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The Real Cost of Riding: Setbacks, Starting Over, and Why We Keep Going · Two Point Perspective

• 0:02
  One
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  thing
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  I
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  know
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  for
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  sure
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  about
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  this
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  sport,
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  it
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  really
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  does
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  create
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  strong
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  friendships.
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  If
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  you
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  ride.
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  You
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  know
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  exactly
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  what
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  I
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  mean.
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  This
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  is
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  two
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  Point
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  perspective.
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  Two
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  riders
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  with
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  different
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  viewpoints
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  from
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  different
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  generations
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  talking
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  about
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  the
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  same
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  sport.
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  Hi,
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  everyone.
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  Welcome
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  back
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  to
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  Two
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  Point
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  Perspective.
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  I'm
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  Elizabeth.
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  We've
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  been
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  talking
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  about
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  detours,
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  you
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  know,
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  when
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  things
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  don't
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  go
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  the
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  way
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  you
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  thought
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  they
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  would
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  and
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  you
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  didn't
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  see
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  it
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  coming.
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  Sometimes
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  it's
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  a
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  horse
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  thing,
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  sometimes
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  it's
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  life.
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  And
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  sometimes,
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  or
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  actually
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  most
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  always,
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  it's
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  completely
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  out
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  of
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  your
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  control.
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  I'm
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  sure
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  that
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  this
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  week
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  feels
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  like
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  one
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  of
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  those
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  moments
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  for
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  a
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  whole
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  lot
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  of
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  people.
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  Between
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  the
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  snowstorm,
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  no.
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  No
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  power,
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  flights
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  getting
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  canceled,
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  roads
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  being
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  shut
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  down,
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  and
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  now
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  these
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  stupid
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  freezing
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  temperatures
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  that
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  won't
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  go
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  away.
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  Everything
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  kind
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  of
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  hit
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  pause.
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  And
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  I
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  keep
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  thinking
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  about
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  the
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  people
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  out
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  in
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  it
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  right
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  now
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  taking
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  care
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  of
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  our
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  horses.
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  No
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  matter
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  what
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  the
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  weather
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  does,
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  the
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  horses
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  still
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  need
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  to
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  be
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  fed,
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  watered,
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  exercised,
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  cared
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  for.
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  And
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  if
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  you're
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  out
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  there
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  taking
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  care
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  of
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  horses
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  in
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  this
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  weather,
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  all
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  I
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  can
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  say
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  is
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  I
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  really
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  appreciate
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  you.
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  Thank
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  you.
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  I
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  was
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  hoping
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  Reynolds
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  might
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  jump
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  on
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  today,
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  but
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  between
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  recovery
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  and
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  this
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  storm,
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  we're
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  just
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  going
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  to
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  keep
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  it
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  simple.
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  She's
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  doing
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  well,
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  she's
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  resting,
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  she's
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  healing,
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  and
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  she's
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  exactly
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  where
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  she
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  should
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  be.
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  This
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  week
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  has
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  also
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  reminded
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  me
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  how
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  quickly
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  plans
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  can
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  change
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  and
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  how
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  little
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  there
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  is
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  that
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  you
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  can
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  actually
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  do
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  about
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  it.
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  In
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  riding,
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  nothing
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  ever
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  stays
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  on
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  the
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  track
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  you
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  expect.
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  A
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  horse
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  can
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  get
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  hurt,
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  a
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  sail
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  falls
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  apart,
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  something
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  you
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  thought
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  was
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  a
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  sure
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  thing
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  suddenly
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  isn't,
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  and
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  you
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  don't
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  get
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  a
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  warning.
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  You
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  just
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  have
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  to
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  adjust.
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  I
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  think
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  that's
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  something
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  riders
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  are
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  better
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  at
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  than
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  most
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  people
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  even
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  realize
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  because
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  we're
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  constantly
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  learning
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  how
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  to
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  pivot
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  when
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  things
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  don't
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  go
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  the
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  way
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  that
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  we
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  planned.
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  I
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  can
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  think
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  of
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  so
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  many
• 2:18
  times
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  I
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  was
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  sure
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  something
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  in
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  my
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  riding
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  life
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  was
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  going
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  one
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  way,
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  and
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  then
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  it
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  didn't.
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  One
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  that
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  stands
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  out
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  is
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  a
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  young
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  horse
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  I
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  bought
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  almost
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  three
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  years
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  ago.
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  He
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  was
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  just
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  three
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  and
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  had
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  never
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  even
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  been
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  ridden,
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  but
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  he
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  was
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  everything.
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  He
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  was
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  gorgeous,
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  a
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  great
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  mover,
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  great
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  jumper.
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  He
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  had
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  the
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  most
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  amazing
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  brain.
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  And
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  what
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  a
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  personality.
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  I
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  thought
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  he
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  was
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  my
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  forever
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  horse,
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  the
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  one
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  I
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  would
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  ride
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  until
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  I
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  couldn't.
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  What
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  I
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  didn't
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  realize
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  at
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  the
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  time
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  was
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  that
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  he
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  had
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  arthritis
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  in
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  his
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  neck,
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  his
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  back,
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  and
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  his
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  hocks.
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  And
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  as
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  we
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  started
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  working
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  with
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  him,
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  there
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  were
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  some
• 3:01
  things
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  he
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  just
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  couldn't
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  do.
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  At
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  first,
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  it
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  felt
• 3:05
  really
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  Confusing.
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  Until
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  one
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  day,
• 3:07
  accidentally,
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  I
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  happened
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  to
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  see
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  some
• 3:10
  paperwork,
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  and
• 3:11
  suddenly
• 3:12
  it
• 3:12
  all
• 3:12
  made
• 3:12
  sense.
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  That
• 3:14
  horse
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  was
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  never
• 3:15
  going
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  be
• 3:16
  able
• 3:16
  to
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  do
• 3:16
  the
• 3:16
  job
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  that
• 3:17
  I
• 3:17
  bought
• 3:17
  him
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  for.
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  So
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  the
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  whole
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  plan
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  I
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  had
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  in
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  my
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  head
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  disappeared.
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  I
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  ended
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  up
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  donating
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  him
• 3:24
  to
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  a
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  college
• 3:25
  program
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  because
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  that
• 3:27
  was
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  right
• 3:27
  thing
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  to
• 3:28
  do
• 3:28
  for
• 3:28
  him.
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  But
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  emotionally,
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  it
• 3:31
  was
• 3:31
  a
• 3:31
  huge
• 3:32
  shift.
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  And
• 3:33
  around
• 3:33
  that
• 3:34
  time,
• 3:34
  I
• 3:34
  had
• 3:35
  made
• 3:35
  a
• 3:35
  change
• 3:36
  and
• 3:36
  moved.
• 3:36
  Barnes.
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  It
• 3:38
  was
• 3:38
  something
• 3:38
  I'd
• 3:39
  been
• 3:39
  thinking
• 3:39
  about
• 3:39
  for
• 3:40
  a
• 3:40
  long
• 3:40
  time.
• 3:41
  It
• 3:41
  wasn't
• 3:42
  sudden,
• 3:42
  but.
• 3:43
  But
• 3:43
  it
• 3:43
  finally
• 3:44
  felt
• 3:44
  like
• 3:44
  the
• 3:44
  right
• 3:44
  moment.
• 3:45
  A
• 3:46
  different
• 3:46
  environment,
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  different
• 3:47
  approach,
• 3:48
  just
• 3:48
  a
• 3:49
  better
• 3:49
  fit
• 3:49
  for
• 3:50
  where
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  am
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  now.
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  And
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  then
• 3:52
  there's
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  more
• 3:53
  recent
• 3:53
  version
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  of
• 3:54
  all
• 3:54
  this,
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  which
• 3:55
  is
• 3:55
  basically
• 3:56
  happening
• 3:57
  right
• 3:57
  now.
• 3:58
  While
• 3:59
  I
• 3:59
  was
• 3:59
  waiting
• 3:59
  for
• 3:59
  the
• 4:00
  young
• 4:00
  horse
• 4:00
  to
• 4:00
  grow
• 4:01
  up
• 4:01
  and
• 4:01
  be
• 4:01
  ready
• 4:02
  for
• 4:02
  me
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  ride,
• 4:03
  I
• 4:04
  bought
• 4:04
  an
• 4:04
  older
• 4:05
  horse
• 4:05
  so
• 4:05
  that
• 4:06
  I
• 4:06
  could
• 4:06
  keep
• 4:06
  showing
• 4:07
  where
• 4:07
  I
• 4:07
  wanted
• 4:07
  to
• 4:08
  be.
• 4:09
  About
• 4:09
  a
• 4:09
  month
• 4:09
  ago,
• 4:10
  my
• 4:10
  new
• 4:10
  trainer
• 4:11
  and
• 4:11
  I
• 4:11
  had
• 4:11
  an
• 4:12
  honest
• 4:12
  conversation
• 4:13
  that
• 4:14
  he's
• 4:14
  getting
• 4:14
  older
• 4:15
  and
• 4:16
  probably
• 4:16
  would
• 4:17
  be
• 4:17
  more
• 4:17
  comfortable
• 4:18
  stepping
• 4:18
  down.
• 4:19
  It
• 4:19
  wasn't
• 4:20
  easy
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  hear
• 4:21
  because
• 4:21
  mentally,
• 4:22
  I
• 4:22
  wasn't
• 4:23
  ready
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  that
• 4:23
  yet.
• 4:24
  The
• 4:25
  plan
• 4:25
  was
• 4:25
  to
• 4:26
  sell
• 4:26
  him
• 4:26
  or
• 4:26
  lease
• 4:27
  him,
• 4:28
  but
• 4:28
  I
• 4:28
  had
• 4:28
  already
• 4:28
  made
• 4:29
  all
• 4:29
  these
• 4:29
  plans
• 4:29
  to
• 4:30
  go
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  Florida
• 4:30
  for
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  month
• 4:31
  of
• 4:31
  February.
• 4:32
  The
• 4:32
  stalls
• 4:33
  were
• 4:33
  booked,
• 4:33
  the
• 4:34
  housing
• 4:34
  was
• 4:34
  booked,
• 4:35
  everything,
• 4:35
  all
• 4:35
  done.
• 4:37
  But
• 4:37
  once
• 4:37
  we
• 4:37
  talked
• 4:38
  it
• 4:38
  through,
• 4:38
  we
• 4:39
  realized
• 4:39
  it
• 4:40
  didn't
• 4:40
  make
• 4:40
  any
• 4:41
  sense
• 4:41
  to
• 4:41
  go.
• 4:42
  It
• 4:42
  was
• 4:42
  a
• 4:42
  lot
• 4:43
  of
• 4:43
  money,
• 4:43
  and
• 4:43
  it
• 4:44
  wasn't
• 4:44
  going
• 4:44
  to
• 4:44
  help
• 4:44
  his
• 4:45
  future.
• 4:46
  So
• 4:46
  that
• 4:46
  plan
• 4:47
  changed.
• 4:48
  Then
• 4:49
  a
• 4:49
  young
• 4:49
  horse
• 4:50
  came
• 4:50
  along
• 4:50
  that
• 4:50
  I
• 4:51
  tried
• 4:51
  over
• 4:51
  Christmas.
• 4:52
  I
• 4:52
  started
• 4:53
  getting
• 4:53
  excited
• 4:54
  again,
• 4:54
  thinking
• 4:55
  maybe
• 4:55
  this
• 4:55
  could
• 4:55
  be
• 4:56
  the
• 4:56
  next
• 4:56
  step.
• 4:57
  But
• 4:57
  during
• 4:57
  the
• 4:58
  ride,
• 4:58
  he
• 4:59
  tripped.
• 4:59
  And
• 4:59
  after
• 5:00
  everything
• 5:00
  I'd
• 5:01
  just
• 5:01
  been
• 5:01
  through,
• 5:02
  it
• 5:02
  made
• 5:03
  me
• 5:03
  really
• 5:03
  cautious.
• 5:05
  We
• 5:05
  still
• 5:05
  moved
• 5:06
  forward
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  a
• 5:06
  vetting,
• 5:07
  but
• 5:08
  in
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  end,
• 5:08
  the
• 5:09
  vet
• 5:09
  felt
• 5:09
  that
• 5:10
  there
• 5:10
  might
• 5:10
  be
• 5:10
  something
• 5:11
  neurological
• 5:11
  going
• 5:12
  on.
• 5:13
  So
• 5:13
  that
• 5:14
  was
• 5:14
  another
• 5:14
  plan
• 5:15
  that
• 5:15
  didn't
• 5:16
  work
• 5:16
  out.
• 5:17
  And
• 5:17
  then
• 5:17
  on
• 5:18
  top
• 5:18
  of
• 5:18
  all
• 5:18
  of
• 5:18
  that,
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  older
• 5:20
  horse
• 5:20
  I
• 5:21
  was
• 5:21
  planning
• 5:21
  to
• 5:21
  sell
• 5:22
  or
• 5:22
  lease
• 5:23
  came
• 5:23
  up
• 5:24
  slightly
• 5:24
  off.
• 5:25
  At
• 5:26
  first,
• 5:26
  we
• 5:26
  thought
• 5:27
  it
• 5:27
  might
• 5:27
  be
• 5:27
  an
• 5:28
  abscess,
• 5:28
  which
• 5:29
  was
• 5:29
  pretty
• 5:30
  normal
• 5:30
  for
• 5:30
  this
• 5:30
  time
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  year.
• 5:32
  But
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  couple
• 5:32
  of
• 5:32
  days
• 5:33
  later,
• 5:33
  we
• 5:34
  found
• 5:34
  out
• 5:34
  that
• 5:35
  it
• 5:35
  was
• 5:35
  a
• 5:35
  suspensory
• 5:36
  injury.
• 5:36
  Injury
• 5:37
  that
• 5:37
  means
• 5:38
  he's
• 5:38
  out
• 5:38
  for
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  while.
• 5:40
  So
• 5:40
  now
• 5:40
  I
• 5:40
  can't
• 5:41
  sell
• 5:41
  him,
• 5:41
  I
• 5:42
  can't
• 5:42
  lease
• 5:42
  him.
• 5:43
  So
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  decided
• 5:44
  that,
• 5:45
  realistically,
• 5:46
  it
• 5:46
  would
• 5:47
  be
• 5:47
  better
• 5:47
  to
• 5:48
  give
• 5:48
  him
• 5:48
  back
• 5:48
  to
• 5:49
  the
• 5:49
  woman
• 5:49
  that
• 5:49
  I
• 5:49
  bought
• 5:50
  him
• 5:50
  from
• 5:50
  so
• 5:51
  that
• 5:51
  she
• 5:51
  can
• 5:51
  retire
• 5:52
  him
• 5:52
  properly.
• 5:53
  So
• 5:53
  in
• 5:53
  about
• 5:54
  a
• 5:54
  month,
• 5:54
  I
• 5:55
  went
• 5:55
  from
• 5:55
  having
• 5:55
  horses,
• 5:56
  plans,
• 5:57
  shows
• 5:57
  lined
• 5:58
  up,
• 5:58
  to
• 5:59
  suddenly
• 5:59
  everything
• 6:00
  changing.
• 6:01
  And
• 6:01
  that
• 6:01
  brings
• 6:02
  me
• 6:02
  to
• 6:02
  rentals
• 6:03
  the
• 6:04
  crazy
• 6:04
  part
• 6:04
  is,
• 6:05
  is
• 6:05
  that
• 6:06
  she
• 6:06
  and
• 6:06
  her
• 6:07
  best
• 6:07
  friend
• 6:07
  Dana
• 6:08
  were
• 6:08
  diagnosed
• 6:09
  with
• 6:09
  the
• 6:10
  same
• 6:10
  thing
• 6:11
  within
• 6:11
  a
• 6:11
  week
• 6:12
  of
• 6:12
  each
• 6:12
  other.
• 6:13
  I
• 6:13
  just
• 6:13
  find
• 6:14
  it
• 6:14
  unbelievable.
• 6:15
  And
• 6:15
  of
• 6:15
  course
• 6:16
  everybody
• 6:16
  is
• 6:17
  trying
• 6:17
  to
• 6:17
  make
• 6:17
  sense
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  it.
• 6:18
  They
• 6:18
  keep
• 6:19
  asking,
• 6:19
  did
• 6:19
  you
• 6:20
  girls
• 6:20
  grow
• 6:20
  up
• 6:20
  on
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  same
• 6:21
  street?
• 6:22
  Did
• 6:22
  you
• 6:22
  drink
• 6:23
  out
• 6:23
  of
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  same
• 6:24
  water
• 6:24
  fountain?
• 6:26
  What
• 6:26
  could
• 6:26
  have
• 6:27
  caused
• 6:27
  this
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  happen
• 6:28
  this
• 6:28
  way?
• 6:28
  But
• 6:29
  Dana
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  Reynolds
• 6:31
  say
• 6:31
  that
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  only
• 6:31
  thing
• 6:32
  they
• 6:32
  actually
• 6:32
  have
• 6:33
  in
• 6:33
  common
• 6:33
  is
• 6:34
  horses.
• 6:35
  And
• 6:35
  I
• 6:35
  can't
• 6:36
  remember
• 6:36
  if
• 6:36
  it
• 6:36
  was
• 6:36
  Dana
• 6:37
  or
• 6:37
  Reynolds,
• 6:38
  but
• 6:38
  they
• 6:39
  jokingly
• 6:40
  said,
• 6:40
  well,
• 6:41
  maybe
• 6:41
  it
• 6:41
  was
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  fly
• 6:42
  spray.
• 6:43
  When
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  was
• 6:43
  with
• 6:44
  them
• 6:44
  last
• 6:44
  weekend,
• 6:45
  Dana
• 6:46
  told
• 6:46
  me
• 6:46
  her
• 6:46
  doctor
• 6:47
  said,
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  two
• 6:48
  should
• 6:49
  write
• 6:49
  a
• 6:49
  book.
• 6:50
  And
• 6:50
  I
• 6:50
  thought,
• 6:51
  there
• 6:51
  is
• 6:52
  a
• 6:52
  story.
• 6:53
  Not
• 6:53
  the
• 6:53
  medical
• 6:54
  side
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  it,
• 6:55
  but
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  friendship
• 6:56
  side.
• 6:57
  Reynolds
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  Dana
• 6:59
  don't
• 6:59
  have
• 6:59
  to
• 6:59
  explain
• 7:00
  anything
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  each
• 7:01
  other.
• 7:02
  They
• 7:02
  don't
• 7:02
  have
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  pretend
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  be
• 7:03
  okay.
• 7:05
  They
• 7:05
  can
• 7:05
  laugh
• 7:06
  about
• 7:06
  it,
• 7:06
  be
• 7:06
  frustrated
• 7:07
  about
• 7:08
  it,
• 7:08
  be
• 7:08
  scared
• 7:09
  about
• 7:09
  it,
• 7:10
  all
• 7:10
  in
• 7:10
  the
• 7:10
  same
• 7:11
  conversation.
• 7:12
  And
• 7:12
  I
• 7:13
  can
• 7:13
  tell
• 7:13
  you,
• 7:13
  I
• 7:14
  watched
• 7:14
  them
• 7:14
  talking
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  things
• 7:15
  they
• 7:16
  were
• 7:16
  saying
• 7:16
  went
• 7:16
  right
• 7:17
  over
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  head.
• 7:18
  But
• 7:18
  they
• 7:18
  were
• 7:19
  completely
• 7:19
  on
• 7:19
  the
• 7:20
  same
• 7:20
  page
• 7:20
  and
• 7:21
  they
• 7:21
  were
• 7:21
  there
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  support
• 7:22
  each
• 7:22
  other.
• 7:24
  Two
• 7:24
  best
• 7:24
  friends
• 7:25
  going
• 7:25
  through
• 7:26
  something
• 7:26
  hard
• 7:26
  at
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  same
• 7:27
  time
• 7:27
  is
• 7:28
  one
• 7:28
  thing,
• 7:29
  but
• 7:29
  seeing
• 7:29
  all
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  people
• 7:30
  around
• 7:31
  them
• 7:31
  reaching
• 7:32
  out
• 7:32
  is
• 7:33
  so
• 7:33
  inspiring.
• 7:35
  Reynolds
• 7:35
  mother
• 7:35
  even
• 7:36
  said
• 7:36
  that
• 7:36
  Reynolds
• 7:37
  has
• 7:37
  been
• 7:37
  so
• 7:38
  touched
• 7:38
  by
• 7:39
  the
• 7:39
  outpouring
• 7:40
  of
• 7:40
  get
• 7:40
  well
• 7:40
  wishes
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  concern
• 7:42
  people
• 7:42
  from
• 7:43
  years
• 7:43
  ago,
• 7:44
  people
• 7:44
  from
• 7:45
  different
• 7:45
  chapters
• 7:46
  of
• 7:46
  her
• 7:46
  life,
• 7:47
  people
• 7:47
  Reynolds
• 7:48
  has
• 7:48
  known
• 7:49
  in
• 7:49
  elementary
• 7:50
  school
• 7:51
  and
• 7:51
  someone
• 7:52
  from
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  past
• 7:52
  barn
• 7:53
  even
• 7:53
  set
• 7:54
  up
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  meal
• 7:54
  train
• 7:55
  for
• 7:55
  her,
• 7:55
  which
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  amazing.
• 7:57
  But
• 7:57
  more
• 7:57
  than
• 7:57
  anything,
• 7:58
  it's
• 7:59
  just
• 7:59
  a
• 7:59
  reminder
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  people
• 8:00
  really
• 8:01
  are
• 8:01
  thinking
• 8:01
  about
• 8:02
  you.
• 8:03
  One
• 8:03
  thing
• 8:04
  I've
• 8:04
  learned,
• 8:04
  and
• 8:04
  I
• 8:05
  think
• 8:05
  a
• 8:05
  lot
• 8:05
  of
• 8:05
  us
• 8:06
  are
• 8:06
  guilty
• 8:06
  of
• 8:07
  this,
• 8:07
  is
• 8:07
  saying,
• 8:08
  just
• 8:08
  let
• 8:09
  me
• 8:09
  know
• 8:09
  if
• 8:09
  you
• 8:09
  need
• 8:09
  anything.
• 8:11
  It's
• 8:11
  well
• 8:12
  intended,
• 8:12
  but
• 8:12
  when
• 8:13
  someone's
• 8:13
  going
• 8:14
  through
• 8:14
  something
• 8:14
  really
• 8:15
  hard,
• 8:16
  they're
• 8:16
  probably
• 8:16
  not
• 8:17
  going
• 8:17
  to
• 8:17
  ask.
• 8:18
  They
• 8:18
  don't
• 8:19
  want
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  feel
• 8:19
  like
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  burden,
• 8:20
  and
• 8:20
  they
• 8:20
  probably
• 8:21
  don't
• 8:21
  even
• 8:21
  know
• 8:22
  what
• 8:22
  they
• 8:22
  need.
• 8:23
  What
• 8:24
  helps
• 8:24
  is
• 8:25
  when
• 8:25
  people
• 8:25
  are
• 8:26
  specific.
• 8:28
  I'm
• 8:28
  bringing
• 8:28
  dinner
• 8:29
  on
• 8:29
  Tuesday.
• 8:30
  I'm
• 8:30
  checking
• 8:31
  on
• 8:31
  you
• 8:31
  tomorrow.
• 8:32
  I'm
• 8:33
  running
• 8:33
  this
• 8:34
  errand
• 8:34
  for
• 8:34
  you.
• 8:35
  I'm
• 8:35
  here
• 8:36
  if
• 8:36
  you
• 8:36
  need
• 8:36
  distraction.
• 8:38
  Those
• 8:38
  small
• 8:39
  things
• 8:39
  add
• 8:40
  up
• 8:40
  fast.
• 8:41
  And
• 8:41
  honestly,
• 8:42
  the
• 8:42
  horse
• 8:43
  world
• 8:43
  is
• 8:43
  really
• 8:44
  good
• 8:44
  at
• 8:44
  that.
• 8:45
  We
• 8:45
  might
• 8:46
  not
• 8:46
  be
• 8:46
  great
• 8:46
  with
• 8:47
  emotions,
• 8:48
  but
• 8:48
  we're
• 8:48
  really
• 8:49
  good
• 8:49
  with
• 8:49
  action.
• 8:51
  This
• 8:51
  sport
• 8:51
  creates
• 8:52
  connections
• 8:53
  that
• 8:53
  last
• 8:53
  longer
• 8:54
  than
• 8:54
  seasons,
• 8:55
  barns,
• 8:55
  or
• 8:55
  chapters
• 8:56
  of
• 8:56
  life.
• 8:57
  And
• 8:57
  when
• 8:57
  something
• 8:58
  big
• 8:58
  happens,
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  realize
• 9:00
  those
• 9:00
  relationships
• 9:01
  are
• 9:01
  still
• 9:01
  there.
• 9:02
  I
• 9:03
  actually
• 9:03
  got
• 9:03
  a
• 9:03
  message
• 9:04
  today
• 9:05
  from
• 9:05
  people
• 9:05
  I
• 9:05
  rode
• 9:06
  with
• 9:06
  more
• 9:06
  than
• 9:06
  40
• 9:07
  years
• 9:07
  ago.
• 9:08
  They
• 9:08
  were
• 9:09
  reaching
• 9:09
  out
• 9:09
  about
• 9:09
  a
• 9:10
  friend
• 9:10
  who's
• 9:10
  going
• 9:10
  through
• 9:11
  something
• 9:11
  really
• 9:11
  hard
• 9:12
  and
• 9:13
  asking
• 9:13
  everyone
• 9:14
  to
• 9:14
  support
• 9:14
  her
• 9:15
  40
• 9:16
  years
• 9:16
  later.
• 9:17
  And
• 9:18
  it
• 9:18
  just
• 9:18
  says
• 9:18
  everything
• 9:19
  to
• 9:19
  me
• 9:19
  about
• 9:20
  this
• 9:20
  sport.
• 9:21
  These
• 9:21
  friendships
• 9:22
  don't
• 9:22
  disappear
• 9:23
  when
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  stop
• 9:23
  showing
• 9:24
  together.
• 9:25
  They
• 9:25
  stick
• 9:25
  for
• 9:26
  life.
• 9:27
  Someone
• 9:27
  even
• 9:28
  wrote
• 9:28
  back,
• 9:29
  thank
• 9:29
  you
• 9:29
  for
• 9:30
  the
• 9:30
  opportunity
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  continue
• 9:31
  to
• 9:32
  support
• 9:32
  each
• 9:32
  other.
• 9:33
  And
• 9:33
  I
• 9:33
  thought,
• 9:35
  that's
• 9:35
  exactly
• 9:36
  it.
• 9:37
  I'd
• 9:38
  love
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  hear
• 9:38
  your
• 9:39
  stories.
• 9:40
  When
• 9:40
  did
• 9:40
  someone
• 9:41
  surprise
• 9:41
  you
• 9:42
  by
• 9:42
  being
• 9:42
  there
• 9:42
  when
• 9:43
  you
• 9:43
  needed
• 9:43
  it?
• 9:44
  Or
• 9:44
  when
• 9:44
  did
• 9:45
  you
• 9:45
  step
• 9:45
  in
• 9:45
  for
• 9:45
  somebody
• 9:46
  else?
• 9:47
  Send
• 9:47
  us
• 9:48
  a
• 9:48
  dm,
• 9:49
  leave
• 9:49
  a
• 9:49
  comment
• 9:49
  or
• 9:50
  message
• 9:50
  us.
• 9:51
  Thanks
• 9:51
  for
• 9:52
  being
• 9:52
  here
• 9:52
  this
• 9:52
  week.
• 9:53
  Life
• 9:54
  doesn't
• 9:54
  always
• 9:54
  go
• 9:55
  the
• 9:55
  way
• 9:55
  we
• 9:55
  plan,
• 9:56
  but
• 9:57
  people
• 9:57
  make
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  hard
• 9:58
  parts
• 9:58
  easier.
• 10:00
  We'll
• 10:00
  see
• 10:00
  you
• 10:01
  next
• 10:01
  Thursday.
• 10:01
  And
• 10:02
  as
• 10:02
  always,
• 10:03
  let's
• 10:04
  ride.