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If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change-Wayne Dyer
By Karen L. Waite, Ph.D. I went to college with a kid who wanted to be a parole officer. He had also been in jail a few times. Some found this odd…I thought it was genius. Who better to understand the thought process of… Continue Reading “Baggage Claim: Five Tips For Managing Horse Show Nerves”
 Karen L. Waite, Ph. D. One of the least useful phrases in the English language is “just relax”. I can’t think of one time in my life when someone said it when my response was “By golly, you’re right! Why didn’t I think… Continue Reading “Building Mental Muscle”
By Karen L. Waite, Ph.D. Have you ever wanted to do well at something so badly that everything you do is somehow connected to it? It’s (almost) all you think about, and you plan your free time, budget, living arrangements, wardrobe and hairdo around… Continue Reading “Getting the Butterflies Back on Pattern”
By Karen Waite It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was Facebook. I have a love hate relationship with Facebook, and lately (and by that I mean for the last 5-7 years) it’s been much more hate than love.… Continue Reading “Horses Take Us Places”
If you’ve been involved with showing horses for any length of time, you’ve struggled at one point or another. Something you want to do isn’t going right, something you want the horse to do isn’t going right, and you look at everyone else and… Continue Reading “Go Ahead and Quit. For a Minute.”
(Reboot 😊, but the timing seems right) This one is for the ones who are just getting started, or even those who’ve been at it awhile, but can’t quite figure out how to get better. The ones who go horse shows weekend after weekend,… Continue Reading “Three Cheers for Aqua-Net! (Or What Have You)”
By Karen L. Waite, Ph. D. Earlier this year I was speaking at a (pre Pandemic) Horse industry conference and afterwards a young person asked…”how did you learn to be ok with not winning? “ My first response? I was a bit flabbergasted. I… Continue Reading “Blue Ribbons and Facebook Likes”
By Karen L. Waite, Ph.D. If you’re a 4-H member, the Horse Judge at your county fair is an odd combination of one part rock star, one part super hero, and a whole lot of Satan, depending on the day, class or minute…and each… Continue Reading “Open Horse Show Judging: One Part Super Hero, and a Whole Lot of Satan”
Photo credit: Rick Barnes By Karen L. Waite, Ph. D. This is for the ones who are just getting started, or even those who’ve been at it awhile, but can’t quite figure out how to get better. The ones who go to horse shows… Continue Reading “Thank God For Aqua-Net…and Other Things I Can’t Always Say When Judging Horse Shows”
By Karen L. Waite, Ph. D. I was minding my own business…scrolling through Facebook as one does when avoiding laundry, and I came across a post that got my attention. It seemed innocent enough at first…two young ladies in the show ring, one in… Continue Reading “Perfect Practice (May) Make Perfect Performance, But Poor Practice Makes a Mess”
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