Les Vogt is Coming to Town: March 2008 Clinic!!!
I just found out that Les Vogt will be having a clinic in March. First I went through the jumping around phase. Now I’m in the “oh-man-what-if-he-says-I’ve-ruined-Leo” phase. What if I get there and all the other riders are doing 20 foot slides and cyclone spins? What if he says I’m doing everything all wrong?
I’ve never been to a clinic before (well…there was that time in Hawaii when I stepped on a spiny sea urchin…). Then there’s that whole it’s THE Les Vogt thing I have to get over and try not to get so nervous that I can’t think. It’s really intimidating if you think about it though. I mean, he’s the master, he’s in the Hall of Fame, he’s won world, he’s the man, and he’s going to be watching me ride. Maybe I’ll blend. Or maybe I’ll be a disaster and he’ll shake his head. Maybe Leo will finally launch me into the fence. Or the other riders! Jim (Leo’s owner the Team Roper) got to rope with Trevor Brazile last summer and he said he goes through the same thing when he’s around the pro ropers. So I guess this freaking out thing is normal. Or maybe Jim and I just aren’t normal…that’s definitely a possibility.
I’m really looking forward to having him tell me what I need to work on and what I’m doing wrong and correctly. It’ll also be my very first reining lesson. How cool!!! Les Vogt is coming to town!!!
Leo and I have 2 ½ months to prepare. I’m just going to have to get some rain gear, quit being a wimp, and start riding in the rain. I want to be as prepared as I can be, so I can get as much out of the clinic as possible. Les Vogt’s coming! Woooohoooooo!
