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Most important show ring lesson? Keep riding. Don't stop showing your horse, even though you've just received a penalty
for something. That is ONE maneuver and you still have 6 or 7 more to go. Judges generally mark each maneuver without consideration
of the one before it (of course there ARE exceptions) and you may still place high enough to receive a paycheck - case in
point John Slack on Ray Gay Quixote in the NRHA Open Futurity (1997?) John knew he had overspun and got 1-1/2 penalty points
plus the minus maneuver scores. He went on and showed the heck out of his horse and ended up winning it!
Even if you zero the run, turn it into something constructive. You've paid for that time in the ring. Use it to school
your horse.
--Joy
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