50/ MARCH/APRIL 2014 THE RIDER Jump Canada Announces


Distribution of 2013 Venue Development Funds


The horse show fishbowl: how to prepare


do and people do what they do? And why does the show ring seem to magnify those emotions and reactions? Brainfreezes, butter- flies and blow-ups…all part of the completive experience.


tions to work in our favour, we can use the nervous energy to


response, which in turn may trig- ger a blow up. If we harness our imagina-


“sense” fear, our tentative or abrupt signals, stemming from nerves trigger


their flight


Butterflies: Stage fright hits when we look outside the fish- bowl – into the future and our imaginations. Cortisol and adrenaline levels rise. Heart rate increases. What if my horse...? What will the spectators think? Although horses can’t


By Lindsay Grice. Why do horses do what they


what’s the worst case scenario? Would it kill me? Would learn from it? And do any of the spectators really care as much as we imagine they do???


rize. To walk out my course, before climb- ing into the saddle. To memorize not only the beginning of a pattern but the middle and end. I wish someone had taught me the many memory tricks I now share with oth- ers.


“Over prepare, and go with the flow.”


adrenaline rise, he’s poised for flight. He may feel trapped by our clutching aids, the claustrophobia of the warm up ring and, like


Blow ups: When we, as riders, understand- ing the science of how horses view their world, it helps to nip mishaps in the bud. As a prey animal, a horse feels vulnerable in unfamiliar territory. As a social creature, his instinct tells him there’s safety in numbers. When a prey animal’s, heart rate and


Brainfreezes: I was the “off-course” queen as a junior rider. I remember that lost-in-the- jungle feeling of not knowing what jump or turn came next. So I learned how to thoroughly memo-


ed fluffy, but now I see the science of how it slows your heart rate. Logical thinking helps me too. Ok,


energize and motivate us- like Olympic ath- letes. Studies show that practicing in our minds what we want to happen, actually improves our performance. Great golfers practice the perfect swing in detail, right down to the ball landing on the green grass and dribbling into the hole. I used to think breathing deeply sound-


send to our horses and prevent us from thinking through a training set- back logical- ly. By practicing the perfect, thoroughly training the aids before we take a horse off- property, and seeing mishaps as learning opportunities, we can thrive in the horse show fishbowl!


Lindsay Grice Bio: Coach, judge, speaker and equine behaviourist, Lindsay Grice has trained hundreds of horses and riders in her 25 years as a professional. “ I love to help riders solve their horse puzzles based on the science of how horses think and learn,” she says.


major shows in the United States and Cana- da.


www.lgrice.com. For more information, visit her site


specialized judge and a Provincial Hunter/Jumper judge as well as a certified Equine Canada coach. She and her students have won at


classes and seminars for provincial equine associations and courses offered by Univer- sity of Guelph. She teaches clinics on show- ing, training and judging for horse clubs and private farms. She is an Equine Canada and AQHA


insights into how horses tick for equine associations, riding clubs and at private farms, creating thinking horsemen of her students by teaching the “hows” and “whys” of riding. Lindsay has taught Equine Behaviour


“Is it me or my horse?” Lindsay shares


a balloon, he overreacts – pop! Emotions can muddle the signals we


Ottawa, ON, February 11, 2014 - Jump Canada is pleased to announce the distribution of $5,000 in Venue Development Funds. The Venue Development Fund, financed by the Jump Cana- da Levy, directly impacts hunter, jumper and equitation riders and owners across the country through subsidizing improvements at com- petition facilities. The fund is rewarded to show


organizers, or geographic groups of competitions that re-invest in their competition facilities to enhance the showing experience and conditions for competitors and their horses. Each year, competitions are


invited to submit applications and receipts of work completed during the current year to the Venue Development Fund. The money is divided among the applications that the committee feels will have the most positive impact on com- petition improvement and the com- petitor’s showing experience. Examples of funded pro-


grams include the purchase of jumps and safety cups, develop- ment of natural obstacles like a bank or grob, enhancements to competition facilities and the pur- chase of equipment such as a ring conditioner. Facility improvements to footing and stabling on competi- tion grounds are also considered. The 2013 funds are divided


as follows:


• Jump with Hope for Kids with Cancer (AB) - $1,000 - Indoor arena resurfaced, German Geo Textile footing • Rocky Mountain Show Jumping (AB) - $2,500 - Grand Prix warm up area with German Geo Textile footing • Cedar Run Class (ON) - $1,000 - Improvements to Grand Prix jumper ring • Orangeville Show Jumping (ON) - $500 - making both hunter and jumper rings larger


Conditions required for applica- tion:


Venue must have run one or more Gold and/or Platinum competitions in 2013. Venue must have applied to hold one or more Gold and/or Platinum competitions in 2014. A venue may receive funding only once in each two-year period; venues that receive funding in 2013 may not apply in 2014. Venues awarded funding are required to acknowledge receipt of funds in their prize list. To be eligible for funding,


projects must have been completed in 2013.


Information regarding the


Venue Development Fund may be found on the Jump Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/jump- canada/ .


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