we can show more regularly! Great tips! Thanks! 🦄❤
Hi Amelia, I loved it when you said 'breath smile and have fun. Years ago I decided to smile all through my test. It was so relaxed and my horse did his best. The judges may have wondered what was so funny. But they Ave me a club bronze medal. Wonderful advice.
That's a great story! Thank you for sharing
I also recommend to my students to either get there early or make arrangements the day before to go in and walk the arena. Just like a jumper walks the course and figures out course and striding, this also helps in the dressage test. Even though you've ridden the same test over and over at home and at other venues, every place is a bit different. If you can walk with your horse, you can gauge their response to the environment (scary bushes at E, etc) but if you need landmarks to help you with accuracy, you can also use your walk in conjunction with your visualization exercise to help you prep your ride strategy by picking out unique landmarks in that particular arena.
Yes!! For sure!
I love your videos Amelia. You are real, you love what you do, you explain things like a humble person even though you are amazing. I think it's your tone and feel in talking to people that is really something special.
Fantastic information. Helps me to focus on what I need to do, not get so uptight I am flying around getting my horse uptight too! Thanks
These are so great, thank you! Also, that warmup clip you showed at 8:00, your horse's suspension was ah-mazing :-)
Tysm!I am having my first ever show this month
"Frozen rider syndrome"; so happy that we have a name now 😅. After reading and looking at your video it feels it's really time to get over it, lower the expectations and "breathe smile and have fun" instead (not only afterwards 😉). Thanks again for all the tips; it really motivates !!! 😘
These were great! Many i already do but so nice to have an order and hear them plainly. Off to a show tomorrow but I'm the groom this time!
Thanks for your as -always excellent tips. I've been showing for years but still forget to breathe, which affects so many things. Having not competed in over a year I need these great reminders. Having fun is so important- why else would we do it? Just in time for our 1st show of the season :-).
Hopefully I will go to my first show this year!!! Thx for the tips!🤞🏻
Really loved this! Very positive!!!!
Very helpful thanks for the awesome video!!
I am so lucky because the show is at my stables and I ride there so my horse is fine
Love this ❤
Does every venue allow you to walk inside the dressage arena before or after the show begins and ends?
No. But you sometimes can walk around the outside of the dressage arena.
If one day we could go back into compétitions because of covid19 😭😭😭
They just canceled the entire show season where my barn shows 😭 I almost had the guts to do my first show...
@@cassieisntme9516 i'm french and in France only professionnel riders Can compete . I Hope this summer We will be allowed
@@azbird where I am along with Covid there is also a horse virus or something
@@cassieisntme9516 rhinopneumonia ? That's what we got in Europe. FEI allowed compétitions for mid april.
@@azbird I don’t know the name
I'm so scared that I mess up any advice
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