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When the Barn Becomes More Than the Sport · Two Point Perspective

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  There's
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  still
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  conversation
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  happening
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  around
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  this
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  sport
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  right
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  now.
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  A
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  lot
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  of
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  opinions,
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  frustration,
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people
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  questioning
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  where
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  things
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  are
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  headed.
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  And
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  so
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  many
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  of
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  those
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  conversations
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  really
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  are
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  important.
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  People
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  are
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  frustrated
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  and
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  I
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  totally
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  understand
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  why
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  the
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  sport
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  has
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  gotten
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  so
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  expensive.
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  It's
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  more
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  complicated
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  than
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  ever,
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  and
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  of
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  course,
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  very
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  political.
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  Everybody
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  feels
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  like
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  they're
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  fighting
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  for
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  something
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  right
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  now.
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  We
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  talked
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  about
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  the
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  new
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  United
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  States
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  Equestrian
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  Trainers
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  association,
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  that
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  trainers
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  are
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  organizing.
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  People
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  online
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  are
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  arguing
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  constantly
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  about
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  fairness
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  and
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  access
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  and
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  what
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  the
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  sport
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  is
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  becoming.
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  And
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  of
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  course,
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  I
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  think
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  social
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  media
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  makes
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  all
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  of
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  this
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  so
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  much
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  harder
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  because
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  complicated
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  issues
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  get
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  reduced
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  into
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  30
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  second
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  clips
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  and
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  headlines
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  and
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  comment
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  sections.
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  But
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  half
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  the
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  time
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  people
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  are
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  reacting
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  to
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  incomplete,
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  possibly
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  even
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  inaccurate
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  information
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  or
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  surveys
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  or
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  screenshots
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  or
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  someone
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  else's
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  interpretation
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  of
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  what
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  they
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  think
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  is
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  happening.
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  And
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  once
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  people
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  get
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  emotionally
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  spun
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  up
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  online,
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  it
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  becomes
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  very
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  difficult
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  to
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  slow
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  the
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  conversation
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  back
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  down
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  again,
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  because
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  outrage
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  spreads
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  a
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  whole
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  lot
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  faster
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  than
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  nuance
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  does.
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  And
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  I
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  think
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  that's
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  part
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  of
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  what
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  everybody's
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  feeling
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  right
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  now.
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  Not
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  just
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  frustration,
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  but
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  confusion
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  too.
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  And
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  then
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  the
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  other
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  day
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  I
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  went
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  with
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  Reynolds
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  to
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  her
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  final
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  chemo
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  treatment,
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  and
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  standing
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  there
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  watching
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  her
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  ring
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  the
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  bell
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  suddenly
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  the
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  other
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  stuff
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  just
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  didn't
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  really
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  seem
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  very
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  important.
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  And
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  on
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  the
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  drive
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  home,
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  I
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  kept
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  thinking
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  about
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  horses
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  and
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  all
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  of
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  our
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  connections,
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  because
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  that's
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  how
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  Reynolds
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  and
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  I
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  are
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  connected.
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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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  This
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  week,
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  I
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  think
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  that
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  this
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  conversation
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  feels
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  a
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  little
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  different.
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  For
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  all
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  the
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  arguing
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  that
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  happens
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  online,
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  the
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  horse
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  world
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  can
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  become
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  very
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  personal.
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  And
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  at
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  some
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  point,
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  for
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  people,
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  especially
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  adult
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  amateurs,
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  it
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  stops
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  being
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  only
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  about
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  ribbons
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  and
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  results.
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  I
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  think
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  for
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  us,
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  horses
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  and
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  the
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  barn
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  become
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  the
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  place
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  you
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  go
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  when
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  life
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  is
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  hard.
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  I
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  know
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  that
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  probably
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  sounds
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  overly
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  dramatic
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  unless
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  you've
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  been
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  around
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  horses
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  long
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  enough
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  to
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  watch
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  it
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  happen
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  over
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  and
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  over
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  again.
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  People
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  go
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  through
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  difficult
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  periods
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  in
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  life
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  and
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  somehow
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  the
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  barn
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  still
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  stays
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  part
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  of
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  it.
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  Maybe
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  they
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  have
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  to
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  stop
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  showing
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  for
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  a
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  while.
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  Maybe
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  they
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  can't
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  ride
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  as
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  often,
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  or
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  maybe
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  they
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  just
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  go
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  out
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  there
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  to
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  sit
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  for
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  an
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  hour
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  and
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  clear
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  their
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  head.
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  But
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  they
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  still
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  need
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  to
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  be
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  there.
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  I
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  know
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  there's
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  a
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  reason
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  people
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  refer
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  to
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  horses
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  as
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  healers,
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  and
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  I
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  don't
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  think
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  people
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  outside
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  this
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  world
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  always
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  understand
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  that.
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  Because
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  after
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  a
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  while,
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  the
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  barn
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  stops
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  being
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  only
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  about
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  competition.
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  Sometimes
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  it's
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  just
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  the
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  one
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  place
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  where
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  your
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  brain
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  quiets
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  down
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  just
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  for
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  a
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  little
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  while.
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  Sometimes
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  it's
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  the
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  routine.
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  And
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  sometimes
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  I
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  think
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  it's
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  as
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  simple
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  as
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  the
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  fact
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  that
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  horses
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  really
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  don't
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  care
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  what
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  kind
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  of
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  day
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  you
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  had.
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  They
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  still
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  need
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  you
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  to
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  show
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  up.
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  I
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  know
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  adult
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  amateurs
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  structure
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  their
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  lives
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  around
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  protecting
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  that
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  part
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  of
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  themselves.
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  I
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  certainly
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  do.
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  The
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  riding
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  matters,
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  obviously,
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  but
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  it
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  also
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  becomes
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  the
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  familiarity,
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  the
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  smells,
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  the
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  routines,
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  the
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  people,
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  the
• 3:56
  feeling
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  that
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  no
• 3:57
  matter
• 3:57
  what's
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  happening
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  outside
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  the
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  barn,
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  something
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  here
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  still
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  feels
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  safe.
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  And
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  if
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  you've
• 4:04
  been
• 4:04
  around
• 4:04
  horses
• 4:05
  long
• 4:05
  enough,
• 4:06
  you've
• 4:06
  probably
• 4:07
  watched
• 4:07
  this
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  happen.
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  People
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  have
• 4:09
  to
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  step
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  away
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  for
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  periods
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  of
• 4:11
  time.
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  Long
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  life
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  gets
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  busy,
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  careers
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  take
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  over,
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  kids
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  take
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  over.
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  Sometimes
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  people
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  just
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  burn
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  out
• 4:19
  for
• 4:20
  a
• 4:20
  while,
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  and
• 4:21
  then
• 4:21
  somehow
• 4:22
  they
• 4:23
  find
• 4:23
  their
• 4:23
  way
• 4:24
  back
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  horses
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  again.
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  I
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  think
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  I'm
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  probably
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  a
• 4:27
  pretty
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  good
• 4:28
  example
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  of
• 4:29
  that
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  myself.
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  I
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  mean,
• 4:30
  it
• 4:30
  did
• 4:30
  only
• 4:31
  take
• 4:31
  me
• 4:31
  about
• 4:31
  35
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  years
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  come
• 4:33
  back
• 4:33
  to
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  it,
• 4:34
  but
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  I'm
• 4:35
  here
• 4:36
  and
• 4:36
  here
• 4:36
  to
• 4:36
  stay.
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  And
• 4:38
  I
• 4:38
  think
• 4:38
  after
• 4:38
  a
• 4:39
  while,
• 4:39
  that's
• 4:40
  why
• 4:40
  this
• 4:40
  becomes
• 4:41
  so
• 4:41
  personal
• 4:42
  for
• 4:42
  people.
• 4:43
  For
• 4:43
  a
• 4:43
  lot
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  adult
• 4:44
  amateurs,
• 4:45
  horses
• 4:46
  didn't
• 4:46
  become
• 4:47
  their
• 4:47
  profession.
• 4:48
  Life
• 4:49
  went
• 4:49
  in
• 4:49
  other
• 4:50
  directions.
• 4:51
  But
• 4:51
  over
• 4:51
  time,
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  barn
• 4:53
  became
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  place
• 4:54
  you
• 4:54
  wanted
• 4:54
  to
• 4:54
  get
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  so
• 4:56
  that
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  could
• 4:56
  just
• 4:57
  breathe
• 4:57
  a
• 4:57
  little.
• 4:58
  And
• 4:59
  I
• 4:59
  think
• 4:59
  that
• 4:59
  changes
• 5:00
  your
• 5:00
  relationship
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  horses
• 5:02
  over
• 5:02
  time.
• 5:03
  When
• 5:04
  you're
• 5:04
  younger,
• 5:05
  especially
• 5:05
  as
• 5:05
  a
• 5:05
  junior,
• 5:06
  so
• 5:06
  much
• 5:06
  of
• 5:07
  your
• 5:07
  focus
• 5:08
  is
• 5:08
  just
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  what's
• 5:09
  right
• 5:09
  in
• 5:09
  front
• 5:09
  of
• 5:09
  you,
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  the
• 5:11
  next
• 5:11
  horse
• 5:11
  show,
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  whether
• 5:12
  or
• 5:12
  not
• 5:13
  you
• 5:13
  can
• 5:13
  move
• 5:13
  up,
• 5:14
  doing
• 5:14
  well,
• 5:15
  trying
• 5:15
  to
• 5:16
  be
• 5:16
  competitive.
• 5:17
  That's
• 5:18
  such
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  big
• 5:18
  part
• 5:19
  of
• 5:19
  how
• 5:19
  you
• 5:19
  see
• 5:19
  the
• 5:20
  sport
• 5:20
  at
• 5:20
  that
• 5:20
  age.
• 5:21
  And
• 5:22
  obviously,
• 5:23
  competition
• 5:23
  matters,
• 5:24
  goals
• 5:25
  matter,
• 5:26
  improving
• 5:26
  matters.
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  But
• 5:28
  I
• 5:28
  do
• 5:28
  think
• 5:29
  something
• 5:29
  shifts
• 5:30
  as
• 5:30
  people
• 5:30
  get
• 5:31
  older.
• 5:32
  Not
• 5:32
  that
• 5:32
  you
• 5:32
  don't
• 5:33
  have
• 5:33
  goals
• 5:33
  anymore,
• 5:34
  because
• 5:34
  you
• 5:35
  certainly
• 5:35
  do,
• 5:36
  but.
• 5:36
  But
• 5:36
  after
• 5:37
  a
• 5:37
  while,
• 5:37
  the
• 5:38
  barn
• 5:38
  just
• 5:38
  becomes
• 5:39
  part
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  how
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  live
• 5:40
  your
• 5:40
  life.
• 5:41
  It's
• 5:42
  where
• 5:42
  you
• 5:42
  go
• 5:42
  when
• 5:42
  things
• 5:43
  are
• 5:43
  hard.
• 5:44
  It's
• 5:44
  where
• 5:45
  you
• 5:45
  go
• 5:45
  when
• 5:45
  your
• 5:45
  brain
• 5:46
  needs
• 5:46
  a
• 5:46
  break.
• 5:47
  And
• 5:48
  maybe
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  sounds
• 5:48
  ridiculous
• 5:49
  to
• 5:49
  people
• 5:50
  outside
• 5:50
  of
• 5:50
  horses,
• 5:51
  but
• 5:51
  if
• 5:51
  you've
• 5:52
  been
• 5:52
  around
• 5:52
  them
• 5:53
  long
• 5:53
  enough.
• 5:54
  I
• 5:54
  know
• 5:54
  you
• 5:54
  know
• 5:54
  what
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  mean.
• 5:56
  Because
• 5:56
  most
• 5:57
  horse
• 5:57
  people
• 5:58
  have
• 5:58
  had
• 5:58
  periods
• 5:59
  in
• 5:59
  their
• 5:59
  lives
• 6:00
  where
• 6:00
  things
• 6:00
  weren't
• 6:01
  going
• 6:01
  very
• 6:01
  well.
• 6:02
  But
• 6:03
  even
• 6:03
  on
• 6:03
  difficult
• 6:04
  days,
• 6:05
  they
• 6:05
  still
• 6:06
  want
• 6:06
  to
• 6:07
  get
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  barn.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:09
  I
• 6:09
  think
• 6:09
  that's
• 6:09
  part
• 6:10
  of
• 6:10
  why
• 6:10
  people
• 6:10
  get
• 6:11
  so
• 6:11
  emotional
• 6:12
  about
• 6:12
  this
• 6:12
  sport
• 6:13
  right
• 6:13
  now,
• 6:14
  because
• 6:15
  they
• 6:15
  aren't
• 6:15
  just
• 6:15
  arguing
• 6:16
  about
• 6:16
  rules.
• 6:17
  They're
• 6:18
  arguing
• 6:18
  about
• 6:19
  something
• 6:19
  that
• 6:20
  became
• 6:20
  part
• 6:21
  of
• 6:21
  their
• 6:21
  identity
• 6:22
  a
• 6:22
  long
• 6:22
  time
• 6:23
  ago.
• 6:24
  And
• 6:24
  social
• 6:25
  media
• 6:25
  has
• 6:26
  made
• 6:26
  all
• 6:26
  of
• 6:26
  it
• 6:26
  louder,
• 6:28
  especially
• 6:28
  since
• 6:29
  it
• 6:29
  seems
• 6:30
  like
• 6:30
  every
• 6:31
  issue
• 6:31
  becomes
• 6:32
  a
• 6:32
  war
• 6:33
  immediately.
• 6:34
  Every
• 6:34
  conversation
• 6:36
  becomes
• 6:36
  extreme.
• 6:37
  Everybody's
• 6:38
  angry,
• 6:39
  everybody's
• 6:39
  defending
• 6:40
  something,
• 6:41
  everybody
• 6:42
  feels
• 6:42
  unheard.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:44
  again,
• 6:45
  I
• 6:45
  do
• 6:45
  think
• 6:46
  some
• 6:46
  of
• 6:46
  the
• 6:46
  criticism
• 6:47
  is
• 6:47
  valid.
• 6:48
  I've
• 6:49
  spent
• 6:49
  episodes
• 6:50
  talking
• 6:50
  about
• 6:50
  that.
• 6:51
  The
• 6:51
  economics,
• 6:52
  the
• 6:53
  governance,
• 6:54
  the.
• 6:54
  The
• 6:54
  disconnect
• 6:55
  between
• 6:55
  people
• 6:55
  making
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  decisions
• 6:57
  and
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  people
• 6:57
  who
• 6:58
  deal
• 6:58
  with
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  business
• 6:59
  realities
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  sport
• 7:00
  every
• 7:01
  single
• 7:01
  day.
• 7:02
  And
• 7:02
  those
• 7:03
  discussions
• 7:04
  do
• 7:04
  matter.
• 7:05
  But
• 7:06
  sometimes
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  Internet
• 7:07
  makes
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  horse
• 7:08
  world
• 7:08
  feel
• 7:09
  far
• 7:09
  more
• 7:09
  negative
• 7:10
  than
• 7:11
  it
• 7:11
  feels
• 7:11
  when
• 7:11
  you're
• 7:12
  actually
• 7:12
  at
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  barn.
• 7:14
  And
• 7:14
  meanwhile,
• 7:15
  real
• 7:16
  life
• 7:16
  is
• 7:16
  still
• 7:17
  happening
• 7:17
  in
• 7:18
  spite
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  all
• 7:18
  of
• 7:19
  that.
• 7:20
  For
• 7:20
  example,
• 7:21
  I
• 7:21
  just
• 7:21
  got
• 7:21
  the
• 7:22
  Ushja
• 7:23
  email
• 7:24
  about
• 7:24
  ehv.
• 7:25
  It
• 7:26
  was
• 7:26
  basically
• 7:27
  saying
• 7:27
  something
• 7:28
  horse
• 7:28
  people,
• 7:29
  deep
• 7:29
  down
• 7:30
  already
• 7:31
  know.
• 7:32
  The
• 7:32
  risk
• 7:32
  is
• 7:33
  part
• 7:33
  of
• 7:34
  our
• 7:34
  environment.
• 7:35
  It's
• 7:36
  not
• 7:36
  just
• 7:36
  at
• 7:36
  horse
• 7:37
  shows,
• 7:37
  it's
• 7:38
  not
• 7:38
  just
• 7:38
  in
• 7:38
  one
• 7:39
  place,
• 7:40
  it's
• 7:40
  not
• 7:40
  just
• 7:40
  one
• 7:41
  outbreak.
• 7:42
  It's
• 7:42
  part
• 7:43
  of
• 7:43
  living
• 7:43
  around
• 7:43
  horses.
• 7:45
  And
• 7:45
  obviously,
• 7:46
  biosecurity
• 7:47
  matters,
• 7:48
  protocols
• 7:49
  matter,
• 7:50
  and
• 7:50
  most
• 7:50
  important,
• 7:51
  protecting
• 7:52
  horses
• 7:53
  matters.
• 7:55
  But
• 7:55
  after
• 7:55
  this
• 7:55
  week,
• 7:56
  reading
• 7:57
  that
• 7:57
  email
• 7:58
  took
• 7:58
  on
• 7:59
  a
• 7:59
  little
• 7:59
  more
• 7:59
  meaning,
• 8:01
  because
• 8:01
  so
• 8:02
  much
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  horse
• 8:02
  life
• 8:03
  is
• 8:03
  really
• 8:03
  about
• 8:04
  learning
• 8:04
  how
• 8:04
  to
• 8:05
  coexist
• 8:05
  with
• 8:06
  uncertainty.
• 8:07
  You
• 8:08
  can't
• 8:08
  eliminate
• 8:09
  all
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  risk,
• 8:10
  you
• 8:10
  can't
• 8:11
  control
• 8:11
  everything.
• 8:12
  You
• 8:13
  can
• 8:13
  just
• 8:13
  try
• 8:13
  to
• 8:14
  take
• 8:14
  care
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  each
• 8:14
  other
• 8:15
  the
• 8:15
  best
• 8:15
  you
• 8:16
  can
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  keep
• 8:17
  going.
• 8:18
  And
• 8:18
  I
• 8:18
  don't
• 8:19
  think
• 8:19
  that's
• 8:20
  unique
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  the
• 8:20
  horse
• 8:21
  world
• 8:21
  either,
• 8:23
  because
• 8:23
  underneath
• 8:24
  all
• 8:24
  the
• 8:25
  politics
• 8:25
  and
• 8:26
  all
• 8:26
  the
• 8:26
  arguments,
• 8:27
  people
• 8:28
  are
• 8:28
  still
• 8:28
  helping
• 8:29
  each
• 8:29
  other
• 8:29
  every
• 8:30
  day
• 8:30
  in
• 8:30
  this
• 8:31
  community.
• 8:32
  You
• 8:32
  see
• 8:33
  trainers
• 8:33
  checking
• 8:34
  on
• 8:34
  clients,
• 8:35
  clients
• 8:36
  checking
• 8:36
  on
• 8:36
  their
• 8:37
  trainers,
• 8:38
  barn
• 8:38
  friends
• 8:39
  stepping
• 8:39
  in
• 8:40
  when
• 8:40
  somebody's
• 8:40
  having
• 8:41
  a
• 8:41
  hard
• 8:41
  time.
• 8:43
  People
• 8:43
  help
• 8:44
  ride
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  horses,
• 8:45
  people
• 8:45
  cover
• 8:46
  for
• 8:46
  each
• 8:46
  other,
• 8:47
  people
• 8:47
  sit
• 8:48
  with
• 8:48
  each
• 8:48
  other
• 8:48
  through
• 8:50
  really
• 8:50
  difficult
• 8:51
  moments.
• 8:52
  That
• 8:53
  part
• 8:53
  of
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  horse
• 8:54
  world
• 8:54
  is
• 8:54
  still
• 8:55
  there,
• 8:55
  too.
• 8:56
  And
• 8:57
  honestly,
• 8:57
  standing
• 8:58
  there
• 8:58
  with
• 8:58
  Reynolds
• 8:59
  and
• 8:59
  watching
• 9:00
  her
• 9:00
  reach
• 9:00
  a
• 9:00
  milestone,
• 9:01
  surrounded
• 9:02
  by
• 9:02
  family
• 9:02
  and
• 9:03
  friends
• 9:03
  and
• 9:04
  a
• 9:04
  lot
• 9:04
  of
• 9:04
  horse
• 9:04
  friends,
• 9:05
  that's
• 9:06
  what
• 9:06
  I
• 9:06
  kept
• 9:06
  thinking
• 9:07
  about.
• 9:08
  Because
• 9:08
  online,
• 9:09
  everyone
• 9:10
  was
• 9:10
  still
• 9:10
  fighting
• 9:11
  about
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  sport,
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  meanwhile,
• 9:13
  real
• 9:14
  life
• 9:14
  was
• 9:14
  happening.
• 9:16
  And
• 9:16
  it
• 9:16
  reminded
• 9:17
  me
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  the
• 9:18
  horse
• 9:18
  world
• 9:18
  and
• 9:19
  the
• 9:19
  structure
• 9:19
  of
• 9:20
  the
• 9:20
  sport
• 9:21
  are
• 9:21
  not
• 9:21
  always
• 9:22
  the
• 9:22
  same
• 9:22
  thing.
• 9:23
  One
• 9:24
  is
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  institution,
• 9:25
  the
• 9:26
  other
• 9:26
  is
• 9:26
  the
• 9:27
  people
• 9:27
  trying
• 9:27
  to
• 9:28
  ride,
• 9:29
  trying
• 9:29
  to
• 9:29
  teach,
• 9:30
  run
• 9:30
  barns,
• 9:31
  pay
• 9:32
  the
• 9:32
  bills,
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  keep
• 9:33
  doing
• 9:34
  the
• 9:34
  sport
• 9:34
  that
• 9:34
  they
• 9:34
  love.
• 9:35
  And
• 9:36
  I
• 9:36
  think
• 9:36
  that
• 9:37
  that
• 9:37
  distinction
• 9:38
  matters
• 9:38
  a
• 9:39
  lot
• 9:39
  right
• 9:39
  now.
• 9:40
  Because
• 9:41
  if
• 9:41
  you
• 9:41
  strip
• 9:41
  away
• 9:42
  the
• 9:42
  organizations
• 9:43
  and
• 9:44
  the
• 9:44
  politics
• 9:44
  and
• 9:45
  the
• 9:45
  arguments,
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  reason
• 9:47
  people
• 9:47
  are
• 9:48
  still
• 9:48
  here
• 9:48
  is
• 9:49
  not
• 9:49
  because
• 9:49
  the
• 9:50
  sport
• 9:50
  is
• 9:50
  easy.
• 9:51
  It's
• 9:51
  because
• 9:52
  at
• 9:52
  some
• 9:52
  point,
• 9:53
  horses
• 9:54
  become
• 9:54
  part
• 9:54
  of
• 9:55
  who
• 9:55
  we
• 9:55
  are.
• 9:56
  And
• 9:56
  once
• 9:57
  that
• 9:57
  happens,
• 9:58
  it's
• 9:58
  very
• 9:58
  hard
• 9:59
  to
• 9:59
  untangle.
• 10:01
  Even
• 10:01
  when
• 10:01
  the
• 10:01
  sport
• 10:02
  frustrates
• 10:03
  you,
• 10:03
  even
• 10:04
  when
• 10:04
  the
• 10:04
  costs
• 10:05
  infuriate
• 10:06
  you,
• 10:07
  and
• 10:07
  even
• 10:07
  when
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  politics
• 10:08
  frustrate
• 10:09
  you,
• 10:09
  people
• 10:10
  stay
• 10:11
  because
• 10:11
  the
• 10:12
  relationships
• 10:13
  are
• 10:13
  real,
• 10:14
  the
• 10:14
  horses
• 10:14
  are
• 10:14
  real,
• 10:15
  and
• 10:15
  the
• 10:16
  routines
• 10:16
  become
• 10:17
  such
• 10:17
  a
• 10:17
  part
• 10:18
  of
• 10:18
  your
• 10:18
  life.
• 10:19
  And
• 10:19
  for
• 10:20
  a
• 10:20
  lot
• 10:20
  of
• 10:20
  people,
• 10:21
  the
• 10:21
  horse
• 10:21
  world
• 10:22
  is
• 10:22
  one
• 10:22
  of
• 10:22
  the
• 10:22
  few
• 10:23
  places
• 10:24
  where
• 10:24
  they
• 10:24
  can
• 10:24
  completely
• 10:25
  feel
• 10:25
  like
• 10:26
  themselves.
• 10:27
  And
• 10:28
  maybe
• 10:28
  that's
• 10:28
  why
• 10:28
  people
• 10:29
  fight
• 10:29
  so
• 10:30
  hard
• 10:30
  about
• 10:30
  all
• 10:30
  of
• 10:30
  this
• 10:31
  now.
• 10:32
  Because
• 10:32
  underneath
• 10:33
  all
• 10:33
  the
• 10:34
  frustration,
• 10:35
  people
• 10:36
  still
• 10:36
  care
• 10:37
  deeply
• 10:38
  about
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  sport.
• 10:39
  They
• 10:40
  want
• 10:40
  it
• 10:40
  to
• 10:40
  survive.
• 10:41
  They
• 10:42
  want
• 10:42
  it
• 10:42
  to
• 10:42
  stay
• 10:42
  meaningful
• 10:43
  and
• 10:43
  healthy.
• 10:44
  They
• 10:45
  want
• 10:45
  it
• 10:45
  to
• 10:45
  feel
• 10:45
  fair.
• 10:46
  But
• 10:47
  most
• 10:47
  of
• 10:47
  all,
• 10:48
  they
• 10:48
  want
• 10:49
  future
• 10:49
  generations
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  feel
• 10:51
  some
• 10:51
  of
• 10:51
  what
• 10:52
  they
• 10:52
  felt
• 10:53
  growing
• 10:53
  up
• 10:54
  in
• 10:54
  or
• 10:54
  being
• 10:55
  part
• 10:55
  of
• 10:55
  all
• 10:55
  this.
• 10:57
  There
• 10:57
  are
• 10:57
  things
• 10:58
  about
• 10:58
  this
• 10:58
  sport
• 10:58
  that
• 10:59
  aren't
• 10:59
  always
• 10:59
  healthy,
• 11:01
  but
• 11:01
  the
• 11:01
  connections
• 11:02
  that
• 11:02
  people
• 11:02
  build
• 11:03
  through
• 11:03
  a
• 11:04
  shared
• 11:04
  love
• 11:04
  of
• 11:04
  horses
• 11:05
  are
• 11:05
  very
• 11:06
  real.
• 11:07
  And
• 11:07
  that's
• 11:08
  the
• 11:08
  perspective
• 11:09
  this
• 11:09
  week.
• 11:10
  Let's
• 11:11
  ride.