first hoys fr class what to expect

[jester13]

hi my son is entried in his first hoys M&m first ridden class and i really dont know what to expect,he rides for someone else and we thought after the good season he's had so far we would give it ago mainly to give him the experience and see how the pony was if anyone can give any advice we would be greatful x

[horseygin]

this thread isnt great, I would try junior lounge or riding tips x. we did our first one yesterday at scottish, where are you entered?

[jester13]

hi horseygin do u know how i move the thread

with regards to class where entered at nps area 4 ( i think) at yorkshire showground . . . .how did u find the who experience x

[horseygin]

Well I shall be repeating it at area 4 so will see you there!As for our experience... our pony with beautifully white back legs then evacuated his bowels over them on the first walk round and looked shocking...(it was LIQUID!).. when asked to come in my very naive daughter was up top, but all the experienced ones jostling to be there pushed her out from behind so she wandered down to stand in last place... then she stood the pony up badly for the judge (just need some more practise!!LOL) .. and pony dropped out of canter early!!! Saying this , it was the poor girls first ever show off lead and she had never done a first ridden so she did really well. She absolutely loved it and had the biggest smile on her face in the class so that made it worthwhile! We ended up 7th so were very pleased, maybe his confirmation marks helped but we didnt stay to see marks. You dont need to move this thread, just start another one off in a different room, have a look and see which one has similar threads as I posted on here months ago and got no reply. Good luck.. remember its supposed to be fun!!

[mcw]

i did my first M&M FR HOYS qualifier in 2008, all i did was watch and learn, I watched every class before mine and when i got in the ring i knew what i was doing x

[jester13]

my son said thankyou,what a good idea x

[horseygin]

How did you get on? We got some nice photos, but no placing. Pity they didnt run it down to 10th place with so many ponies up.

[jester13]

pony was well behaved hes only 6 and not long of leadrein and when i saw the welsh d's running out straight at the ponies anything could of happened,son really enjoyed himself but i think the nerves got the best of him,very strong class and some stunning ponies,totally agree they should of placed to 10th hope u enjoyed your day

[kiwi]

My daughter is having her first experience at Hoys in the m&m fr and she is really looking forward to it...its all a learning curve!!! My daughter will def stand out from the crowd as she will be the only exmoor!!! lol

[cheekychops]

Well Done Kiwi I hope that you realy enjoy the experiance xx