The warm-up pen is its own whole world. The cattle work will humble you. And the judges see things you don't think they can see from where they're sitting. Here's what I wish someone had told me before I showed up at my first NRCHA event with my nice clean boots and absolutely no idea what was about to happen.
Read the Full PostThe warm-up pen, the cattle, the judges — here's what nobody told me before my first NRCHA event and what I've learned from competing since then.
Read Post5 AM barn time, back-to-back classes, show weekends, and finals. Here's my actual system for making it work without completely burning out.
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