Pony Club Life Lesson 2: Be Persistent and You Could Be A Winner!
Recently I met with some old friends and our conversation led us to Pony Club.
Like many professional horse people started competing in Pony Club, so did I!
And just as many professionals fondly remember the time they spent with their friends and horses, I too have many happy memories.
But more than that, I now look back on life lessons to be learned at an institution like Pony Club.
The next lesson is,
2. Be persistent and you could be a winner!
I loved pony club, riding to pony club with my friends, doing horse stuff all day, and learning more about horses was my ultimate dream life!
But I wasn’t a good rider. I had a 13.2 pony who was very, very slow, didn’t see the need to jump over anything if he could go around or just push through it, and not particularly a show pony of any type.
There were other riders who had been in the pony club for years, who had mastered the art of jumping and other pony club events and always picked up ribbons and trophies.
At our break-up in the first year, there was a table of trophies to hand out and I expected to see some of my friends who were much better riders than me pick up the trophies.
But then, we had attendance trophies!
So in my first year in Pony Club, even as a newcomer on a very uncompetitive pony, I had picked up a trophy!
I think the lesson here is that even if you feel you are not progressing at a skill and everyone else is doing better than you are, be persistent and continue to learn. It may not be obvious to you but by being persistent and continuing to learn you are making progress.
Up next – Pony Club Life Lesson 3: Encourage others to build their confidence……
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Enjoy watching!
Glenys 🙂
You can watch the full video here:
7 Important Life Lessons Learned at Pony Club
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7 Important Life Lessons Learned at Pony Club
Here are the other Lessons Learned at Pony Club:
Pony Club Life Lesson 1: Look after others first
Pony Club Life Lesson 3: Encourage others to build their confidence
Pony Club Life Lesson 4: Sometimes it is good to attract attention
Pony Club Life Lesson 5: Keep learning wherever you can
Pony Club Life Lesson 6: Sometimes riders need to be assertive
Pony Club Life Lesson 7: Volunteer and learn
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Yes, being persistent is the one of the only ways to achieve things in life, whether it is horse ridding or going for a new Job. If you get to the jump or interview and it all fails or you fall off, well then you pick your self up again, try again and keep going. It will take a while to master something, but every time you fail or fall off you learn something new to take away from the situation. Practice makes perfect. But remember never ever give up. You got this!
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