"Hi Kess New to barnmice and maneuvering here but know about being nervous. All I can say is "who cares what anyone thinks". Just breathe and think about having fun and not what your horse MAY do wrong. Visualize you and your horse doing…"

"I try to ONLY concentrate on what I am doing when competing and it helps a lot to ignore the horse - as far as possible of course!"

"Hello! I am new to Barnmice too! Good luck at your competition. Remember to have fun and so what if you go off course or your horse doesn't listen to you at times- you will have something to laugh about later and almost everyone have been in…"

"Hi, Kess: Good for you! Don't worry so much, as Amy says, things happen to international riders all the time, so just accept that you may have to deal with issues during your test too. I think that at this point you should focus on the test…"

"its ok. im preetty new to dressage to, ive only done a few tests. once your in the arena relax, in the world cup level u get horses freaking out and not listening. If its your first test you should just be doing prep or prelim, these tests are basic…"

"Good luck in your show! As exciting as it is to want to win, try setting a personal goal for yourself. If your heels normally come up and your toes point out, focus on that! If your horse cuts the corners, focus on riding him deeper into the…"

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"he's cute!"

"GORGEOUS HORSE! :0"

"GORGEOUS"

"soooooooooooo cute!"

"Is he your horse? if yes did you just buy him from a barn named stone meadows or have borded him there? he looks like a horse named blaze that used to come to stone meadows!"

"Welcome! I hope he listens this time! Where and what are you showing? Don't worry, most people are nervous before they compete. Will you have friends or your instructor there with you? Post photos! :)"

"I love dressage and ive been ridin 1year and a half done 3 schooling shows.I honestly think u should try it cause really my cousin does hunter and after she did a bit of dressage she went from the bottom to the top.Good luck!"