And, of course, the other great benefit to schooling shows is that for some folks, a schooling show might be 95% of the showing that you will do ever. Out here, there aren’t very many recognized shows, and when there are, a lot of people don’t attend them because they are so expensive. So one person’s practice show might be another person’s Olympics! God bless the barns and venues that put these on, because they bring a lot of opportunity to a lot of people.

great article!