Marcella Gruchalak

The Importance of a Trainer Who Can Adapt to Your Needs

“You must be formless, shapeless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.” – Bruce Lee

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Losing and Gaining Confidence: Having Unrealistic Expectations for Our Riding Level

“We’ve all been taught to reach for the stars and to keep trying when we fail. However, that sometimes puts us in a place where we expect too much of ourselves and our equine partners. We focus on the end goal instead of where we are in the present moment.” (more…)

Triple Trouble: Ladies Level 4 to Ladies Level 5 – A Look Back Through Time

Moving up through the levels in a sport comes with a lot of moments of joy — but it also comes with a lot of hard work, dedication, and set backs. Marcella Gruchalak takes a look back as she achieves her penultimate move-up in Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

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