My trail mare, Ljosbra, went last year and won several ribbons including a
couple of first places. She had never been in a show. I did not change
anything about the way that I ride her except a bath and her custom fitted
Schleese dressage saddle. (It looks much better in a show than my Bob
Marshall
western). She has shoes because her feet are really poor and do not hold up
to
our rocky terrain. She was due to be reshod Monday after the show. Her
shoes are not heavy, she did not have boots, and she was ridden in a
completely
loose rein. I was told last year that I had to put a noseband on her but it
definitely was not tight. At home she is not ridden with one.
Renee
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