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When working on your riding, you owe it to yourself, your horse, and your instructor to do the best job you can. That starts with the basic assumption that your practice will ultimately lead to improvement. In other words, you must believe that you can actually meet (and eventually exceed) your goals.

Though a preoccupation with ribbons is detrimental to your riding—not to mention your enjoyment of the sport—I encourage all my students to set goals for themselves (figs. 4.1 A & B).

Once you know where you would like to end up, then you have to backtrack, break that goal into pieces, and develop the skills you will need in order to achieve your end. This process will determine your course of study. It will give you a “map” for systematically learning all the pieces that will enable you to attain your goal.

The trick is to know what you want in the end. But, don’t let your ultimate destination blind you to the steps that must be taken along the way.