Rebecca Penny on the resumption of shows and social media blunders
I’VE just completed my first lot of show entries which is exciting but presents a few hurdles I will need to get over. The first will undoubtedly be fitting into my show gear. The second will be staying aboard the novice ponies who are perhaps about to be thrown in at the deep end when attending shows that, under normal circumstances, I would have been a little better prepared for.
A pony going well at home is one thing but, like me, they have been cocooned. The sheer excitement of seeing the outside world may come as a bit of a shock to some of them, so I’m praying we have time to attend some local arena hires or clinics before heading to the winter championships.
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