We say a fond farewell to 2016 and welcome in 2017! The coming year will present the challenges that we keep working on – and the new ones we don’t even know of yet. We forget sometimes how far we’ve come. At the end of the year it’s a good time to realize that we did make progress in the last twelve months, though sometimes it feels like nothing is happening. It’s a cumulative thing, like applying paint: you don’t see the picture until many varied strokes, layers and colors have been laid down. Sometimes even revisiting something you already know results in improvement. Having the opportunity to keep learning is what keeps most of us going, looking forward to the future and another chance to improve what we love to do: ride our horses. Eyes up and keep moving forward! 2017 here we come!