"I do it because I love the feeling of laying down a perfect trip... not that it happens often, but that's the goal. Because we devote our lives to improving ourselves and our horses and we want to measure our talent, and our horses' talent, against others. Because I love the girls that I show with, and every time one of us wins, it feels like we all win. For the silly, late night, exhausted, delirious, giggling moments. For the time that we imagine what the horse must be thinking right now... and we laugh because they each have a totally unique personality. For the very frequent trips to the Mexican restaurant and the overloading on chips and queso. For the horse that can go in the ring and act like an idiot, but then a small child comes up and asks the horse for a kiss and he stretches his upper lip out to touch her face, and I remember what makes him special. For the feeling of pride in myself and my horse, the feeling that all of the hours in the saddle have paid off, when we finally do lay down that perfect trip. For the friends from all over the nation that all love the same thing I do: horse showing. The trainers that do it because they are lucky enough and talented enough to make a living doing what they (and I) love, instead of crunching numbers day after day in an office. I do it because I love it, and my life would be empty without the horses, and just as important, without the horse shows: the goals to strive for, the continual effort to improve, the sense of being a team with my horse, the barn camaraderie, and the moments. The silly, frustrating, happy, sad, angry, proud, moving, priceless moments are what make it all worthwhile."
~Nicole Cholakian
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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