Personal Narrative: Rearing My Horse

It was a sunny day, we pulled up our car near the barn so we could help unloading equipment and horses. This was an important competition for me that I hoped to do well on. I tied my horse's halter on a loop built into the trailer and started to groom my horse. Shortly after i was approaching the competition rink and i could here my number being called. My heart was pounding as I pushed my horse into the rink, i was thinking of myself that this could go either way now good or bad.

“Isabella get your horse tacked up!” for instructor Ms. Ashley bellowed, I was just finishing grooming and got all the tack i needed to get before starting to tack up, shortly after I finished and I was making sure everything was in place before I mounted my horse and led him to where my instructor waited to start warming me up. Ms. Ashley set up a coarse and told me how to jump it. I came back shortly after and went straight to my instructor to get some insight on how i did and what I needed to work on, “make sure to keep your heels down, and your hands relaxed as you jump.” I quickly nodded and went of to try again. With those things still running in my mind i finished this time getting a thumbs up of approval from my teacher. I did this a couple of more times in different formations so I can be ready for whatever jump course they give us at the show. Once I did the course a few more times my instructor called it was time to go. As we approached the show rink I got more nervous every time we got closer. I just had to wait a few minutes before they called my name and I felt like if I was going to faint once I directed my horse into the rink. Throughout …show more content…
I hope I do another competition like that again because now I can see you don't really have to be that worried. I can't wait to start training for the other competition, I wonder what will be