pdj47 wrote:
Just a thought.....Why not learn to ride & how to handle your horse safely BEFORE you go to a horse show? Just seems to me it would be safer for you,your horse & those at the show that know what they are doing & have a horse that fits their experience......Be careful with the ace,it makes some horses nuttier than they were.Especially if you give it to them after they are worked up....

Says the person that has never shown a horse.

He is correct though that Ace will NOT work if the horse is already worked up. It has to be given before the stress occurs. I think you did the right thing by the way