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Rider Development in Horse Shows: Prepared vs Developed · Two Point Perspective

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  As
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  riders,
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  we
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  work
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  really
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  hard
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  to
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  be
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  prepared.
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  But
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  if
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  the
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  mistakes
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  it
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  shows
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  are
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  always
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  managed
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  for
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  us,
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  how
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  do
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  we
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  grow?
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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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  writers
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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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  Okay.
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  There's
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  been
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  conversation
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  lately
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  about
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  budget,
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  about
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  green
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  horses,
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  about
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  rider
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  expectations,
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  what's
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  realistic,
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  what's
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  fair.
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  As
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  we
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  all
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  know,
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  riding
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  is
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  expensive.
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  And
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  sometimes
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  green
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  horses
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  can
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  be
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  cheaper,
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  mostly
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  because
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  they
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  don't
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  have
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  a
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  show
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  record
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  yet.
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  And
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  sometimes
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  getting
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  there
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  just
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  takes
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  time.
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  But
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  that
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  can
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  be
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  expensive
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  too,
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  and
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  that's
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  real.
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  But
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  I
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  think
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  there's
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  something
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  underneath
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  all
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  of
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  that.
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  It's
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  not
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  just
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  about
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  budget,
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  it's
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  about
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  time.
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  Because
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  do
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  we
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  really
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  even
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  have
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  it
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  anymore?
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  And
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  if
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  something
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  feels
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  stuck,
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  the
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  conversation
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  usually
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  shifts
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  to
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  the
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  horse.
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  Maybe
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  he's
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  too
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  green,
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  maybe
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  it's
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  not
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  the
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  right
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  match.
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  Maybe
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  you
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  need
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  something
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  that's
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  more
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  educated,
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  which
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  usually
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  means
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  more
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  expensive.
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  Sometimes
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  that's
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  absolutely
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  right,
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  but
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  not
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  always.
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  And
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  what
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  I
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  don't
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  hear
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  as
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  often
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  is,
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  but
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  how
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  much
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  of
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  that
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  is
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  the
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  horse
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  and
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  how
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  much
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  of
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  it
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  is
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  the
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  rider?
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  Not
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  just
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  is
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  this
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  the
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  right
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  horse
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  for
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  the
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  job,
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  but
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  can
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  the
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  rider
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  do
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  it?
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  Or
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  more
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  interesting,
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  can
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  the
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  rider
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  even
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  learn
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  to
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  do
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  it?
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  I
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  learned
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  this
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  in
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  a
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  very
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  practical
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  way.
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  My
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  first
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  horse
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  wasn't
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  talented
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  at
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  all.
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  I
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  bought
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  him
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  from
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  a
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  dealer
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  and
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  he
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  wouldn't
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  go
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  near
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  a
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  jump.
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  So
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  needless
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  to
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  say,
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  that
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  didn't
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  last
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  very
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  long.
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  I
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  went
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  back
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  to
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  looking
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  and
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  the
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  next
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  one
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  I
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  found
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  was
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  different.
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  He
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  was
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  an
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  incredible
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  jumper.
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  Rodney
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  Jenkins
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  even
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  rode
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  him
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  once.
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  Just
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  let
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  me
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  throw
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  that
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  in
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  there.
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  And
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  the
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  only
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  reason
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  that
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  I
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  could
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  afford
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  him
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  was
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  because
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  he
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  was
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  hot
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  and
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  nobody
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  really
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  wanted
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  to
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  deal
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  with
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  him.
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  He
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  was
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  a
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  thoroughbred,
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  of
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  course,
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  and
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  he
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  was
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  very
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  green
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  and
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  at
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  the
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  time
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  had
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  had
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  no
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  real
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  training.
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  When
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  I
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  first
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  got
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  him,
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  he
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  was
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  super
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  thin.
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  Not
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  unhealthy,
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  but
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  he
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  just
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  wasn't
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  fit.
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  He'd
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  been
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  on
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  the
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  back
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  burner.
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  They
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  would
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  leave
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  him
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  out
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  in
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  the
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  field
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  and
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  then
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  if
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  they
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  knew
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  somebody
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  was
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  coming
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  to
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  try
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  him,
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  they'd
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  bring
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  him
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  in,
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  make
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  him
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  look
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  a
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  little
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  better,
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  feed
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  him
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  a
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  little
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  bit.
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  But
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  then
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  when
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  people
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  came
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  to
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  try
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  him,
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  he'd
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  buck
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  them
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  off.
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  So
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  he
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  wasn't
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  exactly
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  the
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  easiest
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  sale.
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  But
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  of
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  course
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  that
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  made
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  him
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  affordable
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  for
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  me.
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  And
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  at
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  the
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  time
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  I
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  didn't
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  think
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  anything
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  of
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  it.
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  I
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  was
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  16,
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  I
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  had
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  no
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  trainer,
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  I
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  had
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  no
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  real
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  training.
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  But
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  I
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  had
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  a
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  very
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  nice
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  horse
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  and
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  I
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  had
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  absolutely
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  no
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  idea
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  what
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  I
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  was
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  doing.
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  But
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  I
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  found
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  out
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  pretty
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  quickly
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  because
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  as
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  he
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  got
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  fit
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  and
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  started
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  feeling
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  more
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  like
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  himself.
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  It
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  became
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  obvious
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  that
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  this
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  was
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  not
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  going
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  to
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  be
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  easy.
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  I
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  kept
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  him
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  in
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  a
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  small
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  barn
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  in
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  somebody's
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  backyard.
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  At
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  first
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  that
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  worked,
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  until
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  it
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  didn't.
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  Eventually,
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  I
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  moved
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  him
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  to
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  a
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  barn
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  that
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  had
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  a
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  real
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  program
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  with
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  a
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  real
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  trainer
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  who
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  was
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  amazing.
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  And
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  that's
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  when
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  things
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  shifted,
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  as
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  he
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  got
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  fit.
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  He
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  was
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  obviously
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  very
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  green,
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  of
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  course,
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  but
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  he
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  got
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  harder
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  to
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  ride
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  and
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  it
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  wasn't
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  pretty.
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  I
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  figured
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  out
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  quickly
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  that
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  if
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  I
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  didn't
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  learn
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  to
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  manage
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  him,
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  I
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  wasn't
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  going
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  anywhere.
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  My
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  trainer
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  wrote
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  him
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  sometimes.
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  Yes.
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  So
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  when
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  I
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  lessened,
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  she
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  knew
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  what
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  the
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  issues
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  were
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  that
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  we
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  needed
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  to
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  work
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  on.
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  But
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  when
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  she
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  was
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  gone
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  to
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  a
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  show
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  and
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  I
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  was
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  home
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  at
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  the
• 4:14
  barn,
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  it
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  was
• 4:15
  all
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  on
• 4:15
  me,
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  which
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  is
• 4:17
  also
• 4:17
  something
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  that
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  is
• 4:18
  clearly
• 4:19
  different
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  now.
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  We
• 4:21
  had
• 4:22
  the
• 4:22
  freedom
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  to
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  try
• 4:23
  things.
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  Another
• 4:24
  friend
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  of
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  mine
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  had
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  a
• 4:26
  similar
• 4:26
  situation.
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  She
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  had
• 4:28
  a
• 4:28
  hot
• 4:28
  thoroughbred,
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  too.
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  And
• 4:29
  so
• 4:30
  when
• 4:30
  the
• 4:30
  rest
• 4:30
  of
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  barn
• 4:31
  would
• 4:32
  go
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  a
• 4:32
  show,
• 4:33
  our
• 4:33
  horses
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  obviously
• 4:34
  weren't
• 4:35
  ready.
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  So
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  often
• 4:37
  it
• 4:37
  was
• 4:37
  just
• 4:37
  us
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  at
• 4:38
  home.
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  Both
• 4:39
  of
• 4:40
  us
• 4:40
  really
• 4:41
  badly
• 4:42
  wanted
• 4:42
  to
• 4:42
  show,
• 4:43
  so
• 4:44
  we
• 4:44
  would
• 4:44
  just
• 4:44
  go
• 4:45
  have
• 4:45
  our
• 4:45
  own.
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  We
• 4:46
  would
• 4:46
  make
• 4:46
  our
• 4:46
  own
• 4:47
  courses
• 4:47
  and
• 4:48
  we
• 4:48
  would
• 4:48
  practice.
• 4:49
  We'd
• 4:50
  set
• 4:50
  up
• 4:50
  something
• 4:51
  and
• 4:51
  just
• 4:51
  go
• 4:51
  around.
• 4:52
  We'd
• 4:53
  miss
• 4:53
  distances,
• 4:54
  we'd
• 4:54
  make
• 4:54
  a
• 4:55
  circle,
• 4:55
  we'd
• 4:55
  laugh
• 4:56
  and
• 4:56
  we'd
• 4:57
  just
• 4:57
  try
• 4:57
  it
• 4:57
  again.
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  So
• 4:59
  repetition.
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  The
• 5:00
  horses
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  were
• 5:01
  totally
• 5:02
  wild
• 5:02
  sometimes,
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  we
• 5:03
  were
• 5:04
  wrong
• 5:04
  a
• 5:04
  lot.
• 5:05
  But
• 5:06
  then
• 5:06
  one
• 5:07
  day
• 5:07
  we
• 5:08
  looked
• 5:08
  at
• 5:08
  each
• 5:08
  other
• 5:08
  and
• 5:09
  thought,
• 5:09
  wait
• 5:09
  a
• 5:10
  second,
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  this
• 5:11
  really
• 5:11
  is
• 5:12
  getting
• 5:12
  better.
• 5:13
  Our
• 5:13
  trainer
• 5:14
  even
• 5:14
  agreed
• 5:15
  and
• 5:15
  we
• 5:16
  finally
• 5:16
  started
• 5:17
  going
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  shows.
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  Back
• 5:19
  then,
• 5:20
  there
• 5:20
  wasn't
• 5:20
  a
• 5:21
  formula
• 5:21
  for
• 5:21
  getting
• 5:22
  a
• 5:22
  horse
• 5:22
  ready
• 5:22
  to
• 5:23
  show.
• 5:24
  There
• 5:24
  weren't
• 5:25
  any
• 5:25
  legal
• 5:26
  calming
• 5:27
  supplements,
• 5:27
  no
• 5:28
  perfect
• 5:28
  prep,
• 5:29
  none
• 5:29
  of
• 5:29
  that
• 5:29
  stuff.
• 5:30
  If
• 5:31
  somebody
• 5:31
  wanted
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  make
• 5:32
  a
• 5:32
  horse
• 5:32
  quiet,
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  it
• 5:33
  usually
• 5:34
  meant
• 5:34
  they
• 5:34
  were
• 5:34
  doing
• 5:35
  something
• 5:35
  you
• 5:35
  weren't
• 5:36
  supposed
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  be
• 5:36
  doing.
• 5:37
  Otherwise,
• 5:38
  if
• 5:38
  your
• 5:39
  horse
• 5:39
  was
• 5:40
  hot,
• 5:41
  he
• 5:41
  was
• 5:41
  hot,
• 5:41
  and
• 5:42
  you
• 5:42
  had
• 5:42
  to
• 5:42
  learn
• 5:42
  how
• 5:42
  to
• 5:43
  ride
• 5:43
  that.
• 5:45
  My
• 5:45
  routine
• 5:46
  was
• 5:46
  this.
• 5:48
  I'd
• 5:48
  ride
• 5:48
  in
• 5:48
  the
• 5:49
  day
• 5:49
  before
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  show,
• 5:50
  but
• 5:50
  before
• 5:51
  I
• 5:51
  bathed
• 5:51
  him,
• 5:52
  I
• 5:52
  would
• 5:52
  turn
• 5:52
  him
• 5:53
  out
• 5:53
  in
• 5:53
  the
• 5:53
  paddock
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  I
• 5:54
  would
• 5:54
  literally
• 5:55
  go
• 5:55
  out
• 5:55
  there
• 5:56
  with
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  lunge
• 5:57
  whip
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  chase
• 5:58
  him
• 5:58
  around
• 5:58
  until
• 5:58
  he
• 5:59
  was
• 5:59
  tired.
• 6:00
  Then
• 6:01
  the
• 6:01
  morning
• 6:01
  of
• 6:01
  the
• 6:02
  show,
• 6:02
  I'd
• 6:03
  lunge
• 6:03
  him.
• 6:03
  And
• 6:04
  I'm
• 6:04
  honestly
• 6:05
  not
• 6:05
  even
• 6:05
  sure
• 6:05
  how
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  knew
• 6:06
  I
• 6:06
  needed
• 6:06
  to
• 6:07
  do
• 6:07
  that.
• 6:07
  I
• 6:08
  just
• 6:08
  did.
• 6:09
  And
• 6:10
  after
• 6:10
  a
• 6:10
  while,
• 6:11
  it
• 6:11
  became
• 6:11
  pretty
• 6:12
  predictable.
• 6:13
  The
• 6:13
  first
• 6:14
  division
• 6:14
  classes
• 6:15
  might
• 6:16
  be
• 6:16
  hit
• 6:16
  or
• 6:16
  miss,
• 6:17
  but
• 6:17
  by
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  end
• 6:18
  of
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  day
• 6:19
  in
• 6:19
  the
• 6:19
  state
• 6:20
  class,
• 6:20
  it.
• 6:20
  He
• 6:21
  was
• 6:21
  often
• 6:22
  really
• 6:22
  good
• 6:23
  and
• 6:24
  I
• 6:24
  might
• 6:24
  win,
• 6:25
  which
• 6:25
  was
• 6:25
  great
• 6:26
  because
• 6:26
  that
• 6:27
  was
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  class
• 6:27
  with
• 6:27
  the
• 6:28
  money.
• 6:29
  Ultimately,
• 6:30
  we
• 6:30
  did
• 6:31
  do
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  jumpers.
• 6:32
  After
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  while,
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  hunters
• 6:34
  was
• 6:34
  pretty
• 6:34
  tough
• 6:34
  for
• 6:35
  him.
• 6:36
  All
• 6:37
  of
• 6:37
  it
• 6:37
  wasn't
• 6:37
  because
• 6:38
  he'd
• 6:38
  suddenly
• 6:38
  changed,
• 6:39
  though.
• 6:40
  It
• 6:40
  was
• 6:40
  because
• 6:40
  he
• 6:41
  was
• 6:41
  tired.
• 6:41
  And
• 6:42
  that
• 6:42
  was
• 6:42
  the
• 6:42
  key.
• 6:43
  I
• 6:43
  had
• 6:44
  figured
• 6:44
  out
• 6:44
  how
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  prepare
• 6:45
  him
• 6:47
  over
• 6:47
  time.
• 6:48
  I
• 6:48
  had
• 6:48
  to
• 6:49
  do
• 6:49
  it
• 6:49
  less
• 6:49
  as
• 6:50
  he
• 6:50
  learned
• 6:50
  his
• 6:50
  job.
• 6:51
  But
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  the
• 6:52
  beginning,
• 6:52
  it
• 6:53
  was
• 6:53
  just
• 6:53
  preparation.
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  was
• 6:55
  learning
• 6:56
  what
• 6:56
  he
• 6:56
  needed,
• 6:57
  and
• 6:58
  I
• 6:58
  didn't
• 6:59
  learn
• 6:59
  that
• 6:59
  in
• 6:59
  a
• 6:59
  lesson.
• 7:00
  I
• 7:00
  learned
• 7:01
  it
• 7:01
  because
• 7:02
  we
• 7:02
  had
• 7:02
  time.
• 7:03
  We
• 7:04
  had
• 7:04
  time
• 7:04
  to
• 7:05
  try
• 7:05
  things,
• 7:06
  time
• 7:06
  to
• 7:07
  get
• 7:07
  it
• 7:07
  wrong,
• 7:08
  time
• 7:08
  to
• 7:09
  actually
• 7:09
  see
• 7:09
  what
• 7:10
  worked.
• 7:11
  I
• 7:12
  couldn't
• 7:12
  change
• 7:13
  horses.
• 7:13
  This
• 7:14
  was
• 7:14
  what
• 7:14
  I
• 7:14
  had.
• 7:15
  That's
• 7:15
  it.
• 7:16
  So
• 7:17
  we
• 7:17
  just
• 7:17
  kept
• 7:18
  at
• 7:18
  it.
• 7:19
  Now
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  understand
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  world
• 7:21
  is
• 7:21
  different
• 7:22
  today.
• 7:23
  Liability
• 7:23
  is
• 7:24
  real.
• 7:25
  Safety
• 7:25
  is
• 7:26
  real,
• 7:26
  especially
• 7:26
  for
• 7:27
  amateurs.
• 7:28
  Barnes
• 7:29
  can't
• 7:29
  just
• 7:30
  say,
• 7:30
  go,
• 7:30
  set
• 7:31
  up
• 7:31
  some
• 7:31
  jumps
• 7:31
  and
• 7:32
  have
• 7:32
  at
• 7:32
  it.
• 7:32
  I
• 7:33
  get
• 7:33
  that.
• 7:34
  But
• 7:34
  it
• 7:35
  does
• 7:35
  change
• 7:35
  how
• 7:36
  you
• 7:36
  learn.
• 7:37
  If
• 7:37
  you
• 7:38
  only
• 7:38
  jump
• 7:38
  when
• 7:39
  it's
• 7:39
  scheduled,
• 7:40
  if
• 7:40
  the
• 7:40
  only
• 7:41
  time
• 7:41
  you
• 7:41
  practice
• 7:42
  is
• 7:42
  in
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  lesson,
• 7:43
  if
• 7:43
  you.
• 7:44
  If
• 7:44
  everything
• 7:44
  happens
• 7:45
  inside
• 7:46
  of
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  very
• 7:46
  controlled
• 7:47
  system,
• 7:48
  you
• 7:49
  get
• 7:49
  fewer
• 7:50
  chances
• 7:50
  just
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  try
• 7:51
  something.
• 7:52
  And
• 7:53
  that
• 7:53
  kind
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  practice
• 7:54
  matters.
• 7:56
  I
• 7:56
  get
• 7:56
  it.
• 7:57
  But
• 7:57
  it
• 7:58
  does
• 7:58
  change
• 7:58
  how
• 7:59
  we
• 7:59
  grow.
• 8:00
  Here's
• 8:01
  another
• 8:01
  thing
• 8:01
  I've
• 8:02
  noticed.
• 8:03
  Many
• 8:03
  shows
• 8:04
  now
• 8:04
  include
• 8:05
  a
• 8:05
  warmup
• 8:05
  before
• 8:06
  your
• 8:06
  division.
• 8:08
  It's
• 8:08
  meant
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  give
• 8:08
  us
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  chance
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  get
• 8:09
  comfortable,
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  practice
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  course,
• 8:12
  to.
• 8:13
  But
• 8:13
  I
• 8:13
  almost
• 8:14
  never
• 8:14
  do
• 8:14
  it.
• 8:15
  Not
• 8:15
  because
• 8:16
  I
• 8:16
  don't
• 8:16
  think
• 8:16
  it's
• 8:17
  a
• 8:17
  good
• 8:17
  idea.
• 8:17
  It
• 8:18
  just
• 8:18
  never
• 8:18
  works
• 8:18
  for
• 8:19
  me.
• 8:20
  If
• 8:20
  I've
• 8:21
  schooled
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  day
• 8:21
  before
• 8:22
  and
• 8:22
  hopefully
• 8:23
  it
• 8:23
  went
• 8:23
  well,
• 8:25
  I
• 8:25
  just
• 8:25
  want
• 8:25
  to
• 8:25
  go
• 8:25
  in
• 8:26
  there
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  do
• 8:26
  it.
• 8:27
  Every
• 8:28
  time
• 8:28
  I've
• 8:29
  tried
• 8:29
  doing
• 8:29
  a
• 8:30
  warmup,
• 8:30
  I'll
• 8:31
  have
• 8:31
  a
• 8:31
  great
• 8:31
  trip.
• 8:32
  And
• 8:32
  then
• 8:33
  when
• 8:33
  it's
• 8:33
  time
• 8:33
  for
• 8:34
  my
• 8:34
  first
• 8:34
  real
• 8:35
  trip,
• 8:35
  of
• 8:35
  course
• 8:36
  I
• 8:36
  screw
• 8:36
  it
• 8:36
  up.
• 8:38
  I'm
• 8:38
  sure
• 8:38
  it
• 8:38
  gets
• 8:39
  in
• 8:39
  my
• 8:39
  head.
• 8:40
  I
• 8:40
  have
• 8:40
  a
• 8:41
  really
• 8:41
  tough
• 8:41
  time
• 8:42
  doing
• 8:42
  it
• 8:42
  twice
• 8:43
  correctly,
• 8:44
  much
• 8:44
  less
• 8:44
  doing
• 8:45
  it
• 8:45
  three
• 8:45
  times.
• 8:46
  So
• 8:47
  for
• 8:47
  me,
• 8:47
  there's
• 8:48
  a
• 8:48
  difference
• 8:49
  between
• 8:50
  being
• 8:50
  prepared
• 8:51
  versus
• 8:51
  my
• 8:52
  horse.
• 8:52
  Being
• 8:53
  prepared
• 8:53
  for
• 8:54
  me.
• 8:55
  Think
• 8:56
  about
• 8:56
  it
• 8:56
  this
• 8:57
  way.
• 8:58
  At
• 8:58
  the
• 8:58
  biggest
• 8:59
  finals,
• 9:00
  like
• 9:00
  Washington,
• 9:01
  you
• 9:02
  don't
• 9:02
  get
• 9:02
  a
• 9:03
  rehearsal
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  the
• 9:04
  actual
• 9:04
  ring.
• 9:06
  You
• 9:06
  school
• 9:06
  outside.
• 9:07
  There's
• 9:07
  jumps
• 9:08
  out
• 9:08
  there,
• 9:08
  but
• 9:08
  they're
• 9:09
  not
• 9:09
  like
• 9:09
  the
• 9:09
  ones
• 9:09
  inside.
• 9:10
  And
• 9:11
  then
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  walk
• 9:11
  in
• 9:12
  and
• 9:12
  you
• 9:12
  just
• 9:13
  do
• 9:13
  it.
• 9:14
  So
• 9:14
  at
• 9:14
  some
• 9:15
  point,
• 9:15
  you
• 9:16
  have
• 9:16
  to
• 9:16
  trust
• 9:17
  that
• 9:17
  you
• 9:17
  can.
• 9:19
  And
• 9:20
  this
• 9:20
  is
• 9:20
  the
• 9:20
  part
• 9:20
  I
• 9:21
  keep
• 9:21
  thinking
• 9:21
  about.
• 9:22
  The
• 9:22
  sport
• 9:23
  has
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  be
• 9:23
  safe.
• 9:24
  The
• 9:24
  sport
• 9:24
  has
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  be
• 9:25
  responsible,
• 9:26
  especially
• 9:26
  with
• 9:27
  amateurs.
• 9:28
  But
• 9:28
  growth
• 9:28
  is
• 9:29
  harder
• 9:30
  if
• 9:30
  someone
• 9:30
  else
• 9:31
  fixes
• 9:31
  it
• 9:32
  before
• 9:32
  you
• 9:33
  get
• 9:33
  on.
• 9:34
  It
• 9:34
  happens
• 9:34
  when
• 9:35
  you
• 9:35
  try
• 9:35
  something
• 9:36
  you
• 9:37
  miss,
• 9:37
  and
• 9:38
  you
• 9:38
  have
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  figure
• 9:38
  out
• 9:39
  why.
• 9:40
  So
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  question
• 9:41
  I
• 9:41
  Keep
• 9:41
  asking
• 9:41
  myself,
• 9:42
  is
• 9:42
  this,
• 9:43
  how
• 9:43
  do
• 9:43
  you
• 9:44
  balance
• 9:44
  safety
• 9:45
  and
• 9:45
  liability
• 9:46
  and
• 9:47
  still
• 9:47
  give
• 9:47
  someone
• 9:48
  room
• 9:49
  to
• 9:49
  try,
• 9:50
  to
• 9:50
  fail,
• 9:51
  and
• 9:51
  then
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  grow?
• 9:52
  I
• 9:53
  don't
• 9:53
  think
• 9:53
  that's
• 9:54
  an
• 9:54
  easy
• 9:54
  question,
• 9:55
  and
• 9:56
  I
• 9:56
  don't
• 9:56
  think
• 9:56
  that
• 9:56
  there's
• 9:57
  one
• 9:57
  right
• 9:57
  answer.
• 9:58
  But
• 9:58
  it's
• 9:59
  worth
• 9:59
  asking,
• 10:01
  am
• 10:01
  I
• 10:01
  actually
• 10:02
  getting
• 10:02
  better,
• 10:03
  or
• 10:03
  am
• 10:04
  I
• 10:04
  riding
• 10:05
  inside
• 10:05
  of
• 10:05
  a
• 10:05
  system
• 10:06
  that
• 10:06
  handles
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  mistakes
• 10:08
  before
• 10:09
  I
• 10:09
  get
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  chance
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  learn
• 10:10
  from
• 10:11
  them?
• 10:12
  Someone
• 10:12
  wrote
• 10:12
  to
• 10:13
  me
• 10:13
  this
• 10:13
  week
• 10:13
  and
• 10:14
  said
• 10:14
  that
• 10:14
  her
• 10:15
  riding
• 10:15
  career
• 10:16
  feels
• 10:17
  kind
• 10:17
  of
• 10:17
  like
• 10:17
  her
• 10:18
  business
• 10:18
  career.
• 10:19
  It's
• 10:19
  less
• 10:20
  like
• 10:20
  a
• 10:20
  ladder
• 10:21
  and
• 10:21
  more
• 10:22
  like
• 10:22
  a
• 10:22
  jungle
• 10:22
  gym.
• 10:23
  Sometimes
• 10:24
  you
• 10:24
  go
• 10:24
  up,
• 10:25
  sometimes
• 10:26
  you
• 10:26
  go
• 10:26
  sideways,
• 10:27
  and
• 10:27
  sometimes
• 10:28
  you
• 10:28
  deliberately
• 10:29
  step
• 10:29
  back.
• 10:29
  And
• 10:30
  I
• 10:30
  just
• 10:30
  love
• 10:31
  that,
• 10:32
  because
• 10:33
  learning
• 10:33
  rarely
• 10:34
  moves
• 10:34
  in
• 10:34
  a
• 10:35
  straight
• 10:35
  line.
• 10:36
  But
• 10:36
  sideways
• 10:37
  movement
• 10:38
  only
• 10:38
  works
• 10:39
  if
• 10:39
  it's
• 10:39
  allowed.
• 10:41
  If
• 10:41
  every
• 10:42
  step
• 10:43
  needs
• 10:43
  to
• 10:43
  look
• 10:44
  like
• 10:44
  forward
• 10:44
  motion,
• 10:46
  if
• 10:46
  every
• 10:46
  step
• 10:47
  has
• 10:47
  to
• 10:47
  be
• 10:48
  polished
• 10:48
  and
• 10:48
  secure,
• 10:50
  then
• 10:50
  there's
• 10:51
  less
• 10:51
  space
• 10:51
  to
• 10:52
  experiment.
• 10:53
  And
• 10:53
  without
• 10:54
  experimentation,
• 10:56
  I
• 10:56
  think
• 10:56
  it's
• 10:57
  harder
• 10:57
  to
• 10:57
  build
• 10:57
  good
• 10:58
  judgment.
• 10:59
  And
• 10:59
  I
• 11:00
  should
• 11:00
  say
• 11:00
  this.
• 11:01
  Of
• 11:01
  course
• 11:02
  we
• 11:02
  practice
• 11:02
  at
• 11:02
  home,
• 11:03
  but
• 11:04
  for
• 11:04
  a
• 11:04
  lot
• 11:04
  of
• 11:04
  amateurs,
• 11:05
  the
• 11:05
  horse
• 11:05
  show
• 11:06
  is
• 11:06
  a
• 11:07
  measurement
• 11:07
  of
• 11:07
  growth
• 11:07
  or
• 11:08
  success.
• 11:09
  That's
• 11:09
  where
• 11:10
  we
• 11:10
  decide
• 11:10
  whether
• 11:11
  we're
• 11:11
  actually
• 11:11
  improving.
• 11:13
  And
• 11:13
  I
• 11:13
  love
• 11:14
  it
• 11:14
  when
• 11:14
  I
• 11:14
  get
• 11:15
  to
• 11:15
  go
• 11:15
  into
• 11:15
  a
• 11:15
  practice
• 11:16
  division
• 11:16
  and
• 11:17
  use
• 11:17
  it
• 11:18
  to
• 11:18
  learn
• 11:18
  something.
• 11:20
  But
• 11:20
  that
• 11:20
  can
• 11:20
  be
• 11:20
  hard,
• 11:21
  because
• 11:22
  at
• 11:22
  a
• 11:22
  show,
• 11:23
  the
• 11:23
  goal
• 11:23
  is
• 11:23
  usually
• 11:24
  to
• 11:24
  make
• 11:24
  sure
• 11:24
  that
• 11:24
  you
• 11:25
  have
• 11:25
  a
• 11:25
  good
• 11:25
  experience.
• 11:26
  And
• 11:27
  I
• 11:27
  do
• 11:27
  understand
• 11:28
  that
• 11:30
  this
• 11:30
  isn't
• 11:31
  about
• 11:31
  not
• 11:32
  wanting
• 11:32
  a
• 11:32
  finished
• 11:33
  horse.
• 11:34
  This
• 11:34
  isn't
• 11:35
  about
• 11:35
  ignoring
• 11:36
  someone's
• 11:36
  budget,
• 11:37
  and
• 11:37
  this
• 11:38
  isn't
• 11:38
  about
• 11:38
  doing
• 11:39
  things
• 11:39
  the
• 11:39
  hard
• 11:40
  way
• 11:40
  just
• 11:40
  for
• 11:40
  the
• 11:40
  sake
• 11:41
  of
• 11:41
  it.
• 11:42
  It's
• 11:42
  about
• 11:42
  understanding
• 11:44
  what
• 11:44
  kind
• 11:44
  of
• 11:44
  rider
• 11:46
  do
• 11:46
  you
• 11:46
  want
• 11:47
  to
• 11:47
  become.
• 11:48
  Some
• 11:49
  riders
• 11:49
  love
• 11:49
  the
• 11:50
  structure.
• 11:51
  Some
• 11:51
  learn
• 11:52
  a
• 11:52
  lot
• 11:52
  and
• 11:52
  love
• 11:53
  to
• 11:53
  just
• 11:53
  watch
• 11:54
  their
• 11:54
  horses
• 11:54
  go
• 11:54
  around.
• 11:55
  Actually,
• 11:56
  we
• 11:56
  should
• 11:56
  all
• 11:56
  be
• 11:57
  doing
• 11:57
  that
• 11:57
  somewhat.
• 11:58
  But
• 11:59
  some
• 11:59
  riders
• 12:00
  want
• 12:01
  more
• 12:01
  involvement,
• 12:02
  and
• 12:03
  both
• 12:03
  are
• 12:03
  valid.
• 12:04
  I
• 12:04
  think,
• 12:05
  for
• 12:05
  me,
• 12:06
  I
• 12:06
  don't
• 12:07
  just
• 12:07
  want
• 12:07
  to
• 12:07
  ride
• 12:08
  a
• 12:08
  horse
• 12:08
  well.
• 12:09
  I
• 12:10
  want
• 12:10
  to
• 12:10
  understand
• 12:11
  what.
• 12:11
  What
• 12:12
  I
• 12:12
  did
• 12:12
  that
• 12:13
  made
• 12:13
  it
• 12:13
  work
• 12:14
  and
• 12:15
  then
• 12:15
  be
• 12:16
  trusted
• 12:16
  to
• 12:16
  try
• 12:17
  that.
• 12:18
  I
• 12:19
  don't
• 12:19
  have
• 12:19
  a
• 12:19
  neat
• 12:20
  conclusion.
• 12:21
  The
• 12:21
  sport
• 12:21
  does
• 12:22
  have
• 12:22
  to
• 12:22
  be
• 12:22
  safe.
• 12:22
  But
• 12:23
  I
• 12:23
  do
• 12:23
  think
• 12:24
  riders
• 12:24
  also
• 12:25
  need
• 12:25
  room.
• 12:27
  Room
• 12:27
  to
• 12:27
  experiment,
• 12:28
  room
• 12:29
  to
• 12:29
  adjust,
• 12:30
  and
• 12:31
  room
• 12:31
  to
• 12:31
  learn
• 12:31
  their
• 12:32
  horse,
• 12:32
  not
• 12:33
  just
• 12:33
  pilot
• 12:33
  it.
• 12:35
  And
• 12:35
  maybe
• 12:35
  the
• 12:36
  real
• 12:36
  work
• 12:36
  is
• 12:37
  figuring
• 12:37
  out
• 12:37
  how
• 12:37
  to
• 12:38
  create
• 12:38
  that
• 12:38
  room
• 12:39
  responsibly,
• 12:41
  because
• 12:41
  what
• 12:42
  kind
• 12:42
  of
• 12:42
  riders
• 12:43
  we
• 12:44
  develop,
• 12:45
  what
• 12:45
  kind
• 12:45
  of
• 12:45
  riders
• 12:46
  we
• 12:46
  become,
• 12:47
  I
• 12:48
  think
• 12:48
  depends
• 12:48
  on
• 12:49
  it.
• 12:50
  I'm
• 12:50
  grateful
• 12:51
  for
• 12:51
  the
• 12:51
  structure,
• 12:52
  but
• 12:52
  I'm
• 12:53
  also
• 12:53
  grateful
• 12:54
  for
• 12:54
  the
• 12:54
  years
• 12:55
  when
• 12:55
  I
• 12:56
  had
• 12:56
  no
• 12:56
  choice
• 12:57
  but
• 12:57
  to
• 12:57
  figure
• 12:58
  it
• 12:58
  out,
• 12:59
  because
• 13:00
  that's
• 13:00
  where
• 13:00
  I
• 13:00
  learned
• 13:01
  the
• 13:01
  most.
• 13:03
  As
• 13:03
  always,
• 13:04
  thanks
• 13:05
  for
• 13:05
  being
• 13:05
  here.