new. i often have people say to me, my horse is fine at home, and then we went to the show and he went completely crazy. now think about it. there's new things at the show, new scary things-- flags, bikes, and balloons. i call him the big three. flags are scary because they move rapidly and they have high contrast of light and dark. bikes are scary because they move rapidly and they sneak up on you. you need to get your animal used to these things at home, and the best way to introduce your horse to flags and balloons would be to decorate the pasture fence with 