pISHed_elf_lover
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 15/02/2008
Posts: 3177
Loc: Vale of Glamorgan
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OK .. just looking for some opinions .
Since Sol is slightly injured (O/R injury  ) I've been thinking (dangerous I know  ) and trying to get things into perspective .
Basically .. Sol is now 4 and 1/2 and around 17hh and 6'9 in rugs  and the general concensous(Sp) has been that she belongs on a XC course ..
An acquaintance of mine (who sucessfully evented a horse he produced and sold it to put a deposit on his house )recently sat on Sol and loved her .
Thought she had great train-ability and presence and he said that he would expect her to be consistent at novice at least in the future and that I should be aiming her to start BE the start of next season ....
My question is . How easy or difficult is it for a horse and rider to start BE ( at intro ) together ... or is it a recipe for disaster
Of course the pair of us would be confident at intro height courses SJ and xc before even attempting it .
Or do I approach acquaintance/YM (who has suitable experience and novice + ) and see if he will take her for the season or what ? 
or just potter along and regret things next September
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ziggins
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Reged: 06/04/2008
Posts: 390
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I had never done a one day event on any horse and I took my totally novice lump to a BE affiliated as his first ever one day( recipe for disaster or what!?) I think as long as you have the support and possibly do a couple of unaffiliated events first you would be fine!
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Wiz
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Reged: 03/01/2008
Posts: 149
Loc: Oxon
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I started at intro with horse that hadn't evented and neither had I done affiliated and all went fine. But if it would improve your confidence why not get someone experienced to do an event or 2 at the start of the season and then you take it from there
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kerilli
Reged: 01/04/2002
Posts: 7955
Loc: South Lincs
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if you are having a good time xc schooling, and competently jumping sjs bigger, you should be fine. it's just practise. try to have someone experienced to walk the first few courses with you who can point out things that will help etc, but tbh it's fun you should have with your own horse! intro is not difficult, and the courses are well built and encouraging. best of luck!
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pISHed_elf_lover
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 15/02/2008
Posts: 3177
Loc: Vale of Glamorgan
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Thanks everyone !
Best get my ar*e in gear and stop making excuses !
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millbrooksong
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Reged: 18/12/2005
Posts: 2082
Loc: Herefordshire
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Yup i would go for it! I had had song 3 months (had been in work for about 6 before we bought him as a just broken 5 YO) and we had done no dressage tests and i think 3/4 sj rounds and a few times XC schooling - my instructor (ridden up to advanced) rode him in his 1st intro and came 6th and then i took over the reins and we came 7th after a few attempts - i have to say XC is our strong point followed by dressage and sadly SJ in last but is slowly catching up!!
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Noodlejaffa
old hand
Reged: 28/03/2006
Posts: 726
Loc: Scottish Borders
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Just taken my new boy (had him 4 weeks) to his first Intro and he'd never evented before or done cross country. Really chuffed with him as he took it all in his stride.
Lot of it down to horse scope and confidence, as well as rider ability and confidence!! Believe you can do it and you're half way there.
Go for it!!
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pinktiger
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Reged: 02/11/2007
Posts: 1238
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the ans to this one is a tricky one, but its not 'do' or 'crumple' you can do alot of work over the winter, ie bsja BN and disc, and some aff dressage or unaffiliated, you can also 'drag' HUNT. So by next march you will have a good idea of your confidence and said horse.
In jan the JAS starts and thats a really good taster to BE with organisation, hat tags,heights ect...... Then mayb all being well some unaff ODE in the spring ( a warning here as the heights on the schedule tend to vary once out on course in unaff imo)(is much more sensible with BE) IMO)
By the time you have entered your 1st BE intro you and horse will be more than prepared!!! I had team chased, bsja, and done some unaff dressage before myself and 5 year old went BE, was just a question of putting it all together in one day!!!!!! 
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Magic_Magpie
Reged: 06/11/2004
Posts: 8475
Loc: Scotland
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I started BE with my horse who had done none. But I had done quite a few RC / PC level ODE's first.
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polly_poo
newbie
Reged: 28/05/2008
Posts: 42
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I did my 1st BE on young horse who had never done an event either. We did an intro and actually won!! So not necessarily a recipe for disaster! I did one 2'9 unaf. event and 1 hunter trial b4 doing our 1st BE. As long as you believe you can do it, and both you and horse feel confident- by the sounds of it I think its just you who needs to believe in yourself  . Intro is meant to be easy, kick on and enjoy it! For you as much as your horse make it all fun and go knowing that dressage, sj and xc should not be a problem as you have prepared by xc schooling, sj and dressage comps etc.
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