Tips for Horsemen by Horsemen
Quick tips is meant to offer advice and suggestions that have worked for people. Use any and all you find helpful. If you have a tip or suggestion of your own, please send it to us.
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Use old socks on your hoof dressing cans. Makes the can easier to handle, they prevent drips and you don't get the dressing on your hands.
Tipster: Shelagh Roell
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Bobby Knight, the basketball coach, once said in an interview that he does not look for players who want to compete because we all want to compete and win; he looks for players who are willing to prepare to compete. So important to understand when showing horses.
Tipster: Ann Carroll
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Exhibitors should control the 25% they can control before they even enter the ring. Classes are judged 25% on the turnout of the horse, equipment and rider. Make sure your horse is clipped and clean. Tack needs to be clean. Make sure your hair is neat and if long should be in a bun. Start with that!
Tipster: Ellen Lifson
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In the show ring, use your corners. When the pack of exhibitors is coming up on you, go deep! So many exhibitors seem to want to see how many times they can go by the judge by riding around the center. Let the pack go by and come up the rail with yourself and your horse put together.
Tipster: Ellen Lifson and Ann Carroll
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Exhibitors should remember that ribbons and trophies are won in January with the work that occurs before they are won in show season.
Tipster: Shelagh Roell
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Saddle Hours, saddle hours, saddle hours....
Tipster: Richard Leadley
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Try Grand Flex produced by Grand Meadows for horses with arthritis or joint stiff-ness. It works! They even have a product for the rider called Grand Flex Rider which is becoming more important to some of us..
Tipster: Joanne Pembroke
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Use your corners and avoid the pack in the show ring!
Tipster: Richard Leadley
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Young riders, old horses...young horses, old riders
Tipster: Unknown
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When trying to load a horse in a trailer, use a flat broom not a whip to encourage the horse.
Tipster: Jim Aikman
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Ride as many horses as you can swing a leg over and spend as many hours as you can doing it to become the best rider your cabable of being.
Tipster: Joanne Pembroke
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