This past week I enjoyed an equitation education at the 2011 Varsity Equitation National Championship in Waco, Texas. New words like "dressage" entered my vocabulary. I inhaled so much horse hair and dirt it's a wonder I don't whinny when laughing.
Horses responded to the commands of their riders who had only to shift their weight or pull gently on a rein to get a living, breathing 1100-pound gelding, stallion, or mare to do their bidding. Best of all, I watched my beautiful goddaughter finish strong her collegiate equitation career at Baylor University.
Some young women didn't finish strong. In one event the equestrian forgot the pattern. Her horse stood idle while she tried to recall what to do next. Another simply slid off her horse in a badly executed jump.
The apostle Paul wrote, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me" (2 Timothy 4:7 NLT).
I don't want to forget what's important, fall off my horse, throw in the towel, or stumble before I reach the course's end. My goal?
Finish strong. SDG.
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