Personal Narrative: My Life As A NASCAR Driver

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My breath caught, I close my eyes tight. I just counted to five. I just counted five. My eye burned; I pulled with all my might, I was going too fast. I tugged again putting my entire weight into it finally I slowed down. But now I was trotting at breakneck speed, with one final pull I was able to draw down to a walk. I first met Belle at a horse show, a petit grey mare, sedulous, without any sense of diversion. She was dissonant to ride than anything else I’d ridden before. Unlike the horses I had ridden prior to her she was expeditious, unlikely to decelerate, and took the long distance when it was there. She and I made an inept combination because we worked homogeneously. Having ridden several horses that needed a propulsive ride, I rode like a NASCAR driver. We …show more content…

Shortly I could canter parts of courses and flat her without concern. I had to drill half-seating, keeping my legs stagnant, and jumping at the shorter distance. Overtime I was able to do all of these things with her sufficiently; however, it was still an unnatural feeling. It was decided that I needed to find a different horse that I genuinely liked. Despite this I kept working with Belle until she was sold. A month or two before our parting I could work with her consistently without any significant flaw. I could get everything done the precisely, it wasn’t faultless, but it got done acceptably. At the end the most challenging part was getting the two of us to be patient and thoughtful throughout our efforts. Learning Belle was a struggle, but it bore fruit. Sometimes there are individuals that you cannot cope with because of who you are or how you work. In certain circumstances, it is paramount get along with these persons, even if you don’t resonate with each other, to achieve a common goal. Sometimes you must adjust yourself for the benefit of