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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Failure is such an uncomfortable word. I don't like it. I don't want to identify with it. But what if accepting failure is just the thing that would propel my next growth spurt? I have experienced this first hand more times than I can count. I have learned more lessons from failure than I could …
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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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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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Emily Gernaat Performance Horses 