Fall Horse Show Season

Posted by Laura Thompson Aug 26, 2009

The fall horse show season will be starting in the next couple of months, depending on your discipline. This is the time to gear up for competition, set goals for future horse shows and outline a game plan for the season.

Although the horse show season is not as clearly defined as with other sports, the fall brings with it a new beginning. How will you and your horse(s) fare this year? Where will you show? And what will you accomplish?

My favorite thing to do at the start of the fall horse show season is to write down a list of goals for the entire year. Some might be specific (e.g. win three first-place ribbons), while others are more abstract (e.g. conquering a specific movement or obstacle). It's a great way to monitor your progress with your horse(s) and evaluate decisions.

It doesn't matter if you're showing a green horse in his first horse show or riding a seasoned veteran toward a championship qualification. You might be very competitive with your eye on year-end awards or simply out for the fun. Whatever the case, you do have goals and desires that you can help yourself realize.

So what are your fall horse show goals and how do you plan to accomplish them?