“Why do I do this to myself?” This shouldn’t be a question a 16 year old asks herself after a horse show that's supposed to be fun. Yet here I am. I might have an okay day, too. Maybe my dressage test had a few mistakes, but it didn’t score horribly. Maybe I had clear …

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For those who don't know, a Pony Club rally is basically a horse show on steroids. There's the normal showing part, but then before and after your rounds, you are closely watched by Horse Management judges. You are judged on how you and your horse are turned out, how you care for your horse and …

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I had so much in store for the summer: going to Tryon for Pony Club Championships, moving back up to Novice with confident cross country rounds, actually being competitive at events with improved dressage scores, maybe even thinking about a Training move up next season… And then comes the feeling most of us know all …

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