What a weekend. Cedar Rail, Hosted by the Burgess Family through the NBHA may have became one of my favourite shows of the year. I sit back reminisce and wonder, honestly, what didn’t this weekend have?! It had every possible component to make a great time in barrel racer land. I for one was filled […]
Leadership lessons learnt through horses. Make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. The path of least resistance is real. We see it all around us, from the rain running down in a stream away from our barn, to the natural ways we can train and work our horses. We have to approach
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Do you ever state a fact as permanent even though it is really only temporary? Or declare something you do as “its you” do be like that” or its your horse “to always act in a certain way”? An example being “I never feel fully prepared for competitions” or use your own circumstances to fill
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No matter how you feel, the sun will continue to rise. No matter how well your race was, the way you feel about yourself and your journey is all that matters. In the grande scheme of things, what’s even the point of being nervous or having worried thoughts? Especially before a run. You can’t control
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The end of that “what if” can go in any way imaginable.. and it usually does. Our imagination storms up thoughts and stories of events in the future that will likely only happen in our minds. But why is it so negative? Why do we get these thought that don’t serve us? How can we
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I have been thinking and questioning “What makes a great barrel?” and this is probably a question that a lot of us have. The reason we finish a turn well is because we approach it well. BUT HOW?! These are the things that I’m going to tell you that I think are the key ingredients
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Have you ever been completely overwhelmed with feelings, your body shuts off from them. It’s the place where denial and acceptance becomes so hard. We can’t even accept the feelings pouring into us like a flood gate opened that cannot be reversed. The fact time never stops, can’t be reversed like the water that’s now
When I was living in the states. I met a man. He was from a generation I’ve always been curious to know more about. As if my soul yearned for the desire to have lived through the 1970s as a 20 year old. I knew the stories would be about music, partying, road trips and
Reflecting on the first 3 day race of the year. You could sense it in the air that everyone was so happy to get out, connect with each other and their horses. The moments I want to talk about, as I look down to my leg with a few new barrel knocking scapes is this:
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https://www.buzzsprout.com/814233/8631976-work-hard-let-the-cards-fall-w-ryann-pedone.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8631976&player=small Enjoy this awesome chat with NFR qualifier, Futurity & Derby winner, Ryann Pedone! Listen to the full conversation on all podcast playing platforms. Transcription: Shelby: Life of a horse trainer! So, when you’re like, when you’re taking these younger horses, what is your process like? When you’re taking these young horses, what is your
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