Thrown into the fiery brimstone....

Novice or Open? That is the question. Novice is for first time competitors or those who haven't placed before. Kind of an intro. I think it would be a ton less stressful to compete as a novice for my first show. Then if I make any mistakes, I'm not being judged against the 8th year seasoned competitor. BUT the downfall is that I won't get to truly see how I measure up against everyone else. I wish they would let you compete in Novice and then if you place, you can compete against the Open group. I guess they used to do it that way, but not anymore. Reid (my trainer) says if I compete in Novice he thinks I'd win it.... I'm thinking place. The more I think about it, the more I think I should compete in Novice for the experience and I always have the next competition to compete in the Open. Hmmmm. Decisions, decisions.