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It’s been an interesting competition season for my Dutch gelding Rico and I. After sitting out most of last year while he recovered from a severely bruised suspensory (that he injured while walking out of the barn in the morning – I can’t make this stuff up), we set the goal of qualifying for the USDF Region 2 Championships at Prix St. George and hopefully earning scores toward the USDF Dressage Finals in Kentucky this November. After that, I intended to move us up to Intermediate I as part of a longtime goal to earn my USDF Gold Medal. We’ve competed at Prix St. George since 2013 (which is also when I earned my USDF Silver Medal) so even with the blip last season for the injury, everything indicated that the goals I set were reasonable.

But this is horse showing, remember. Horses learn about our goals and laugh.

Loudly. Read More

A friend once told me that to be a professional in this sport, you couldn’t just love competing; you had to love the every day riding and care of the horse. At the time, I nodded along with him and agreed,

but didn’t fully realize just how right he was until I decided to create my own business

.

Researchers from New York University conducted a major four-stage study to explore the stress levels of high school students in competitive settings.

The

study

, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, reveals students’ greatest sources of stress

as they prepare for college and work for the grades they need to get there.

Colleges and employers are looking for the skills that translate into successful students/workers and boost them into promoted positions.

While hard skills fit a specific business,

soft skills

are valued in general.

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