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Why 'Find Your Passion' is Bad Advice
The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.
From the blog:
My riding friends and I hold fast to one major rule when it comes to showing horses, a rule we learned from our coach when we were in our teens and that we pass on to anyone else we encounter who is new to competition.
The rule is this:
If you aren’t ready when you get to the warm up arena, nothing you do in there is going to prepare you to win. Read More
"Are you passionate about your work? Fulfilled in every aspect of your career?
If yes, congratulations! You’ve done what we all strive for but rarely achieve.
As for the rest of us, there’s hope: Part of why we haven’t found our passion yet is that we tend to give up quickly on new things. The reason? Prepare for a hard truth: We’re pretty bad at most things when we first try them."Read More
"Going to college is a huge time commitment, so bringing a horse along for the ride would seem like an unnecessary burden, but for some students, they couldn’t make it through school without their companion.
Natalie De Jongh, senior in wildlife ecology, brought her horse to Auburn her junior year because she wanted to see her more than just on holidays since she lived three hours away.
She got her horse, Alyss, when she was just a baby and currently rides her horse for fun.
“I got her when she was a couple months old, and I’ve had her ever since,” De Jong said. “We’re friends.”
At first, De Jongh had Alyss in pasture boarding, which is cheaper than most places but required a lot of work on De Jongh’s part.
“It didn’t require any help or taking care of her,” De Jongh said. “I was up there every morning and night, doing everything by myself. It was really stressful, and I was not sure if I could even do it anymore.”" Read More
Did you miss out?
"The
series is known for pushing the envelope, be it showcasing live music and
or stoking the fires of its New World vs. Old World
format (USA! USA! USA!). This month at the Longines Masters of New York, a new equitation showcase is just the latest event in the lineup to bridge two worlds: international show jumping and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA)."
