If you could go back and give yourself advice at your first show, what would it be?
Shane Walters
Maybe just to relax, stay calm, and don’t get in a hurry
Matt Palmer
At my first show, I was five or six. I showed at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in walk jog. There were cuts back then, so I made the final cut, and I finished, third. When I got my ribbon, I was so excited. I had romel reins back then, and I over-and-under-ed my pleasure horse, and we went bucking out of the arena at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in the walk jog. So, my advice would be to be a little bit more settled after I got my award.
McKinnon Larcombe
I was pretty fearless the first time I showed. I do remember that I had quite an ornery horse. She didn’t want to trot into the pen, or anything like that. She was kind of naughty. I do remember that I was just so excited to show for the first time that I was pretty “Yee-haw!” about it. If I could let myself know how far I would go after this. At that age, I think I was maybe seven or eight years old, and at that point in my life, I wouldn’t have ever imagined where I would be today in the reining industry. So, I think I would tell myself to be patient; you are going places.
Casey Hinton
Copy the people that are successful and get more educated. Get more education about how it works and what you are supposed to do. You know, 4-H was really big, and you get to go to clinics in 4-H, but you are so young, you probably don’t really grasp much of it at that point until you get older. I went to Finley, so I had Dale and Clark and Mavis, so it’s kind of a continuation to seek out more information.
Jessicah Keller
I was so little. I was just trying to not trip and fall down in front of my horse.
Bud Lyon
I think it would probably be to keep it in perspective. A lot of our NRHA extended family members are experiencing difficulties right now and in these last few weeks and months, and it has really put some things in perspective. So today, I’m feeling like you know, we need to remember that this is what we do, and this is what
Bobby Avila, Jr.
Learn as much as you can prior to showing