https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-why-i-forgot-my-course/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-why-i-forgot-my-course/#comment-407208 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:26:57 +0000 /horse-community/why-i-forgot-my-course.aspx#comment-407208 Pleeeease get rid of the obnoxious gif trend!! I avoid Buzzfeed articles for this exact reason and now they’re here, too! If you’re going to use images at least use ones that make sense, not spur-of-the-moment cat pictures.

]]> https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-community-why-i-forgot-my-course/#comment-407174 Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:54:28 +0000 /horse-community/why-i-forgot-my-course.aspx#comment-407174 I have reason number twelve! this particularly involves youths, but can apply to adults!
12: You are coming to a tough jump, and if the course isn’t already tricky enough, you see that one family member or friend in the stands smiling, waving, and cheering you on; right in the corner of your eye and then… BOOM!!! you lose all focus, you get confused and nervous, then you confuse your hose by frantically pulling the reigns side to side, finally, after the jump you slow down, whip your head back and forth, and then feel embarrassed because you’ve been disqualified. It’s a crazy turn of events that all happen within about five seconds, and all of that just because someone waved and smiled at you! First you feel embarrassed and ashamed, then a bit angry, and finally you’ll end up smiling and at yourself! Those emotions can go by fast or they can take a really really long time depending on how badly you messed up! 🙂

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