Advice To Parents From Kids – Video

Basics, Features, New Rider, Showing, Videos

As a follow-up to our segment where show jumping parents offered advice for new parents…. We asked young show jumpers, what would they like their parents to start doing- or stop doing – at a horse show.

Here’s what they said:

Stay Calm

Relax

Be Supportive

Be There

Don’t Be There (kids, go figure?)

Let Me Handle Things

Help Me With My Horses

Stop Giving Me Advice Before I Go Into The Show Ring

Let Me Manage Things

Enjoy Yourself As Much As I Enjoy Show Jumping

Don’t Interfere When I’m Discussing My Ride With My Trainer

Don’t Change A Thing

More Video Of My Riding So I can Review

And a BIG thank you to all the parents!

About The Author

David Portener

David is the Chief Strategy Officer for Show Jumping Life. An experienced publisher and web designer, David helped to launch Edmunds.com in 1999. David has decided to apply his passion for technology and publishing to the sport of show jumping. David's exposure to horses came at an early age as he spent a great deal of time and many summers with the family of Garland and Marie Williamson. Owners of Hillsbrook Farms in Ontario Canada, the Williamsons breed and train thoroughbred race horses including multiple Grade 1 winner Hard Not to Like. Today, David works with show jumping trainers, riders, show managers and others to build Show Jumping Life as the "Trusted Resource For Everything Show Jumping".

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