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Perfectionism is a form of self sabotage. Perfectionism takes away from your confidence and resilience. Perfectionism inhibits you from being coachable. I’ll say it louder for the people in the back. I get it: we compete in a sport that is middle school us’ worst nightmare because it starts with “you’re now being judged.” A gorgeous hunter or eq round will see its score crippled by one drastic mistake. The winning jump off time is irrelevant when the last rail falls. We lose sight of the trees in the forest because of “one” mistake and deem the whole round a failure. Bonus points if you play that one mistake over and over in your head- what happened once has now happened a hundred hypothetical times… yay! Do yourself a favor and adopt a learning mindset. Your mistakes are not personal attacks on your ability or character; they’re opportunities to learn and improve. Whether it’s a mistake in one round or a learning curve season of life, embracing your challenges fosters your resilience. Resilience fuels confidence. And confidence realizes perfectionism is an unattainable standard. So next time you think about beating yourself up for being less than perfect, use what you did well to motivate you and what you left unfinished to set your next goal.

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Fred Scala Clinic Very excited to offer a two day week day clinic with Fred Scala at Castlegate Farm! Fred is an Irish eventer who was shortlisted for the Tokyo Olympics and selected for the senior European championships in 2021! On top of being a very knowledge and experienced event rider, he is a BLAST to ride with...

The Chronicle Over The Decades: 1990s The Chronicle of the Horse is celebrating its 85th birthday in 2022. For eight weeks leading up to the publication of our 85th Anniversary Issue, we’re bringing you a decade-by-decade look at the history that has filled its pages since 1937. In...

Today we bow our heads and honor many. Truly an honor to lead off today’s Memorial Day Parade.

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So Here's the Deal About Tipping Grooms Usually, we tip people who do stuff for us. Bartenders and waitresses are high on the list. But unless you’re flat-broke or unforgivably cheap, your hair stylist, pizza guy and manicurist probably receive a little extra monetary love as well. Many people tip their Uber drivers. And hotel staff oft...

The second generation of the Freejump Airbag is here, and it’s a game changer | World of Showjumping The second generation of the Freejump Airbag was launched earlier this summer, and it is the very first equestrian airvest to be certified according to the new AFNOR NF S72-800-2021 standard.

Loving my view today back in my Millbrook office! farm @ ! Thanks to Lex and Candy Anderson for all they do for us!

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