Latest / Two Point Perspective / Horse Showing Doesn’t Just Feel Expensive — It Is
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- 0:00Good
- 0:00evening,
- 0:00everybody.
- 0:01I've
- 0:02listened
- 0:02back
- 0:02to
- 0:02the
- 0:02Yousef
- 0:03listening
- 0:04session
- 0:04a
- 0:04few
- 0:05times
- 0:05now,
- 0:06and
- 0:06honestly,
- 0:07the
- 0:07more
- 0:08I
- 0:08listened
- 0:08to
- 0:08it,
- 0:09the
- 0:09less
- 0:09I
- 0:09kept
- 0:10thinking
- 0:10about
- 0:10one
- 0:11investigation
- 0:12or
- 0:12one
- 0:13decision.
- 0:14What
- 0:14stayed
- 0:15with
- 0:15me
- 0:16was
- 0:16how
- 0:16emotional
- 0:17everybody
- 0:18sounded.
- 0:19Not
- 0:19just
- 0:20frustrated
- 0:21emotional,
- 0:22because
- 0:23underneath
- 0:24all
- 0:24the
- 0:24conversations
- 0:25about
- 0:25governance
- 0:26and
- 0:26horse
- 0:27welfare
- 0:28and
- 0:28social
- 0:28media,
- 0:29and
- 0:29there
- 0:30was
- 0:30also
- 0:30this
- 0:31feeling
- 0:31that
- 0:32people
- 0:32no
- 0:33longer
- 0:33have
- 0:33much
- 0:34control
- 0:34over
- 0:35where
- 0:35the
- 0:35sport
- 0:35is
- 0:36heading.
- 0:37And
- 0:37once
- 0:37you
- 0:37hear
- 0:38that,
- 0:39you
- 0:39can't
- 0:40really
- 0:40unhear
- 0:41it.
- 0:42This
- 0:42is
- 0:42two
- 0:43point
- 0:43perspective.
- 0:44Two
- 0:44riders
- 0:45with
- 0:45different
- 0:45viewpoints
- 0:46from
- 0:46different
- 0:46generations
- 0:48talking
- 0:48about
- 0:48the
- 0:49same
- 0:49sport.
- 0:51So
- 0:51today
- 0:51we
- 0:51wanted
- 0:52to
- 0:52talk
- 0:52less
- 0:52about
- 0:53the
- 0:53actual
- 0:53town
- 0:54hall
- 0:54itself
- 0:55and
- 0:55more
- 0:55about
- 0:56what
- 0:56we
- 0:56think
- 0:57was
- 0:57really
- 0:58happening
- 0:58in
- 0:59that
- 0:59room.
- 1:00Because
- 1:00I
- 1:01don't
- 1:01think
- 1:01people
- 1:01were
- 1:02only
- 1:02reacting
- 1:03to
- 1:03one
- 1:03suspension
- 1:04or
- 1:04one
- 1:05investigation
- 1:06or
- 1:06one
- 1:07biosecurity
- 1:08decision.
- 1:09I
- 1:09think
- 1:10people
- 1:10are
- 1:10reacting
- 1:11to
- 1:11a
- 1:11sport
- 1:12that
- 1:12feels
- 1:13really
- 1:13different
- 1:14than
- 1:14it
- 1:14used
- 1:15to.
- 1:15And
- 1:16I
- 1:16think
- 1:16a
- 1:16lot
- 1:16of
- 1:16people
- 1:16are
- 1:17trying
- 1:17to
- 1:17figure
- 1:17out
- 1:17whether
- 1:18they
- 1:18still
- 1:18recognize
- 1:19themselves
- 1:20in
- 1:20it.
- 1:21Well,
- 1:21I
- 1:21think
- 1:22you're
- 1:22right,
- 1:22because
- 1:22whether
- 1:23people
- 1:23realize
- 1:23it
- 1:24or
- 1:24not,
- 1:24it
- 1:24feels
- 1:24different
- 1:25than
- 1:25it
- 1:25used
- 1:25to.
- 1:26And
- 1:26I
- 1:26think
- 1:26people
- 1:27are
- 1:28kind
- 1:28of,
- 1:28like
- 1:28you
- 1:28said,
- 1:28afraid
- 1:29of
- 1:30losing
- 1:30something
- 1:30that
- 1:31they
- 1:31love
- 1:32and
- 1:32sort
- 1:33of
- 1:33what
- 1:33the
- 1:33future
- 1:34looks
- 1:34like.
- 1:34It's
- 1:35starting
- 1:35to
- 1:35feel.
- 1:35You
- 1:35know,
- 1:36I
- 1:36was
- 1:36talking
- 1:36to
- 1:37a
- 1:37friend
- 1:37about
- 1:37this
- 1:38the
- 1:38other
- 1:38day
- 1:39and
- 1:39I
- 1:40remember
- 1:40like
- 1:40growing
- 1:40up,
- 1:41people
- 1:41would
- 1:41make
- 1:41the
- 1:42comments
- 1:42like,
- 1:42oh,
- 1:42writing
- 1:43is
- 1:43for
- 1:43the
- 1:43elite.
- 1:44And
- 1:44I
- 1:44don't
- 1:45necessarily
- 1:46agree
- 1:46with
- 1:46that
- 1:47sentiment.
- 1:47I
- 1:47don't
- 1:48think
- 1:48you
- 1:48have
- 1:48to
- 1:48be
- 1:48elite
- 1:49to
- 1:50participate
- 1:50in
- 1:50horses
- 1:51in
- 1:51any.
- 1:52You
- 1:52know,
- 1:52there's
- 1:52a
- 1:52lot
- 1:53of
- 1:53different
- 1:53ways.
- 1:53However,
- 1:54for
- 1:54the
- 1:55sake
- 1:55of
- 1:55the
- 1:55language,
- 1:56it's
- 1:56like
- 1:56it's
- 1:57no
- 1:57longer
- 1:57for
- 1:57just
- 1:57the
- 1:58elite,
- 1:58it's
- 1:58for
- 1:58the
- 1:58top
- 1:591%.
- 1:59It's
- 2:00how
- 2:00it's
- 2:00starting
- 2:01to
- 2:01feel,
- 2:01especially
- 2:02in
- 2:02an
- 2:02economy
- 2:03that
- 2:03doesn't
- 2:03seem
- 2:03to
- 2:04be
- 2:04doing
- 2:04anybody
- 2:04any
- 2:05favors.
- 2:05And
- 2:06it's
- 2:06like
- 2:06a
- 2:06matter
- 2:06of
- 2:07am
- 2:07I
- 2:07still
- 2:07going
- 2:08to
- 2:08be
- 2:08able
- 2:08to
- 2:08compete
- 2:08at
- 2:09the
- 2:09level
- 2:09I'm
- 2:09used
- 2:09to
- 2:10competing
- 2:10with
- 2:11a
- 2:11horse
- 2:11that
- 2:11I
- 2:11can
- 2:11do
- 2:12so
- 2:12on,
- 2:12or
- 2:12am
- 2:12I
- 2:13going
- 2:13to
- 2:13be
- 2:13priced
- 2:13out?
- 2:14And
- 2:14so
- 2:14it's
- 2:14just
- 2:15the
- 2:15people
- 2:16that
- 2:16can
- 2:17just
- 2:17shovel
- 2:17the
- 2:18Money,
- 2:18the
- 2:18top
- 2:191%
- 2:19of
- 2:19people
- 2:19competing
- 2:20against
- 2:20themselves.
- 2:21And
- 2:21I
- 2:21think
- 2:21that
- 2:21that
- 2:22scares
- 2:22people.
- 2:23I
- 2:23think
- 2:23it
- 2:23makes
- 2:23them
- 2:24nervous
- 2:24about
- 2:24what
- 2:25their
- 2:25role
- 2:26and
- 2:26participation
- 2:27is
- 2:27going
- 2:27to
- 2:27be
- 2:27in
- 2:27the
- 2:28next
- 2:28five
- 2:28years.
- 2:28Even
- 2:29I
- 2:29would
- 2:29agree.
- 2:30And
- 2:30I
- 2:30also
- 2:31want
- 2:31to
- 2:31be
- 2:31really
- 2:31careful
- 2:32because
- 2:32this
- 2:32isn't
- 2:33one
- 2:33of
- 2:33those
- 2:33everything
- 2:34used
- 2:34to
- 2:34be
- 2:35better
- 2:36conversations.
- 2:37That's
- 2:37not
- 2:37at
- 2:37all
- 2:37what
- 2:37I
- 2:38mean.
- 2:38But
- 2:39I
- 2:39do
- 2:39agree
- 2:39with
- 2:39you
- 2:40that
- 2:40the
- 2:40structure
- 2:41around
- 2:41this
- 2:41board
- 2:42has
- 2:42changed
- 2:43dramatically.
- 2:43But
- 2:44I
- 2:44think,
- 2:44I
- 2:44think
- 2:44it's
- 2:45happened
- 2:45slowly
- 2:46enough
- 2:46that
- 2:47people
- 2:47just
- 2:48kind
- 2:48of
- 2:48went
- 2:49along
- 2:49with
- 2:49it
- 2:49and
- 2:49didn't
- 2:50really
- 2:50recognize
- 2:51it.
- 2:51And
- 2:51suddenly
- 2:52now
- 2:52they're
- 2:52going,
- 2:53eek.
- 2:54You
- 2:54know,
- 2:54put
- 2:54on
- 2:54the
- 2:55brakes.
- 2:55Right.
- 2:56It's
- 2:56like,
- 2:56it's,
- 2:56it's
- 2:56like
- 2:57cresting
- 2:57a.
- 2:57Yeah,
- 2:58yeah.
- 2:58I
- 2:58mean,
- 2:58we
- 2:58used
- 2:59to
- 2:59have
- 2:59more
- 2:59local
- 3:00horse
- 3:00shows
- 3:01that
- 3:01don't
- 3:02happen
- 3:02anymore.
- 3:03We
- 3:03didn't
- 3:04have
- 3:04as
- 3:05many
- 3:05divisions.
- 3:06There
- 3:06were
- 3:07never.
- 3:08You
- 3:08couldn't
- 3:08have
- 3:09had
- 3:09that
- 3:09many
- 3:09divisions
- 3:10because
- 3:10you
- 3:10couldn't
- 3:11have.
- 3:11You
- 3:11only
- 3:11had
- 3:12potentially
- 3:13an
- 3:13outside
- 3:14course
- 3:14and
- 3:14one
- 3:15ring.
- 3:16Now
- 3:17all
- 3:17of
- 3:17a
- 3:17sudden
- 3:17these
- 3:17venues
- 3:18have
- 3:19five
- 3:20rings
- 3:20or
- 3:20more.
- 3:21Right.
- 3:22Well,
- 3:22and
- 3:23the
- 3:23way
- 3:23that
- 3:24I.
- 3:25And
- 3:26I
- 3:26mean,
- 3:26I
- 3:26guess
- 3:26you
- 3:27could
- 3:27still
- 3:27do
- 3:27it
- 3:27this
- 3:27way.
- 3:27I'm
- 3:28not
- 3:28saying
- 3:28that
- 3:28you
- 3:28can't,
- 3:29but
- 3:29I
- 3:29think
- 3:29about
- 3:29when
- 3:30I
- 3:30was
- 3:30growing
- 3:30up,
- 3:31I
- 3:31would
- 3:32do
- 3:32the
- 3:32local
- 3:33circuit
- 3:33and
- 3:33then
- 3:34I
- 3:34would
- 3:34like
- 3:34hit
- 3:34some
- 3:35rated
- 3:35shows,
- 3:35like.
- 3:36Right.
- 3:36So
- 3:36the
- 3:36local
- 3:37shows,
- 3:38like,
- 3:38helped
- 3:38you
- 3:38stay
- 3:39in
- 3:39practice
- 3:39and
- 3:39all
- 3:40that
- 3:40kind
- 3:40of
- 3:40thing.
- 3:41I
- 3:41think
- 3:41that
- 3:41there
- 3:41are
- 3:41some
- 3:41local
- 3:42circuits
- 3:42that
- 3:42are
- 3:42like
- 3:43thriving,
- 3:44but
- 3:44I
- 3:44don't
- 3:44think
- 3:45that
- 3:45there
- 3:45are
- 3:45as
- 3:45many
- 3:46as
- 3:46there
- 3:46used
- 3:46to
- 3:46be.
- 3:47And
- 3:49so
- 3:49I
- 3:49think
- 3:49that
- 3:49that
- 3:49kind
- 3:50of
- 3:51puts
- 3:51people
- 3:52in
- 3:52a
- 3:52little
- 3:52bit
- 3:52of
- 3:52a
- 3:52bind.
- 3:53Like,
- 3:53okay,
- 3:53well,
- 3:53what
- 3:53if
- 3:54I
- 3:54go
- 3:54back
- 3:54to
- 3:55showing
- 3:55more
- 3:55local
- 3:56shows,
- 3:56staying
- 3:57in
- 3:57rhythm,
- 3:57and
- 3:58then
- 3:58I'm
- 3:58gonna
- 3:58pick
- 3:58and
- 3:59choose,
- 3:59you
- 4:00know,
- 4:00the
- 4:00rated
- 4:00shows
- 4:01I
- 4:01get
- 4:01to
- 4:01go
- 4:01to
- 4:01this
- 4:01year
- 4:01cause
- 4:02of
- 4:02cost.
- 4:03And
- 4:03then
- 4:03they're
- 4:03very
- 4:04limited
- 4:04on
- 4:05the
- 4:05local
- 4:05shows
- 4:06in
- 4:06their
- 4:06area.
- 4:07And
- 4:08where,
- 4:08where
- 4:09can
- 4:09they
- 4:09go?
- 4:09Where,
- 4:10where
- 4:10are,
- 4:11you
- 4:11know,
- 4:12it's
- 4:12going
- 4:12to
- 4:12feel
- 4:13still
- 4:13elevated.
- 4:14Well,
- 4:14let
- 4:15me
- 4:15pose
- 4:15a
- 4:15different
- 4:16scenario.
- 4:17There
- 4:17are
- 4:17local
- 4:18shows
- 4:18that
- 4:19still
- 4:19happen,
- 4:20but
- 4:21a
- 4:21lot
- 4:21of
- 4:21trainers
- 4:22don't
- 4:22believe
- 4:23that
- 4:23it
- 4:23is
- 4:24cost
- 4:24effective
- 4:24for
- 4:25them
- 4:25to
- 4:25attend
- 4:26the
- 4:26local
- 4:26shows.
- 4:27Because
- 4:28at
- 4:28a
- 4:29rated
- 4:29show
- 4:30where
- 4:30they're
- 4:30there
- 4:31for
- 4:32five
- 4:33days,
- 4:34they
- 4:34put
- 4:34their
- 4:35whole
- 4:35setup
- 4:35together,
- 4:36have
- 4:37grooms
- 4:37in
- 4:38place,
- 4:38all
- 4:38their
- 4:39systems
- 4:39in
- 4:39place.
- 4:40And
- 4:40that
- 4:40makes
- 4:41no
- 4:41sense
- 4:41for
- 4:42a
- 4:42two
- 4:42day
- 4:42show.
- 4:43It's
- 4:44too
- 4:44expensive.
- 4:45Right,
- 4:45I
- 4:45see.
- 4:46But
- 4:46I
- 4:46mean,
- 4:46at
- 4:46the
- 4:47same
- 4:47time,
- 4:48I
- 4:48think
- 4:48you
- 4:48get
- 4:48to
- 4:49test
- 4:49a
- 4:49little
- 4:49bit.
- 4:50Like
- 4:50if
- 4:50it's
- 4:50a
- 4:50one
- 4:51day
- 4:51and
- 4:51not
- 4:51a
- 4:51two
- 4:52day,
- 4:52like
- 4:52it's
- 4:52not
- 4:52even
- 4:52an
- 4:52overnight.
- 4:53You
- 4:53ship
- 4:53in,
- 4:53you
- 4:54ship
- 4:54out.
- 4:55Can
- 4:55you
- 4:56test
- 4:56to
- 4:56see
- 4:56what
- 4:56your
- 4:56horse
- 4:57can
- 4:57do?
- 4:57Arriving
- 4:58on
- 4:58property
- 4:59and
- 4:59showing
- 4:59off
- 4:59of
- 4:59a
- 5:00trailer?
- 5:01Effectively,
- 5:02there
- 5:02is
- 5:02something
- 5:03to
- 5:03be
- 5:03said
- 5:04about
- 5:04that.
- 5:05Not
- 5:05to
- 5:05say
- 5:05that
- 5:05you
- 5:05should
- 5:05come
- 5:06unprepared.
- 5:06That's
- 5:06not
- 5:06what
- 5:07I
- 5:07mean.
- 5:07But
- 5:08it's
- 5:08like,
- 5:09oh,
- 5:09I
- 5:09don't
- 5:09know,
- 5:09you
- 5:10mean
- 5:10the
- 5:10owners
- 5:10have
- 5:10to
- 5:11arrive
- 5:11with
- 5:11the
- 5:12horse
- 5:12and
- 5:13get
- 5:13them
- 5:13Ready
- 5:14and
- 5:15show
- 5:15up
- 5:15to
- 5:16the
- 5:16ring.
- 5:16Wow.
- 5:17It's
- 5:17like.
- 5:17Well,
- 5:18there's
- 5:18a
- 5:18lot
- 5:18of.
- 5:19That's
- 5:19how
- 5:19that
- 5:20works.
- 5:20Yeah.
- 5:20Because
- 5:20some
- 5:21trainers
- 5:21don't
- 5:21do
- 5:22their
- 5:22own
- 5:22shipping
- 5:23and
- 5:23some
- 5:23clients
- 5:24don't
- 5:24do
- 5:25their
- 5:25own
- 5:25shipping.
- 5:26So
- 5:26if
- 5:26you're
- 5:27talking
- 5:27about
- 5:28a
- 5:28commercial
- 5:29shipper
- 5:30and
- 5:31a
- 5:31setup,
- 5:32it
- 5:32just
- 5:32doesn't
- 5:33make
- 5:33any
- 5:33sense
- 5:34for
- 5:34a
- 5:34weekend.
- 5:35So
- 5:35I
- 5:35do
- 5:35think
- 5:35that
- 5:35that
- 5:36hurts
- 5:37a
- 5:37lot
- 5:37of
- 5:37these
- 5:38shows
- 5:38and
- 5:38it
- 5:38just
- 5:39depends
- 5:39on.
- 5:39Oh,
- 5:40yeah,
- 5:40you
- 5:40know,
- 5:40which
- 5:40barn.
- 5:41Which
- 5:41barn
- 5:42business
- 5:42model
- 5:43you
- 5:44are
- 5:44after.
- 5:45Oh,
- 5:45I
- 5:45totally
- 5:45agree.
- 5:46That's
- 5:46what
- 5:46I
- 5:46mean
- 5:46by
- 5:47when
- 5:47you,
- 5:48you
- 5:48know,
- 5:48if
- 5:48you
- 5:48decided,
- 5:49okay,
- 5:49I'm
- 5:49gonna
- 5:50go
- 5:50to
- 5:50some
- 5:51local
- 5:51shows
- 5:51and
- 5:51which
- 5:51ones
- 5:52can
- 5:52I
- 5:52find?
- 5:52I
- 5:53think
- 5:53like
- 5:53over
- 5:53the
- 5:53last
- 5:5410
- 5:54to
- 5:5415
- 5:55years,
- 5:56you've
- 5:56seen
- 5:56this
- 5:57like,
- 5:57sort
- 5:57of
- 5:58decline
- 5:59on
- 6:00show
- 6:01circuits,
- 6:01local
- 6:01show
- 6:01circuits
- 6:02being
- 6:02able
- 6:03to
- 6:03stay
- 6:04alive
- 6:04and
- 6:05well.
- 6:06So
- 6:06it
- 6:06used
- 6:06to
- 6:06be,
- 6:07you
- 6:07know,
- 6:07you
- 6:08had
- 6:08the
- 6:08cream
- 6:08of
- 6:08the
- 6:08crop
- 6:09pickings.
- 6:09You
- 6:09could,
- 6:09you
- 6:10could
- 6:10go
- 6:10anywhere
- 6:10you
- 6:10wanted
- 6:11on
- 6:11any
- 6:11given
- 6:11weekend.
- 6:12There
- 6:12was
- 6:12plenty,
- 6:13plenty
- 6:13to
- 6:13go
- 6:14around.
- 6:14And
- 6:15now
- 6:15it,
- 6:15there
- 6:16are
- 6:16very,
- 6:16very
- 6:17few
- 6:17in
- 6:17terms
- 6:18that
- 6:18are
- 6:18like
- 6:18thriving
- 6:18where
- 6:19you're
- 6:19going
- 6:19to
- 6:19go
- 6:19and
- 6:20not
- 6:20compete
- 6:20against,
- 6:21you
- 6:21know,
- 6:22just
- 6:22three
- 6:22other
- 6:22people
- 6:23and
- 6:23have
- 6:24some
- 6:24real
- 6:24competition.
- 6:25And
- 6:25I
- 6:26do
- 6:26think
- 6:26that
- 6:26there
- 6:26are.
- 6:27Those
- 6:28circuits
- 6:28do
- 6:28exist.
- 6:29Like,
- 6:29I'm
- 6:29not
- 6:29saying
- 6:29that
- 6:30they
- 6:30don't,
- 6:30but
- 6:30I
- 6:31think
- 6:31that
- 6:31they're
- 6:32much
- 6:33like,
- 6:33they're
- 6:34fewer
- 6:34than
- 6:34they're
- 6:35used
- 6:35to
- 6:35be,
- 6:35is
- 6:36my
- 6:36point.
- 6:36Well,
- 6:37that's
- 6:37true
- 6:38because
- 6:38of
- 6:38the
- 6:38very.
- 6:38Reason
- 6:39that
- 6:39you're
- 6:39talking
- 6:39about.
- 6:40But
- 6:40when
- 6:40you
- 6:41listen
- 6:41to
- 6:41the
- 6:42USF
- 6:42town
- 6:43hall
- 6:43last
- 6:43week
- 6:44and
- 6:44people
- 6:44were
- 6:44talking
- 6:45about
- 6:45the
- 6:45expense.
- 6:46Yeah.
- 6:46And
- 6:46somebody
- 6:47was
- 6:47saying,
- 6:47well,
- 6:47what
- 6:48would
- 6:48you
- 6:48want
- 6:48to
- 6:48give
- 6:48up?
- 6:49And
- 6:50one
- 6:50of
- 6:50the
- 6:50things
- 6:51I
- 6:51think
- 6:51that
- 6:51the
- 6:52a
- 6:52show
- 6:53or
- 6:53top
- 6:54tier
- 6:54show
- 6:55venues
- 6:56have
- 6:56is
- 6:56footing
- 6:57that
- 6:58everybody's
- 6:58concerned
- 6:59about.
- 6:59And
- 6:59I'm
- 6:59not
- 7:00sure
- 7:00that
- 7:00all
- 7:00the
- 7:00local
- 7:01shows
- 7:02can
- 7:02or
- 7:03do
- 7:04provide
- 7:05that.
- 7:05And
- 7:06so
- 7:06I
- 7:06guess
- 7:06when
- 7:06you
- 7:07take
- 7:07all
- 7:07those
- 7:07things
- 7:08into
- 7:08consideration,
- 7:09it's
- 7:10tough.
- 7:10It
- 7:10is
- 7:11tough.
- 7:11Yeah.
- 7:11Well,
- 7:11and
- 7:12then
- 7:12you
- 7:12have
- 7:12to
- 7:12have
- 7:12the
- 7:13people
- 7:13that
- 7:13are
- 7:13hosting
- 7:13these
- 7:14shows
- 7:14have
- 7:14to
- 7:14have
- 7:14the
- 7:15incentive
- 7:15to
- 7:17want
- 7:17to
- 7:17make
- 7:17those
- 7:17types
- 7:18of
- 7:18improvements,
- 7:19if
- 7:19not
- 7:19just
- 7:19for
- 7:19them,
- 7:20but
- 7:20to
- 7:20be
- 7:20able
- 7:20to
- 7:20host
- 7:20the
- 7:21shows.
- 7:22And
- 7:22that
- 7:22takes
- 7:22a
- 7:23lot
- 7:23of
- 7:23time
- 7:23and
- 7:23money
- 7:24to
- 7:24upkeep
- 7:24too.
- 7:25Not
- 7:25just
- 7:25to
- 7:25put
- 7:25it
- 7:25in,
- 7:26but
- 7:26at
- 7:27the
- 7:27same
- 7:27time,
- 7:27you
- 7:27know,
- 7:28I
- 7:29would,
- 7:29you
- 7:29know,
- 7:29this
- 7:29is
- 7:30like
- 7:30catching
- 7:30both
- 7:31sides.
- 7:31But
- 7:32as
- 7:33a
- 7:33participant,
- 7:34if
- 7:34you're
- 7:34going
- 7:34to
- 7:35a
- 7:35local
- 7:35show,
- 7:35and
- 7:36I
- 7:36know
- 7:36that
- 7:37people
- 7:37do,
- 7:38but
- 7:38you
- 7:38don't
- 7:39have
- 7:39to
- 7:39show
- 7:40in
- 7:41multiple
- 7:42divisions,
- 7:42you
- 7:42know,
- 7:42so
- 7:43if
- 7:43the
- 7:43footing
- 7:43isn't.
- 7:44And
- 7:44don't
- 7:44get
- 7:44me
- 7:44wrong,
- 7:45I'm
- 7:45a
- 7:45huge
- 7:45proponent
- 7:46of
- 7:46good
- 7:46footing.
- 7:46But
- 7:47if
- 7:47it's
- 7:47good
- 7:47enough,
- 7:48don't
- 7:49show
- 7:49in
- 7:50four
- 7:50divisions.
- 7:51Go
- 7:51take
- 7:52your
- 7:52horse.
- 7:53I
- 7:53think
- 7:53it's
- 7:54a
- 7:54really
- 7:54good
- 7:54way
- 7:55to
- 7:56test
- 7:57things
- 7:57that
- 7:57you
- 7:57need
- 7:57to
- 7:58work
- 7:58on
- 7:59in
- 7:59a
- 7:59show
- 7:59setting
- 8:00without
- 8:00costing
- 8:01you
- 8:01$2,000.
- 8:02Bare,
- 8:03bare
- 8:03bones.
- 8:04And
- 8:04I
- 8:05agree,
- 8:05because
- 8:05currently
- 8:06to
- 8:06do
- 8:07your
- 8:07little
- 8:07test
- 8:08run,
- 8:09you
- 8:09do
- 8:09that
- 8:10in
- 8:10the
- 8:11Ushja
- 8:12divisions
- 8:13or
- 8:13the
- 8:15local
- 8:15divisions
- 8:16at
- 8:16the
- 8:16a
- 8:17show
- 8:17earlier
- 8:18in
- 8:18the
- 8:18week.
- 8:19So
- 8:19then
- 8:20you're
- 8:20right.
- 8:21When
- 8:21your
- 8:21horse
- 8:21leaves
- 8:22the
- 8:22horse
- 8:22show,
- 8:23it's
- 8:23done
- 8:24six
- 8:25classes
- 8:25minimum
- 8:26over
- 8:26fences
- 8:27and.
- 8:28Plus
- 8:28warm
- 8:29up
- 8:29maybe
- 8:30and
- 8:30all
- 8:30that.
- 8:31And
- 8:31been
- 8:31stuck
- 8:31in
- 8:31a
- 8:31stall
- 8:32for
- 8:32a
- 8:32week.
- 8:33Exactly.
- 8:34And
- 8:34that's.
- 8:34You
- 8:34know
- 8:35what
- 8:35I
- 8:35mean?
- 8:35So
- 8:35it's
- 8:35like,
- 8:36unless
- 8:36you
- 8:36have
- 8:36the
- 8:36stall
- 8:37mattresses,
- 8:38no
- 8:38matter
- 8:38where
- 8:39you
- 8:39go,
- 8:39you
- 8:39can
- 8:39put
- 8:39lots
- 8:39of
- 8:40footing,
- 8:40but
- 8:40they're
- 8:40still
- 8:40sitting,
- 8:42standing
- 8:42on
- 8:43hard
- 8:43ground
- 8:44and
- 8:45not
- 8:45able
- 8:45to
- 8:46move
- 8:47freely.
- 8:48They've
- 8:48got
- 8:48effectively
- 8:49no
- 8:49turnout.
- 8:49They're
- 8:50in
- 8:50a
- 8:50stall
- 8:50for
- 8:50a
- 8:50week
- 8:50and
- 8:51then
- 8:51you're
- 8:51going
- 8:51and
- 8:52jumping
- 8:52a
- 8:52bunch.
- 8:52You
- 8:52know,
- 8:53at
- 8:53a
- 8:53local
- 8:53show,
- 8:53they're
- 8:53not,
- 8:54they're
- 8:54not
- 8:54standing.
- 8:55You
- 8:55go,
- 8:56you
- 8:56do
- 8:56your
- 8:56classes,
- 8:57make
- 8:58sure
- 8:58you
- 8:58take
- 8:58care
- 8:58of
- 8:58them
- 8:59the
- 8:59same
- 8:59way
- 8:59that
- 8:59you
- 8:59would
- 9:00at
- 9:00a
- 9:00normal
- 9:00show.
- 9:01They
- 9:01go
- 9:01home,
- 9:01they
- 9:02go
- 9:02out.
- 9:02And
- 9:03so
- 9:03I,
- 9:04I'm
- 9:04just
- 9:04sitting
- 9:04here
- 9:04thinking
- 9:05this
- 9:05to
- 9:05myself,
- 9:05and
- 9:06this
- 9:06is
- 9:06kind
- 9:06of
- 9:06on
- 9:06topic.
- 9:07It
- 9:07would
- 9:07like
- 9:07be
- 9:07really
- 9:08cool
- 9:08to
- 9:08do
- 9:09a
- 9:09survey
- 9:09on
- 9:09injuries
- 9:10of
- 9:10those
- 9:11that
- 9:11always
- 9:11go
- 9:11to
- 9:11the,
- 9:12the
- 9:12rated
- 9:12show
- 9:12versus
- 9:13those
- 9:13that
- 9:13only
- 9:13show
- 9:13local.
- 9:14Like
- 9:14if
- 9:14they,
- 9:14if
- 9:15you
- 9:15could
- 9:15control
- 9:16like
- 9:16the,
- 9:17the
- 9:17environment
- 9:17in
- 9:18which
- 9:18they
- 9:18live
- 9:18and
- 9:18how
- 9:19they
- 9:19train,
- 9:20I'd
- 9:20be
- 9:20like,
- 9:20really
- 9:20curious
- 9:21to
- 9:21know
- 9:21because
- 9:21I
- 9:22don't
- 9:22think
- 9:22they
- 9:22get
- 9:22as
- 9:22much
- 9:23wear.
- 9:23I
- 9:23don't
- 9:23know.
- 9:23Absolutely.
- 9:24No,
- 9:24you're
- 9:25not
- 9:25wrong.
- 9:25I
- 9:25mean,
- 9:25I
- 9:25think
- 9:26that
- 9:26survey
- 9:26has
- 9:26been
- 9:27done
- 9:27somewhat
- 9:27for
- 9:28athletes
- 9:28or
- 9:28football
- 9:29players
- 9:29that
- 9:30play
- 9:30on
- 9:30AstroTurf.
- 9:31Yeah.
- 9:31And
- 9:31they
- 9:32began
- 9:32to
- 9:32realize
- 9:33that
- 9:33there
- 9:33were
- 9:33more
- 9:33injuries
- 9:34on
- 9:34AstroTurf
- 9:35than
- 9:35there
- 9:35was
- 9:35on
- 9:36just
- 9:36grass
- 9:37and
- 9:37mud.
- 9:38But
- 9:38I
- 9:38don't
- 9:39know.
- 9:39I
- 9:39mean,
- 9:39I,
- 9:40I
- 9:40just,
- 9:40I'm
- 9:40brilliant.
- 9:41Somebody
- 9:41give
- 9:41me
- 9:41a
- 9:41doctorate.
- 9:42I
- 9:42just
- 9:42came
- 9:42up
- 9:43with
- 9:43a
- 9:43thesis.
- 9:43There
- 9:44you
- 9:44go.
- 9:47And
- 9:48I
- 9:48do
- 9:48think
- 9:48that
- 9:48one
- 9:49of
- 9:49the
- 9:49reasons
- 9:49these
- 9:49conversations
- 9:50really
- 9:51become
- 9:51difficult
- 9:52is
- 9:52because
- 9:52people
- 9:53hear
- 9:53criticism.
- 9:54And
- 9:55when
- 9:56the
- 9:56reality
- 9:57is
- 9:57a
- 9:58lot
- 9:58of
- 9:58people
- 9:59are
- 9:59just
- 9:59describing
- 10:00loss,
- 10:01there's
- 10:02a
- 10:02loss
- 10:02of
- 10:03familiarity,
- 10:04a
- 10:04loss
- 10:04of
- 10:05accessibility,
- 10:06a
- 10:06loss
- 10:06of
- 10:07connection,
- 10:07and
- 10:08may
- 10:09even
- 10:09a
- 10:09loss
- 10:09of
- 10:09influence
- 10:10over
- 10:11what
- 10:11happens
- 10:11to
- 10:12this
- 10:12sport
- 10:12next.
- 10:13Because
- 10:14right
- 10:14now
- 10:14it
- 10:14seems
- 10:15pretty
- 10:15out
- 10:16of
- 10:16control.
- 10:17Yeah,
- 10:17I
- 10:17mean,
- 10:18a
- 10:18lot
- 10:18of
- 10:18people
- 10:19right.
- 10:19Right
- 10:19now
- 10:20are.
- 10:20They're
- 10:21they're
- 10:21emotional
- 10:21in
- 10:22their
- 10:22delivery
- 10:22of
- 10:23how
- 10:23things
- 10:23are
- 10:23going
- 10:24because
- 10:24they're
- 10:25upset.
- 10:26It's
- 10:26not
- 10:26just
- 10:27like,
- 10:27well,
- 10:27I've
- 10:27been
- 10:27thinking
- 10:28that
- 10:28this
- 10:28and
- 10:28this
- 10:28and
- 10:28this
- 10:28could
- 10:29improve.
- 10:29It's.
- 10:29It's
- 10:30very
- 10:30touchy
- 10:31at
- 10:32the
- 10:32moment
- 10:32and
- 10:32I
- 10:32agree
- 10:33with
- 10:33you.
- 10:33I
- 10:33think
- 10:33people
- 10:34are
- 10:35feeling
- 10:35like
- 10:35there's
- 10:36going
- 10:36to
- 10:36be
- 10:36a
- 10:36huge
- 10:36loss
- 10:37for
- 10:37them,
- 10:38like
- 10:38for
- 10:38the,
- 10:38for
- 10:39the
- 10:39small
- 10:39fries
- 10:40of
- 10:40people.
- 10:40When
- 10:41you
- 10:41feel
- 10:41like
- 10:42you're
- 10:43putting
- 10:43in
- 10:43as
- 10:44much
- 10:44as
- 10:44the
- 10:44person
- 10:45beside
- 10:45you
- 10:45that
- 10:46just
- 10:46happens
- 10:46to
- 10:47have
- 10:47more
- 10:47money.
- 10:48Not
- 10:48necessarily,
- 10:48like
- 10:49I'm
- 10:49saying,
- 10:49like
- 10:49the
- 10:49person
- 10:50who
- 10:50has
- 10:50the
- 10:50million
- 10:51dollar
- 10:51horse.
- 10:52And
- 10:53it's.
- 10:53Let's
- 10:53just
- 10:53say
- 10:54this
- 10:54is
- 10:54made
- 10:54up
- 10:54obviously,
- 10:55and
- 10:55they're
- 10:55competing
- 10:56in
- 10:56the
- 10:56same
- 10:56division
- 10:57as
- 10:57you
- 10:57and
- 10:57they're
- 10:58part
- 10:58of
- 10:58the
- 10:581%
- 10:59and
- 10:59you're
- 10:59not.
- 10:59You're
- 11:00all
- 11:00still
- 11:00paying.
- 11:00The
- 11:01two
- 11:01of
- 11:01you
- 11:02are
- 11:02still
- 11:02paying
- 11:02the
- 11:02exact
- 11:03same
- 11:03division
- 11:03fee,
- 11:04the
- 11:04exact
- 11:04same
- 11:05drug
- 11:05fees
- 11:06and
- 11:06grounds
- 11:07fees
- 11:07and
- 11:07everything
- 11:07else
- 11:08that
- 11:08cost
- 11:09is
- 11:09even
- 11:09across
- 11:10the
- 11:10board.
- 11:11And
- 11:11so
- 11:11when
- 11:11you
- 11:11feel
- 11:12like
- 11:12you're
- 11:12the
- 11:13small
- 11:13fry
- 11:14and
- 11:14your
- 11:15opinions
- 11:15don't
- 11:15matter,
- 11:16but
- 11:16somebody
- 11:17else
- 11:17who's
- 11:17not
- 11:17paying
- 11:18any
- 11:18more
- 11:18money
- 11:18than
- 11:18you
- 11:19just
- 11:19happens
- 11:20to
- 11:20have
- 11:20more
- 11:20influence
- 11:21is
- 11:21getting
- 11:21paid
- 11:22attention
- 11:22to,
- 11:23you
- 11:23start
- 11:23to
- 11:23get
- 11:23really
- 11:24upset
- 11:24about
- 11:24it
- 11:25because
- 11:25it's.
- 11:26You're
- 11:26a
- 11:26part
- 11:27of
- 11:27making
- 11:27this
- 11:28wheel
- 11:28go
- 11:28around
- 11:29too.
- 11:29Absolutely.
- 11:30And
- 11:30I,
- 11:30I
- 11:31think
- 11:31about
- 11:31these
- 11:31poor
- 11:32parents
- 11:32these
- 11:33days
- 11:33whose
- 11:34children,
- 11:34all
- 11:35they
- 11:35hear
- 11:35about
- 11:35is
- 11:36Pony
- 11:36Finals.
- 11:36Pony
- 11:37Finals,
- 11:37Pony
- 11:38Finals.
- 11:38And
- 11:39that
- 11:39is
- 11:39every
- 11:40kid
- 11:40suddenly
- 11:41their
- 11:41dream.
- 11:42And
- 11:43people
- 11:44ask
- 11:44grandparents
- 11:45or
- 11:45take
- 11:46loans
- 11:46to
- 11:46try
- 11:46to
- 11:46get
- 11:47their
- 11:47kids
- 11:47to
- 11:47Pony
- 11:48Finals.
- 11:48And
- 11:50there's
- 11:51almost
- 11:51so
- 11:51much
- 11:52competition.
- 11:53How
- 11:53in
- 11:53the
- 11:54world
- 11:54will
- 11:54you
- 11:55ever
- 11:56be
- 11:56able
- 11:56to
- 11:57keep
- 11:57up
- 11:57or
- 11:58feel
- 11:58like
- 11:58you
- 11:59learned
- 11:59something
- 12:00or
- 12:00accomplished
- 12:01something
- 12:02Right.
- 12:02By
- 12:02going.
- 12:03And
- 12:04now
- 12:05the
- 12:06pony
- 12:06basically
- 12:07can
- 12:07get
- 12:08qualified
- 12:08for
- 12:08Pony
- 12:09Finals
- 12:10and
- 12:10you
- 12:10as
- 12:10a
- 12:11kid
- 12:11rider
- 12:12can
- 12:12just
- 12:13lease
- 12:13the
- 12:13pony
- 12:14that's
- 12:15already
- 12:15qualified
- 12:16and.
- 12:17Right.
- 12:18I
- 12:18don't
- 12:18know,
- 12:18it
- 12:19just,
- 12:19it
- 12:19seems
- 12:20right.
- 12:20It's
- 12:20not
- 12:20a
- 12:20combo.
- 12:22Yeah,
- 12:22the,
- 12:23the
- 12:23way
- 12:23that
- 12:23we
- 12:24are
- 12:25making
- 12:25these
- 12:25systems
- 12:26work,
- 12:27to
- 12:27me,
- 12:28don't
- 12:28work.
- 12:29I
- 12:29don't
- 12:29think
- 12:30that
- 12:30they
- 12:30are
- 12:32creating
- 12:33a
- 12:33horseman
- 12:34or
- 12:35a
- 12:36learning
- 12:36environment
- 12:37for.
- 12:37Well,
- 12:37I
- 12:38mean,
- 12:38it
- 12:38certainly
- 12:38helps
- 12:39the,
- 12:39the
- 12:39pony's
- 12:40cost.
- 12:41Right.
- 12:41Like
- 12:41if
- 12:41you're
- 12:41the
- 12:42person
- 12:42selling
- 12:42the
- 12:42green
- 12:43pony
- 12:43and
- 12:43oh,
- 12:44it's
- 12:44already
- 12:44qualified,
- 12:45you
- 12:45don't
- 12:45have
- 12:45to
- 12:45worry
- 12:45about
- 12:46that
- 12:46certainly
- 12:46is
- 12:47a
- 12:47selling
- 12:47point
- 12:47for
- 12:47them
- 12:48and
- 12:48makes
- 12:48the
- 12:48pony's
- 12:49value
- 12:49go
- 12:49up.
- 12:49So
- 12:49I
- 12:49guess
- 12:50on
- 12:50the
- 12:50one
- 12:50side,
- 12:50for
- 12:51the
- 12:52sellers,
- 12:52it's
- 12:52a
- 12:52great
- 12:52thing.
- 12:53But
- 12:53like
- 12:54to
- 12:54your
- 12:54point,
- 12:54for
- 12:54the
- 12:54Horsemen
- 12:55and
- 12:55where
- 12:56we've
- 12:56got
- 12:56this
- 12:57young
- 12:57group
- 12:57of
- 12:58Kids
- 12:58typically,
- 12:58who
- 12:59are
- 12:59going
- 12:59to
- 12:59pony
- 12:59finals,
- 13:00the
- 13:00event
- 13:00itself
- 13:01is
- 13:01amazing,
- 13:01and
- 13:01there's
- 13:02all
- 13:02these
- 13:02opportunities
- 13:03for
- 13:03them
- 13:03to
- 13:03go
- 13:03do
- 13:03things,
- 13:03and
- 13:04it's
- 13:04like
- 13:04you
- 13:04want
- 13:05them
- 13:05to
- 13:05be
- 13:05learning
- 13:05how
- 13:05to
- 13:06do
- 13:06things.
- 13:06And.
- 13:07Okay,
- 13:07can't
- 13:08have
- 13:08trainer
- 13:08rides.
- 13:09That
- 13:09is
- 13:09one
- 13:10thing
- 13:10that
- 13:10I
- 13:10find
- 13:10crazy.
- 13:10Like,
- 13:11the
- 13:11pony
- 13:11can
- 13:11be
- 13:11qualified.
- 13:12You
- 13:12don't
- 13:13have
- 13:13to
- 13:13have
- 13:13that
- 13:13much
- 13:13of
- 13:13a
- 13:14relationship
- 13:14with
- 13:14the
- 13:14pony,
- 13:14but
- 13:15then
- 13:15the
- 13:15trainer
- 13:16can't
- 13:16help
- 13:16prep.
- 13:16Prep
- 13:17the
- 13:17pony
- 13:17like,
- 13:17the
- 13:17day
- 13:17before.
- 13:1848
- 13:18hours.
- 13:19I
- 13:19don't
- 13:19even
- 13:19know.
- 13:19I
- 13:19never
- 13:20went,
- 13:20so
- 13:22it
- 13:22didn't
- 13:23exist.
- 13:24Yeah.
- 13:25So.
- 13:25Well,
- 13:25I
- 13:25didn't
- 13:26get
- 13:26a
- 13:26pony
- 13:26either.
- 13:27They
- 13:27were
- 13:27like,
- 13:27here's
- 13:27your
- 13:27pony.
- 13:28Learn
- 13:28how
- 13:28to
- 13:28walk
- 13:28Trout
- 13:28canter.
- 13:29Okay,
- 13:29here's
- 13:29your
- 13:29horse.
- 13:29By.
- 13:30I
- 13:30was
- 13:30like,
- 13:30okay,
- 13:31I
- 13:32never
- 13:32had
- 13:32a
- 13:32pony.
- 13:33But
- 13:33in
- 13:34truth,
- 13:34pony
- 13:35finals
- 13:35didn't
- 13:36exist,
- 13:36just
- 13:37like
- 13:37college
- 13:37programs
- 13:38didn't
- 13:38exist.
- 13:39So
- 13:39I'm
- 13:39old.
- 13:40Okay.
- 13:42But
- 13:43I
- 13:43just,
- 13:44I
- 13:44agree.
- 13:44Like,
- 13:47I
- 13:47don't
- 13:47understand,
- 13:48like,
- 13:48how
- 13:48that's
- 13:49conducive
- 13:49to
- 13:49the
- 13:50education
- 13:50portion
- 13:51of
- 13:53having
- 13:53a
- 13:53relationship
- 13:54with
- 13:54your
- 13:54pony
- 13:55and
- 13:55knowing
- 13:56them
- 13:56trying
- 13:56the
- 13:56back
- 13:57of
- 13:57your
- 13:57hand.
- 13:57Yeah,
- 13:58yeah.
- 13:58Now
- 13:59you
- 13:59can
- 13:59go
- 14:00lease.
- 14:01You
- 14:01can
- 14:01just
- 14:01lease
- 14:02a
- 14:02qualified
- 14:03pony.
- 14:03You
- 14:04don't
- 14:04even
- 14:04have
- 14:04to
- 14:04buy
- 14:05it.
- 14:05So,
- 14:05yes,
- 14:06there's
- 14:06a.
- 14:07It's
- 14:07great
- 14:08for
- 14:08the
- 14:08seller
- 14:09if
- 14:09the
- 14:09horse
- 14:09is
- 14:10for
- 14:10sale,
- 14:10but
- 14:10you
- 14:10can
- 14:11also
- 14:11just
- 14:12lease.
- 14:12Just
- 14:13lease
- 14:13it
- 14:13for
- 14:13the
- 14:13weekend.
- 14:14Yeah,
- 14:15Yeah.
- 14:15I,
- 14:15I,
- 14:16this
- 14:16blows
- 14:17my
- 14:17mind.
- 14:17Not
- 14:17that
- 14:17I
- 14:18think
- 14:18that
- 14:18my
- 14:18daughter.
- 14:19I
- 14:19don't.
- 14:19I
- 14:19don't
- 14:20know.
- 14:20I
- 14:20got
- 14:20questions
- 14:20about
- 14:20Tegan
- 14:21and
- 14:21if
- 14:22she's
- 14:22ever
- 14:22gonna
- 14:22get
- 14:22into
- 14:23the
- 14:23horse
- 14:23thing
- 14:23anyways.
- 14:24But
- 14:24if
- 14:24she
- 14:25does
- 14:25that
- 14:26sure
- 14:26as
- 14:26heck
- 14:26won't
- 14:26be
- 14:27how
- 14:27she's
- 14:27doing
- 14:27it.
- 14:29I
- 14:29guess
- 14:30not.
- 14:33Well,
- 14:34I
- 14:34honestly
- 14:35think
- 14:36everybody
- 14:36is
- 14:37just
- 14:37tired
- 14:38of
- 14:38all
- 14:38this.
- 14:38Trainers
- 14:39are
- 14:39tired
- 14:40and
- 14:40amateurs
- 14:41are
- 14:41tired.
- 14:41Parents
- 14:42are
- 14:42tired.
- 14:42Everybody
- 14:43feels
- 14:43this
- 14:44pressure.
- 14:45Like
- 14:45you
- 14:45said,
- 14:45there's
- 14:46so
- 14:46much
- 14:46financial
- 14:47pressure.
- 14:47And
- 14:48then
- 14:48you
- 14:48add.
- 14:49Everybody
- 14:49feels
- 14:50pressure,
- 14:50and
- 14:50then
- 14:50there's
- 14:51not
- 14:51enough
- 14:51money
- 14:51to
- 14:51go
- 14:52around.
- 14:52It's
- 14:52like,
- 14:52oh,
- 14:53my
- 14:53God.
- 14:53Exactly.
- 14:54Exactly.
- 14:55So
- 14:56you
- 14:56have.
- 14:56And
- 14:56then
- 14:57to
- 14:57add
- 14:57to
- 14:58that
- 14:58the
- 14:59competitive
- 15:00pressure
- 15:00between
- 15:01kids,
- 15:02you
- 15:02have
- 15:03the
- 15:03social
- 15:03media
- 15:04pressure,
- 15:05you
- 15:05have
- 15:05pressure
- 15:06to
- 15:06justify
- 15:07the
- 15:07expense
- 15:08of
- 15:08horses,
- 15:09and
- 15:10then
- 15:10you
- 15:10have
- 15:10pressure
- 15:11to
- 15:11trust
- 15:11the
- 15:12systems
- 15:12that
- 15:13don't
- 15:13really
- 15:14feel
- 15:14like
- 15:14they're
- 15:14connected
- 15:15to
- 15:15everyday
- 15:16horse
- 15:16life.
- 15:17Well,
- 15:18at
- 15:18what
- 15:19point
- 15:19do
- 15:19you
- 15:20feel
- 15:20that
- 15:20horse
- 15:21shows
- 15:21stopped
- 15:21feeling
- 15:22local?
- 15:23Like,
- 15:23even
- 15:23just
- 15:24in
- 15:24our
- 15:24area?
- 15:24I've
- 15:25got
- 15:25some
- 15:25opinions
- 15:26on
- 15:26that,
- 15:26but
- 15:26what
- 15:26do
- 15:26you
- 15:27think?
- 15:27I
- 15:28would
- 15:28say
- 15:28when
- 15:29I
- 15:29moved
- 15:30here
- 15:3015
- 15:30years
- 15:31ago,
- 15:31and
- 15:31when
- 15:31I
- 15:32first
- 15:32started
- 15:32riding
- 15:33here,
- 15:34the
- 15:34local
- 15:35shows
- 15:35felt
- 15:35like
- 15:35they
- 15:36were
- 15:36pretty
- 15:37prominent
- 15:37and
- 15:38I
- 15:38think
- 15:38that
- 15:38that's
- 15:39what
- 15:39some
- 15:40of
- 15:40the
- 15:40local
- 15:41state
- 15:41organizations
- 15:42help
- 15:42promote
- 15:43because
- 15:44they
- 15:44reward
- 15:45and
- 15:45give
- 15:45the
- 15:45points
- 15:46and
- 15:46create
- 15:47the
- 15:47camaraderie
- 15:48and
- 15:49the
- 15:49social
- 15:50connections
- 15:51through
- 15:52the
- 15:52local
- 15:52organizations.
- 15:54But
- 15:54if
- 15:55you
- 15:55don't
- 15:55have
- 15:55a
- 15:55strong
- 15:56local
- 15:56organization
- 15:57or
- 15:57if
- 15:58your
- 15:58local
- 15:59organization
- 15:59is
- 16:00struggling
- 16:00in
- 16:00any
- 16:00way,
- 16:01then
- 16:01you
- 16:01don't
- 16:01get
- 16:02the
- 16:02benefit
- 16:02of
- 16:02all
- 16:03that.
- 16:04I
- 16:04just.
- 16:05So
- 16:05I
- 16:05think.
- 16:06And
- 16:06then
- 16:07like
- 16:08I
- 16:08said,
- 16:08I
- 16:08also
- 16:09see
- 16:09the
- 16:09trajectory
- 16:10of
- 16:10where
- 16:12just
- 16:12in
- 16:12the
- 16:12last
- 16:13six
- 16:14years,
- 16:14I
- 16:14guess
- 16:15is
- 16:15when
- 16:15the
- 16:15World
- 16:16Equestrian
- 16:16center
- 16:17opened
- 16:17and
- 16:18suddenly
- 16:18that
- 16:18opened
- 16:19the
- 16:19door
- 16:20to
- 16:20something
- 16:21different.
- 16:21I
- 16:21mean,
- 16:21I
- 16:22do
- 16:22think
- 16:22that
- 16:23real
- 16:23estate
- 16:24in
- 16:24general
- 16:25changed
- 16:26the
- 16:26ability
- 16:27for
- 16:27some
- 16:27of
- 16:27these
- 16:28local
- 16:28shows.
- 16:29Yes,
- 16:29you
- 16:29might
- 16:29have
- 16:30a
- 16:30facility
- 16:31that
- 16:31has
- 16:31a
- 16:32great
- 16:32city
- 16:32set
- 16:32up
- 16:33and
- 16:34places
- 16:34for
- 16:34people
- 16:35to
- 16:35park,
- 16:35but
- 16:35not
- 16:36everyone
- 16:36does.
- 16:37Some
- 16:37of
- 16:37them
- 16:37are
- 16:37too
- 16:37small,
- 16:38can't
- 16:39host
- 16:39people,
- 16:39can't
- 16:40do
- 16:40a
- 16:40two
- 16:40day
- 16:41thing,
- 16:41has
- 16:41to
- 16:41be
- 16:42a
- 16:42one
- 16:42day.
- 16:42I,
- 16:42I
- 16:42don't
- 16:43know,
- 16:43I
- 16:43think,
- 16:43you
- 16:44know,
- 16:44people
- 16:44are
- 16:44sort
- 16:45of
- 16:45burned
- 16:46out
- 16:46thinking
- 16:47about
- 16:47how
- 16:47do
- 16:48we
- 16:48manage
- 16:49the
- 16:49local
- 16:49thing.
- 16:50It's
- 16:50so
- 16:50much
- 16:50easier,
- 16:51like
- 16:51you
- 16:51said,
- 16:51in
- 16:51a
- 16:52way
- 16:52to
- 16:52save
- 16:52up
- 16:52your
- 16:52money
- 16:53and
- 16:53just
- 16:53go
- 16:53to
- 16:54the
- 16:54big
- 16:54one.
- 16:54Yeah,
- 16:55I
- 16:55mean
- 16:55there
- 16:55is
- 16:55something
- 16:56to
- 16:56be
- 16:56said
- 16:56for
- 16:56that.
- 16:57However,
- 16:57you
- 16:58know,
- 16:58I
- 16:59felt
- 16:59like
- 17:00probably
- 17:01within
- 17:01like
- 17:01the
- 17:01last
- 17:0212
- 17:02years
- 17:04where
- 17:05I
- 17:05felt
- 17:06like,
- 17:06gosh,
- 17:06maybe
- 17:07it
- 17:07was
- 17:07even
- 17:07sooner,
- 17:07I'm
- 17:08not
- 17:08really
- 17:08sure.
- 17:08But
- 17:09even
- 17:09the,
- 17:09even
- 17:09the
- 17:10big
- 17:10shows
- 17:10though,
- 17:10like
- 17:11you
- 17:11could
- 17:11have,
- 17:12when
- 17:12you're
- 17:12at
- 17:12a
- 17:12local
- 17:13show,
- 17:13even
- 17:14if
- 17:14it's
- 17:14a
- 17:14one
- 17:14or
- 17:14two
- 17:15day,
- 17:15it's
- 17:16not
- 17:16necessarily
- 17:17like
- 17:17you're
- 17:17back
- 17:18in
- 17:18the
- 17:18barns
- 17:18unless
- 17:19that
- 17:19facility
- 17:20has
- 17:20the
- 17:20ability
- 17:21for
- 17:21you
- 17:21to
- 17:21have
- 17:21a
- 17:21stall.
- 17:22And
- 17:22I
- 17:22would,
- 17:23I
- 17:23would
- 17:23venture
- 17:23to
- 17:23say
- 17:24that
- 17:24more
- 17:24of
- 17:24them
- 17:24don't
- 17:25than
- 17:25do.
- 17:26So
- 17:26you're
- 17:26out
- 17:26and
- 17:26about
- 17:27and
- 17:27you're
- 17:27mingling
- 17:27with
- 17:27people
- 17:28and
- 17:28you're
- 17:28seeing
- 17:28them
- 17:29and.
- 17:29Right.
- 17:30Like
- 17:30if
- 17:30you've
- 17:30got
- 17:30friends,
- 17:31like
- 17:31you're
- 17:31not
- 17:32kind
- 17:32of
- 17:33cut
- 17:33away
- 17:33from
- 17:34where
- 17:34things
- 17:34are
- 17:35happening
- 17:36and
- 17:36you're,
- 17:36you
- 17:37know,
- 17:37dragging
- 17:37your
- 17:37horse
- 17:38along
- 17:38with
- 17:38you.
- 17:39But
- 17:39at
- 17:39the
- 17:39same
- 17:40time,
- 17:40I
- 17:40remember
- 17:42even
- 17:42when
- 17:42I
- 17:42was
- 17:43a
- 17:43teenager
- 17:43and
- 17:43even
- 17:44like
- 17:44up
- 17:45to
- 17:4510
- 17:45years
- 17:45ago
- 17:46or
- 17:46five
- 17:46years
- 17:46ago,
- 17:47the
- 17:47gathering
- 17:48of
- 17:48people
- 17:49at
- 17:49rated
- 17:50shows,
- 17:50like
- 17:50for
- 17:51some
- 17:52like
- 17:52a
- 17:52little
- 17:52event
- 17:52at
- 17:53that
- 17:53afternoon
- 17:54or
- 17:54the
- 17:55derby
- 17:55evenings
- 17:56versus
- 17:56having
- 17:57them
- 17:57like
- 17:57in
- 17:58the
- 17:58morning,
- 17:59it
- 17:59draws
- 18:00a
- 18:00crowd
- 18:00and
- 18:01it
- 18:01draws
- 18:01people
- 18:02together
- 18:03and
- 18:03I
- 18:03don't
- 18:05see
- 18:05a
- 18:05ton
- 18:05of
- 18:06that
- 18:06happening.
- 18:06And
- 18:06I
- 18:06know
- 18:07that
- 18:07that
- 18:07costs
- 18:07money
- 18:07to
- 18:08the
- 18:08horse
- 18:08show
- 18:08unless
- 18:09they
- 18:09have
- 18:09sponsors
- 18:09to
- 18:10be
- 18:10able
- 18:10to
- 18:10have
- 18:11those
- 18:11events
- 18:11and
- 18:11things
- 18:12like
- 18:12that.
- 18:13But
- 18:13it's
- 18:13sort
- 18:14of
- 18:14like
- 18:15get
- 18:15to
- 18:15the
- 18:15horse
- 18:15show,
- 18:16do
- 18:16your
- 18:16class,
- 18:17pack
- 18:17up
- 18:17go
- 18:18home
- 18:18versus
- 18:20hanging
- 18:20around
- 18:21and
- 18:21seeing
- 18:21what
- 18:21everybody's
- 18:22up
- 18:22to.
- 18:22And
- 18:22I
- 18:23don't
- 18:23mean,
- 18:23like
- 18:23with
- 18:23two
- 18:23or
- 18:23three
- 18:24people.
- 18:24I
- 18:24mean,
- 18:24like,
- 18:24tons
- 18:25of
- 18:25people.
- 18:26Like
- 18:26having
- 18:27a
- 18:27little
- 18:27horse
- 18:27show
- 18:28party
- 18:28at
- 18:28the
- 18:28end
- 18:28of
- 18:28the
- 18:29night
- 18:29or
- 18:29end
- 18:29of
- 18:30the
- 18:30day.
- 18:31Well,
- 18:31I
- 18:31think
- 18:31to
- 18:32your
- 18:32point
- 18:32about
- 18:32having
- 18:33tons
- 18:33of
- 18:33people,
- 18:34that
- 18:34is
- 18:35a
- 18:35business
- 18:35reality
- 18:36for
- 18:36trainers
- 18:37these
- 18:37days.
- 18:38Now.
- 18:38They
- 18:39can't.
- 18:40I
- 18:40don't
- 18:40know
- 18:40how
- 18:40you
- 18:41afford
- 18:41to
- 18:41go
- 18:42to
- 18:42horse
- 18:42shows
- 18:43and
- 18:44stay
- 18:44for
- 18:45one
- 18:46week
- 18:46or
- 18:46even
- 18:46two
- 18:47when
- 18:47you
- 18:48have
- 18:48a
- 18:48barn
- 18:48full
- 18:48of
- 18:49other
- 18:49people
- 18:49at
- 18:50home
- 18:50that
- 18:51didn't
- 18:51go
- 18:52unless
- 18:52you
- 18:53have
- 18:54a
- 18:54pretty
- 18:54large
- 18:55number
- 18:55of
- 18:55people
- 18:55that
- 18:55do
- 18:56go.
- 18:57So
- 18:57that's.
- 18:57I
- 18:57think
- 18:57what
- 18:58I
- 18:58was
- 18:58saying
- 18:58before
- 18:59is,
- 18:59like,
- 18:59I
- 18:59know
- 19:00some
- 19:00barns
- 19:01really
- 19:01just
- 19:01focus
- 19:02their
- 19:02whole
- 19:03program
- 19:04on
- 19:04going
- 19:05and
- 19:06not
- 19:06to
- 19:06going
- 19:07to
- 19:07the
- 19:08local
- 19:08horse
- 19:08shows,
- 19:09which
- 19:09is
- 19:10a
- 19:10shame.
- 19:10I
- 19:11really
- 19:11do
- 19:11think.
- 19:12It
- 19:12really
- 19:12is
- 19:13sad.
- 19:13And
- 19:13I
- 19:14do
- 19:14think,
- 19:14too,
- 19:14that
- 19:15we
- 19:16now
- 19:16have
- 19:17so
- 19:17much
- 19:18social
- 19:18media
- 19:18scrutiny
- 19:19where,
- 19:20you
- 19:20know,
- 19:20everybody's
- 19:21looking
- 19:21to
- 19:21see
- 19:21what
- 19:21the
- 19:21next
- 19:22person's
- 19:22doing.
- 19:22So,
- 19:23oh,
- 19:24I
- 19:24went
- 19:24to
- 19:24Kentucky
- 19:25Horse
- 19:25Park.
- 19:25Oh,
- 19:26I
- 19:26went
- 19:26to
- 19:27Wellington.
- 19:28Oh,
- 19:28you
- 19:29know,
- 19:29they.
- 19:29They
- 19:29post
- 19:30the
- 19:30clip,
- 19:30my
- 19:30horse
- 19:31things,
- 19:31and
- 19:31you
- 19:32can
- 19:32see
- 19:32where
- 19:32they've
- 19:33been.
- 19:33Never
- 19:34mind,
- 19:34you
- 19:34know,
- 19:35what
- 19:35their
- 19:35trip
- 19:36was
- 19:36like.
- 19:36But
- 19:36just
- 19:37the
- 19:37fact
- 19:37that
- 19:38it
- 19:38comes
- 19:38up
- 19:39on
- 19:39the
- 19:39banner
- 19:40as
- 19:41here.
- 19:41Here's
- 19:42where
- 19:42I
- 19:42was
- 19:44so
- 19:44sure.
- 19:46It
- 19:46just.
- 19:48I
- 19:48just
- 19:48think
- 19:48that
- 19:49we
- 19:49are
- 19:51going
- 19:51in
- 19:52a
- 19:52direction
- 19:52that
- 19:53I'm
- 19:53really
- 19:53not
- 19:54sure
- 19:55about.
- 19:55And
- 19:56the
- 19:56thing
- 19:57that's
- 19:58gonna
- 19:58end
- 19:58up
- 19:58happening
- 19:59is
- 19:59people
- 19:59are
- 19:59gonna
- 19:59start
- 20:00flooding
- 20:00the
- 20:00local
- 20:01circuit
- 20:01again.
- 20:02I
- 20:02mean,
- 20:02I
- 20:02don't
- 20:02know.
- 20:02I
- 20:03can't
- 20:03forecast
- 20:03any
- 20:04of
- 20:04that.
- 20:04Obviously,
- 20:04I'm
- 20:04not
- 20:04qualified,
- 20:05but
- 20:06I
- 20:06just.
- 20:07I
- 20:07mean,
- 20:07but
- 20:07maybe
- 20:07that's
- 20:08what's
- 20:08gonna
- 20:08happen.
- 20:09People
- 20:09are
- 20:09gonna
- 20:10like,
- 20:10I'm.
- 20:10I'm
- 20:11tapped.
- 20:11I
- 20:11don't
- 20:11like
- 20:11what's
- 20:12happening
- 20:12here.
- 20:13And.
- 20:14Okay,
- 20:14well,
- 20:14I
- 20:14still
- 20:15want
- 20:15to
- 20:15ride
- 20:15my
- 20:15horse,
- 20:15and
- 20:16I
- 20:16still
- 20:16want
- 20:16to
- 20:16compete.
- 20:16So
- 20:17I'm
- 20:18going
- 20:18back
- 20:18to
- 20:18what
- 20:18I
- 20:19know.
- 20:19Well,
- 20:19there's
- 20:20a
- 20:20movement
- 20:20for
- 20:21that.
- 20:21So,
- 20:22I
- 20:22mean,
- 20:22I
- 20:22think
- 20:22that,
- 20:23you
- 20:23know,
- 20:23people
- 20:23really
- 20:24are
- 20:24trying
- 20:24to
- 20:24do
- 20:24that.
- 20:25And
- 20:26that
- 20:26leads
- 20:26me
- 20:26to
- 20:27one
- 20:27of
- 20:27the
- 20:27moments
- 20:28that
- 20:28I
- 20:29stayed
- 20:30with
- 20:30me
- 20:30the
- 20:30most
- 20:31when
- 20:31from
- 20:31the
- 20:32listening
- 20:32session
- 20:33was
- 20:33the
- 20:33discussion
- 20:34about
- 20:34lesson
- 20:34programs.
- 20:35Because
- 20:35when
- 20:36people
- 20:36say
- 20:36we're
- 20:36losing
- 20:37lesson
- 20:37programs,
- 20:38they're
- 20:38not
- 20:38just
- 20:38talking
- 20:38about
- 20:39business,
- 20:39right?
- 20:40We're
- 20:40talking
- 20:40about
- 20:41the
- 20:41middle
- 20:42of
- 20:42the
- 20:42sport,
- 20:42the
- 20:43place
- 20:43where
- 20:43people
- 20:43fall
- 20:44in
- 20:44love
- 20:44with
- 20:44horses,
- 20:45the
- 20:46place
- 20:46where
- 20:46amateurs
- 20:47come
- 20:47from.
- 20:48And
- 20:48I
- 20:49think
- 20:49people
- 20:50understand
- 20:50instinctively
- 20:51that
- 20:51if
- 20:52that
- 20:52disappears,
- 20:53then
- 20:54the
- 20:54entire
- 20:54culture
- 20:55of
- 20:55the
- 20:55sport
- 20:55changes
- 20:56with
- 20:56it
- 20:57100%.
- 20:58If
- 20:58you
- 20:59don't
- 20:59have
- 20:59that
- 21:00I
- 21:00don't
- 21:00know
- 21:00what
- 21:00you
- 21:00do
- 21:01because
- 21:01that
- 21:02leaves
- 21:02you
- 21:02with
- 21:02effectively
- 21:03no
- 21:03option.
- 21:05The
- 21:05option
- 21:05is
- 21:06buy
- 21:06the
- 21:06horse,
- 21:07fall
- 21:07in
- 21:07line,
- 21:07get
- 21:07in
- 21:08the
- 21:08program.
- 21:08That's
- 21:09your
- 21:09option.
- 21:09Go
- 21:10to
- 21:10the
- 21:10rated
- 21:10shows,
- 21:10spend
- 21:11all
- 21:11the
- 21:11money.
- 21:11I
- 21:11mean,
- 21:12Right,
- 21:13Right.
- 21:14So
- 21:14what
- 21:14does
- 21:14that
- 21:15do
- 21:15to
- 21:15affordability
- 21:16ultimately?
- 21:17It's
- 21:18what
- 21:18you
- 21:18were
- 21:19saying
- 21:19before.
- 21:20And
- 21:21then,
- 21:21and
- 21:22then
- 21:22where
- 21:22do
- 21:22new
- 21:22riders
- 21:23come
- 21:23from?
- 21:24That's
- 21:24like,
- 21:25like
- 21:25one
- 21:25of
- 21:25the
- 21:26things
- 21:26I
- 21:26think
- 21:26about
- 21:27with
- 21:27Teagan.
- 21:28Right.
- 21:29Where
- 21:29would
- 21:29she
- 21:29go
- 21:30if
- 21:30she
- 21:30decided
- 21:30she
- 21:31got
- 21:31into
- 21:31horses?
- 21:32What
- 21:32kind
- 21:32of
- 21:32program
- 21:32would
- 21:33I
- 21:33want
- 21:33her
- 21:33to
- 21:34grow
- 21:34up
- 21:34in?
- 21:34Would
- 21:35I
- 21:35want
- 21:35her
- 21:36to
- 21:37be
- 21:37allowed
- 21:38to
- 21:38just
- 21:38show
- 21:38up
- 21:39and
- 21:39get
- 21:39on
- 21:39the
- 21:39horse?
- 21:40And
- 21:41I
- 21:41mean,
- 21:41hahaha,
- 21:42that
- 21:42would
- 21:42never
- 21:42happen
- 21:43in
- 21:43my.
- 21:44In
- 21:44my
- 21:44world,
- 21:44but
- 21:45you
- 21:45do
- 21:45have
- 21:45to
- 21:46think
- 21:46about
- 21:46those
- 21:46things.
- 21:47And
- 21:47so
- 21:48is.
- 21:48Is
- 21:49the
- 21:49option
- 21:49of,
- 21:50this
- 21:50is
- 21:50the
- 21:50pony
- 21:51you're
- 21:51riding
- 21:51today.
- 21:52Go
- 21:53get
- 21:53the
- 21:53pony
- 21:53out
- 21:54of
- 21:54the
- 21:54stall.
- 21:54Let's
- 21:54get
- 21:54it
- 21:55ready.
- 21:56And
- 21:56if
- 21:56those,
- 21:56if
- 21:57those
- 21:57programs
- 21:57don't
- 21:58exist
- 21:58anymore,
- 21:58does
- 21:58that
- 21:59mean
- 21:59it's
- 21:59up
- 21:59to
- 21:59me?
- 21:59Because
- 22:00I
- 22:00know
- 22:00if
- 22:00my
- 22:00mom
- 22:01was
- 22:01trying
- 22:01to
- 22:01teach
- 22:01me
- 22:01how
- 22:02to
- 22:02ride,
- 22:02which
- 22:03she
- 22:03sometimes
- 22:04likes
- 22:04to
- 22:05give
- 22:05opinions,
- 22:06still
- 22:06do
- 22:06more
- 22:07than
- 22:07she
- 22:08still
- 22:08does.
- 22:09I'm
- 22:10like,
- 22:10whoa,
- 22:10lady,
- 22:11wait
- 22:11a
- 22:11minute.
- 22:12We
- 22:12pay
- 22:12people
- 22:12for
- 22:12this,
- 22:13so
- 22:14please
- 22:14be
- 22:14quiet.
- 22:18You
- 22:18know,
- 22:18like.
- 22:18And
- 22:18so
- 22:19I
- 22:19have
- 22:19to
- 22:19imagine,
- 22:20like,
- 22:20okay,
- 22:20yeah,
- 22:21sure,
- 22:21I
- 22:21can
- 22:21teach
- 22:21my
- 22:22daughter,
- 22:22like,
- 22:22basic
- 22:23stuff,
- 22:23but
- 22:23at
- 22:23some
- 22:23point
- 22:24she's
- 22:24gonna
- 22:24tell
- 22:24me
- 22:24to,
- 22:25like,
- 22:25buzz
- 22:25off.
- 22:26Well,
- 22:27exactly.
- 22:27And
- 22:27when
- 22:28she
- 22:28sees
- 22:28her
- 22:28friend
- 22:29that's
- 22:29in
- 22:30the
- 22:30next
- 22:30wash
- 22:31stall
- 22:32not
- 22:32doing
- 22:33it
- 22:33and
- 22:33watching
- 22:34a
- 22:34grim
- 22:34do
- 22:35it,
- 22:35Teagan's
- 22:35gonna
- 22:36be
- 22:36like,
- 22:36why
- 22:36am
- 22:36I
- 22:36doing
- 22:37this?
- 22:38Exactly.
- 22:38You
- 22:38know,
- 22:39look
- 22:39at
- 22:39her.
- 22:40She
- 22:40doesn't
- 22:40have
- 22:40to.
- 22:42Yeah,
- 22:43but
- 22:44it
- 22:45is
- 22:45gonna
- 22:45really
- 22:46be
- 22:46interesting
- 22:47to
- 22:47see
- 22:48how
- 22:49that
- 22:49actually,
- 22:50ultimately,
- 22:51how
- 22:51does
- 22:51that
- 22:51lead
- 22:51to
- 22:52the
- 22:52survival
- 22:52of
- 22:53this
- 22:53business
- 22:54and
- 22:54the
- 22:54industry.
- 22:55Yeah.
- 22:55Honestly,
- 22:56you
- 22:56know,
- 22:57whether
- 22:57people
- 22:57thought
- 22:57the
- 22:57answers
- 22:58at
- 22:58the
- 22:58town
- 22:58hall
- 22:59were
- 22:59good
- 22:59or
- 22:59bad
- 23:00almost
- 23:01became
- 23:01secondary.
- 23:02Because
- 23:03what
- 23:03really
- 23:03mattered
- 23:04was
- 23:05what
- 23:05we
- 23:05were
- 23:06hearing
- 23:06in
- 23:06that
- 23:06room
- 23:07was
- 23:07how
- 23:07disconnected
- 23:08it
- 23:08sometimes
- 23:09sounded.
- 23:10Like
- 23:11often
- 23:11one
- 23:11side
- 23:12was
- 23:12talking
- 23:12about
- 23:12a
- 23:13process,
- 23:14the
- 23:14other
- 23:14side
- 23:14was
- 23:14talking
- 23:15about
- 23:15consequences.
- 23:16One
- 23:16side
- 23:17was
- 23:17talking
- 23:17about
- 23:17investigations,
- 23:18the
- 23:19other
- 23:19side
- 23:19was
- 23:19talking
- 23:19about
- 23:20whether
- 23:20they
- 23:20still
- 23:21feel
- 23:22heard.
- 23:22And
- 23:23I
- 23:23think
- 23:23that
- 23:24was
- 23:24the
- 23:24disconnect
- 23:24that
- 23:25most
- 23:25people
- 23:25reacted
- 23:26to.
- 23:26I
- 23:26really
- 23:27do
- 23:27think
- 23:27that
- 23:27people
- 23:28were
- 23:28pretty
- 23:29much
- 23:29scratching
- 23:29their
- 23:29heads
- 23:30at
- 23:30the
- 23:30end
- 23:30of
- 23:30it,
- 23:31saying,
- 23:31well,
- 23:31what
- 23:31did
- 23:32they.
- 23:32Yeah,
- 23:32well,
- 23:32I
- 23:32think.
- 23:33I
- 23:34think
- 23:34from
- 23:34like,
- 23:35the.
- 23:35The
- 23:36participant
- 23:37exhibitor
- 23:37side,
- 23:39I
- 23:39think
- 23:40people
- 23:41just
- 23:41want
- 23:41some
- 23:41accountability
- 23:43from
- 23:44governing
- 23:45bodies
- 23:46to
- 23:46say,
- 23:47hey,
- 23:48okay,
- 23:48we
- 23:49do
- 23:49hear
- 23:49you,
- 23:50and
- 23:51we're
- 23:51thinking
- 23:51about
- 23:52this,
- 23:52and
- 23:52we,
- 23:52you
- 23:53know,
- 23:53Maybe
- 23:53we
- 23:53don't
- 23:53have
- 23:54a
- 23:54solution
- 23:55or.
- 23:55But
- 23:55we're
- 23:55taking
- 23:55it
- 23:56all
- 23:56in.
- 23:56And.
- 23:57And
- 23:57some
- 23:57people
- 23:58might
- 23:58feel
- 23:58like
- 23:58that's
- 23:58fluff,
- 23:59but
- 23:59it.
- 23:59It
- 23:59is
- 24:00better
- 24:00than
- 24:00a
- 24:00response
- 24:01of
- 24:01what
- 24:02we're
- 24:02doing
- 24:02is
- 24:02right.
- 24:03And
- 24:04that's
- 24:04just
- 24:04the
- 24:04way
- 24:05it
- 24:05is.
- 24:05Imagine
- 24:06when
- 24:06you
- 24:06were
- 24:06a
- 24:06kid
- 24:07and
- 24:07your
- 24:07parents
- 24:07said,
- 24:07because
- 24:08I
- 24:08said
- 24:08so,
- 24:09that's
- 24:09not
- 24:09a
- 24:09reason
- 24:09as
- 24:10to
- 24:10why.
- 24:11And
- 24:11it
- 24:11left
- 24:11you
- 24:11feeling
- 24:12frustrated.
- 24:13And
- 24:13when
- 24:13your
- 24:13parents
- 24:14are
- 24:14providing
- 24:15for
- 24:15you,
- 24:15that's
- 24:16one
- 24:16thing.
- 24:16But
- 24:16in
- 24:16this
- 24:17case,
- 24:17we're
- 24:17members
- 24:18of
- 24:18a
- 24:18group
- 24:18and
- 24:19we're
- 24:19paying
- 24:20for
- 24:21that
- 24:22governance,
- 24:23or
- 24:23we're
- 24:24paying
- 24:24or
- 24:25paying
- 24:25to
- 24:25support
- 24:26that
- 24:26governance.
- 24:27Right.
- 24:27To
- 24:28have
- 24:28the
- 24:29horse's
- 24:29best
- 24:29interest
- 24:30in
- 24:30mind,
- 24:31to
- 24:31have
- 24:32the
- 24:32sports
- 24:32best
- 24:33interest
- 24:33in
- 24:33mind.
- 24:34And
- 24:34when
- 24:35you
- 24:35feel
- 24:35like
- 24:35that's
- 24:35not
- 24:36being
- 24:36accomplished,
- 24:37and
- 24:37I
- 24:37don't
- 24:37think
- 24:38anybody
- 24:38is
- 24:38expecting,
- 24:39like,
- 24:40an
- 24:40overnight
- 24:41solution
- 24:41to
- 24:42fix
- 24:42the
- 24:42whole,
- 24:43like,
- 24:44quote
- 24:44problem,
- 24:45but
- 24:45when,
- 24:45like
- 24:46you
- 24:46were
- 24:46saying,
- 24:46like,
- 24:46when
- 24:46the
- 24:47disconnect
- 24:47feels
- 24:48that
- 24:48large,
- 24:49you
- 24:49go,
- 24:49what.
- 24:50What
- 24:50on
- 24:50earth
- 24:50is
- 24:51happening?
- 24:51You
- 24:52feel
- 24:52basically
- 24:53like
- 24:53you're
- 24:54not
- 24:55important.
- 24:55And
- 24:56I
- 24:56don't
- 24:56think
- 24:56anybody
- 24:56needs
- 24:57to
- 24:57feel
- 24:57like
- 24:57they're
- 24:57the
- 24:57king
- 24:58of
- 24:58the
- 24:58world,
- 24:58but
- 24:58they
- 24:59just
- 24:59want
- 24:59to
- 24:59know
- 24:59that,
- 24:59you
- 25:00know,
- 25:00the
- 25:00things
- 25:00that
- 25:00are
- 25:00happening
- 25:01behind
- 25:01the
- 25:01scenes
- 25:02is
- 25:02going
- 25:02to
- 25:02make
- 25:02the
- 25:02most
- 25:03sense
- 25:03for
- 25:03them
- 25:03in
- 25:03the
- 25:04sport
- 25:04moving
- 25:05forward.
- 25:05And
- 25:06I
- 25:06don't
- 25:06think
- 25:06that
- 25:07anybody
- 25:07got
- 25:08feeling,
- 25:08you
- 25:09know,
- 25:09feeling
- 25:10like
- 25:10the
- 25:11temperature
- 25:11had
- 25:11lowered
- 25:12much.
- 25:13Yeah.
- 25:14Because
- 25:15questions
- 25:16really
- 25:17weren't
- 25:17answered,
- 25:18and
- 25:18I
- 25:18think
- 25:19that
- 25:19makes
- 25:19it
- 25:21harder
- 25:21to
- 25:21understand
- 25:22what's
- 25:22going
- 25:22on.
- 25:23I
- 25:24keep
- 25:24going
- 25:24back
- 25:25to
- 25:25this,
- 25:25but
- 25:26this
- 25:26week
- 25:26I
- 25:27feel
- 25:27like
- 25:27we've
- 25:27been
- 25:27flooded
- 25:28with
- 25:28articles
- 25:29on
- 25:29TikTok,
- 25:30Instagram,
- 25:31Facebook
- 25:31of
- 25:32different
- 25:32people
- 25:32writing.
- 25:33Somebody
- 25:34sent
- 25:34me
- 25:35a
- 25:35link
- 25:35to
- 25:36a
- 25:36Daily
- 25:36Mail
- 25:37from.
- 25:38Daily
- 25:39Mail
- 25:39is
- 25:39a
- 25:40British
- 25:40mag
- 25:41newspaper,
- 25:42and
- 25:42there
- 25:42was
- 25:42an
- 25:42article
- 25:44about
- 25:44Wellington
- 25:45today.
- 25:45What?
- 25:46It's.
- 25:46It's
- 25:47obviously.
- 25:48Yeah,
- 25:48I'll
- 25:49tell
- 25:49you
- 25:49what,
- 25:49the.
- 25:50The
- 25:50link.
- 25:51It's
- 25:51the
- 25:52article
- 25:52about
- 25:53Wellington
- 25:53and
- 25:54this
- 25:54and
- 25:54its
- 25:54scandals.
- 25:55Scandals
- 25:56plague.
- 25:56Horse
- 25:57girls
- 25:58of
- 25:58America's
- 25:59spoiled
- 26:00brat
- 26:01capital.
- 26:02Oh,
- 26:03and
- 26:03that
- 26:03was
- 26:03in
- 26:03the
- 26:04Daily
- 26:04Mail.
- 26:04That's
- 26:05a.
- 26:05That's
- 26:05a
- 26:06headline.
- 26:07Scandals
- 26:08Plague.
- 26:09Yeah.
- 26:09Scandals
- 26:10plague
- 26:10Horse
- 26:11girls
- 26:11of
- 26:12America's
- 26:13Spoiled
- 26:13Brat
- 26:14Capital.
- 26:15If
- 26:16we're
- 26:16making
- 26:16it
- 26:16to
- 26:17London
- 26:18newspapers,
- 26:19I
- 26:20mean,
- 26:20you
- 26:21know,
- 26:24so
- 26:25I
- 26:25guess.
- 26:27I
- 26:27guess
- 26:27maybe
- 26:28that's
- 26:28the
- 26:28real
- 26:28conversation
- 26:29under
- 26:29all
- 26:30of
- 26:30this.
- 26:30It's
- 26:31not
- 26:31whether
- 26:31this
- 26:32board
- 26:32is
- 26:32changing,
- 26:33because
- 26:33it
- 26:33always
- 26:33changes.
- 26:34It's
- 26:35just
- 26:35the
- 26:35question
- 26:35is
- 26:36whether
- 26:37the
- 26:37people
- 26:37that
- 26:38are
- 26:38living
- 26:38inside
- 26:39of
- 26:39all
- 26:39this
- 26:40still
- 26:40feel
- 26:41connected
- 26:41to
- 26:41where
- 26:41it's
- 26:42heading.
- 26:43Because
- 26:43clearly
- 26:44people
- 26:44are
- 26:44writing
- 26:45about
- 26:45things
- 26:45that
- 26:45have
- 26:46nothing
- 26:46to
- 26:46do
- 26:46with
- 26:47us.
- 26:48So,
- 26:48yeah,
- 26:49you
- 26:49know,
- 26:50when
- 26:50people.
- 26:51So
- 26:51when
- 26:51people
- 26:52stop
- 26:52feeling
- 26:53hurt,
- 26:53they
- 26:53start
- 26:53sounding
- 26:54emotional.
- 26:55And
- 26:55honestly,
- 26:56after
- 26:57listening
- 26:57back
- 26:58at
- 26:58that
- 26:58room,
- 26:59it
- 26:59makes
- 26:59them
- 26:59uneasy.
- 27:00I
- 27:00understand
- 27:01why.
- 27:01Yeah.
- 27:03So,
- 27:03Reynolds,
- 27:04as
- 27:04we
- 27:05say,
- 27:06let's
- 27:06ride.