Rather than force ourselves to get into one of the corny movies on our dish on Saturday night, we decided 
to watch Secretariat (again). Its a feel good movie and it never disappoints.
There were a few quotes that stuck in my mind and had me thinking about barrel racing and my horses.
Let him run his race ~ Chris Chenery in the movie Secretariat
“Let him run his race” makes me think of Jet and how he likes to think he’s the boss. Really, I guess he is. He appreciates it if I trust him and trust he is going to do his best for that day. I have to let him run his race….. I think this is important to young horses too when we are bringing them along on the pattern and developing their confidence. I was to guide them as their leader, but still “let them run their race”.
“It’s not whether they think we won. It’s whether we think we won”. ~Chris Chenery in Secretariat
This quote makes me think of the ups and downs in barrel racing. It had me thinking of my young horses and how it really doesn’t matter what the clock says. What matters is that my horse feels like she’s a champion and I feel like we’ve made some progress. Its really important to focus on the positive parts of the barrel run. There’s always going to something to improve on. However, I think its important to focus on those things you did improve on. I want to focus on the little “wins”.
Every quote is open to interpretation and that’s what they had me thinking about anyway.
On another note – I’ve been excited lately. I don’t really get excited. I’ve been working on a barrel racing drills book/website for eons and it is getting sooooo close to being done. I will be getting it reviewed by some barrel racers soon. I’m nervous for that, its kind of putting myself out there. Its going to be great.
Also – Murray and I are going to Las Vegas for the NFR in two weeks. Its our first trip away from our son 
Grady so hopefully we will be able to handle it. I hope to chronicle some of the trip on my Rodeoclassifieds.com Blog so check that out if it interests you. WE have been to the NFR once before, so I’m hoping knowing the lay of the land will help this time.
