How to Beat Horse Show Nerves

for a flying change and my horse cant do one. I forgot my gloves in my tack box. Im not connecting with my coach. Some things you can control later but not right before your class so let them go until you can remedy the problem.
3 Block out detail overload. Out of the multiple skills that we cover in a riding lesson with my students I will select only a few to work on in the preclass warm up and only the key skills to remember in the ingate and to recite in the class. I remind eager parents to resist the urge to overload their kids with further prompts of and remember... before competing. Adult riders tend to overload themselves especially the perfectionists.
4 Block out history. This falls into the same category as those things we cant control at least before the class. I had an argument with my wife yesterday. My father never praised me.  Kids always made fun of me in high school. Ive always struggled with my weight. This judge has never placed me at previous shows. My alarm didnt go off this morning.
After blocking out all the unnecessary thoughts fill your bubble with just you your horse and the things you can control constructive thoughts confident posture and a few key skills to remember. Speak positively look upon challenges as opportunities to develop yourself and your horse and act confidently chin up shoulders back no matter how you feel. I plan with my students several convenient spots within a pattern to momentarily exhale relax their muscles and remember key words in their game plan.
5 Think outside the box. As you become more seasoned and the butterflies die down you can enlarge your bubble. You now become aware of the judges and consider how you might