| Over the years I have noticed a situation
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| | without some real measured level of
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| that develops much to often. That is the
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| | success. These are simply the cold hard
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| problem of burn out on the part of the
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| | facts.What I am advocating is a return to
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| rider. How often have we known someone
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| | those things that first held our
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| who started riding, and at some point
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| | interest. I do not feel it is necessary
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| decided to pursue a particular discipline
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| | to abandon the interest in a particular
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| to the exclusion of any other activity
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| | discipline. Instead, think of it as
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| involving horses. I am sure you have
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| | adding to, expanding, or enhancing your
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| encountered this just as I have.The sad
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| | fundamental interest in horses and
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| part is that it doesn't need to happen.
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| | riding. Don't allow yourself to become so
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| Think back to when you first began to
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| | absorbed by something to the exclusion of
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| ride. You, just like I, enjoyed doing
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| | everything else. We must protect
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| almost anything you could imagine on
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| | ourselves from becoming burned out by
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| horseback. Remember the trail rides,
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| | overkill.Enjoy to the fullest those
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| those days at the barn that never seem to
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| | aspects of riding that really hold your
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| have enough hours in them, all the new
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| | interest, but maintain a balance. That
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| friends, and what about the different
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| | balance is the key. Remember, the more
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| shows you were so excited to attend. It
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| | you limit yourself, the sooner the
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| didn't matter what kind of show it was.
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| | decline will begin. I don't mean to
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| It had horses and that was all that
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| | suggest that we are all domed, I am
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| mattered.Somehow a lot of riders got side
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| | merely trying to bring your attention to
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| tracked. By that I mean they reached a
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| | a possibility which could arise for some,
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| point where they became enthralled with a
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| | if we as a group do not address it.I
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| particular discipline. Now I m not saying
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| | would suggest that we look for
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| that there is anything wrong with having
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| | opportunities to expand our activities
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| a real desire to excel in any of these
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| | rather than limit them. Suggest that
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| specialties. What I am trying to
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| | trail ride, get a group together and go
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| highlight is the total exclusion of the
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| | watch a show in a completely different
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| vary things that attracted us all to
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| | discipline, not to criticize but to
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| riding in the first place. Now I know
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| | learn, find one of those stable tours. I
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| there are those who really enjoy being
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| | think you get the idea. Start expanding
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| completely immersed in one aspect of
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| | your exposure and take along some friends
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| riding. However, I do believe they are
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| | and most of all relax, learn, and
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| not the majority of those owning and
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| | enjoy.You have permission to copy and
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| riding horses. Far to many times I have
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| | reuse this article provided there are no
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| heard someone say, " I'm bored with
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| | changes made to the article and credit is
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| horses, and selling out and taking up
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| | given to the author and the link to his
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| golf". Others are going skiing or
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| | website remains in place. Please notify
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| traveling or a myriad of other
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| | him by email if you are going to use this
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| activities. Why is it that these
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| | article. You may contact Bill Dunigan
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| individuals are losing interest in riding
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| | through his website: Dunigan has been
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| while others are almost fanatical about
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| | teaching and competing in excess of 40
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| it?I have been riding, competing and
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| | years, to include many riding
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| teaching for over forty years. During
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| | disciplines. Over the years he has taught
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| that time I have had the opportunity to
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| | and competed in Barrel Racing, Hunter
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| observe and listen to many comments from
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| | Jumper, Eventing and Dressage and served
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| a wide variety of horse enthusiast.
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| | as President of a local Dressage
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| That's why I am so concerned about what I
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| | Association. Additionally, during this
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| am seeing. At a time when Expos are
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| | time, he Fox Hunted four days a week with
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| packing in the spectators by the
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| | two different Hunt clubs, one of which he
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| thousands, how can any of this be true.As
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| | served as Joint Master. Bill qualified
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| I see it, the real problem is in the
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| | six years in a row for the World
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| limitation of our activities involving
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| | Championships with the National Barrel
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| horses. Once we embark on a path to focus
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| | Horse Association.
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| on one discipline, unless we garner an
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| | Most of his time is now spent teaching
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| enormous amount of success, it's only a
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| | others to enjoy what they are doing with
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| question of time before the
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| | their horses, by understanding how and
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| discouragement sets in. While I do firmly
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| | why the riding methods and skills they
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| believe that people are the happiest when
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| | use work the way that they do, and
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| they are learning and progressing in some
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| | specifically why their horses act and/or
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| endeavor, few can sustain interest
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| | react the way they do.When you have
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| indefinitely without some obvious
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| | finished one of his clinics, you will
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| success.Once an individual starts
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| | have learned much more than you thought
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| competing, things change. At that moment
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| | possible in just two days. You will also
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| you are thrust into a world of
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| | realize how important it is to keep your
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| professionalism. It's tough out there.
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| | horse relaxed, along with the undeniable
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| Then the real costs kick in. It's very
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| | value of slow work.You may contact him
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| difficult for someone to justify the
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| | through his web site at:
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| enormous expenses incurred by showing
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| | BarrelRacingClinic.
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