01/19/2026
Here’s the thing… this sport is, and always will be, a MENTAL GAME.
I thought I couldn’t afford that horse. So I started thinking of steps I could take to get myself financially stable. I started making decisions to slowly get myself to the horses I wanted to ride.
I thought I could never win at the top level. So I opened my eyes and ears to learn. I accepted there are different ways. There is so much information out there for the taking and so many great people in our industry willing to share. You know the saying… I don’t even know what I don’t know.
I wanted my own place to ride my horses. I started sacrificing things I wanted at the time for the life I saw myself living in the future.
My weekend isn’t going how I think it should? It means I just have more to learn. I quit fighting myself.
Nerves and doubt creeping in… I force myself to think of positive outlets and keep my mind/body busy.
First round didn’t go as planned? It doesn’t always mean you need to drastically change course or change your game plan.
Sometimes the hardest thing… is consistency.
What I mean by all this, is even when Lazy E continues to be a tough pen for me to get dialed in at, instead of throwing my sucker in the dirt after a run not going as planned… I am DETERMINED to get dialed in for the second round. I am DETERMINED to go home, do more homework, and get my horses dialed in and sharp for the next try.
Just because you struggle today, doesn’t mean you will tomorrow.
The path is never easy. It’s hard to win, but it’s hard to lose. It’s hard to get money, but it’s hard to be poor. It’s hard to choose the things I don’t want to do today, to live the life I want in the future, but it’s even harder to live with regrets.
CHOOSE YOUR HARD.