You read the title to this blog and you already thought I was talking about you, huh? Ugh. It felt ugly just typing that title into the box. I guess it felt extra ugly and familiar because I've spoken those words to myself . There's a good chance someone else has even said them about …
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When striving to reach a new goal or compete at a new level, it is so easy to get nervous or intimidated. To second guess everything you have done to prepare, to wonder if you are out of your league, to back down from the pressure or safety up. Competing at the BFA World Finals …
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Sometimes the most basic things can give you the biggest advantage in a competition. I have experienced this first hand when I watched one of Fallon Taylor's old YouTube videos where she offered a few basic ideas to help you clock faster. They seemed so simple that I didn't think it would work. Until I …
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Competition is something humans have thrived on for thousands of years. Kids are the best at finding ways to turn everything into a competition. "How fast can you run to the barn and back?", "I bet I can catch more frogs than you!", "Race ya to the swing set!". I can remember as a kid …
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I have never really considered myself a "barrel horse trainer". In fact when people would ask what kind of training I do I would respond with, "Mostly colt starting.". Partly because I haven't had a chance to prove myself as a barrel horse trainer, and partly because I would rather be labeled as a horsewoman …
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In the Performance horse world, there is a lot of talk about horses with heart or try. It seems like some horses have that magical spark to them that makes them want to give it their all in the show pen or on the barrel pattern. There are many ways that a rider can either …
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If I graduated high school and decided I wanted to be a neurosurgeon, wouldn't it be a little strange if I told you I didn't plan to go to college? I don't need to go to school and study. I'll just practice brain surgery on people until I gain enough experience. It's kind of morbid …
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So you are looking for ways to quickly ruin your colts confidence? Good! You came to the right place! I have discovered 5 EASY ways to totally destroy your colt's confidence, and it won't take long! Some of these things I have learned through my own experience, some I have been lucky enough to witness, …
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A couple months ago I did something to my lower back that threw me into a downward spiral, eventually ending with Sciatica. It's some of the most intense pain I've ever had and I can't seem to shake it. It has forced me to slow down and eliminate a lot of unnecessary chores I would …
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