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Posts in January 2011
#15 Competing For The First Time!
Eight weeks of facing my fear of horses have flown by, and the time has finally come to shine and put my non-horse-fearing moves to the test.
On the day of the show, I arrived early to North Coast Equestrian Park to scope out my competition. My trainer pointed to some extremely small 9 and 10-year-olds. I knew they would be young, but I didn’t realize how young. I thought to myself, if I beat them in the competition, that’s just mean and embarrassing given I’m almost three times their age. And if they beat me, that's even more embarrassing!
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