Take responsibility for your own horse's condition and ride > accordingly. Don't expect ride vets to notice when your horse is in > trouble. Don't be so competitive that you overlook this. Don't expect > your horse to be able to get horrible scores and still top ten. Make > sure that your tack fits the current shape of your horse, it's not your > saddler's responsibility to check your gear. And on that score, > adjustable saddles don't adjust themselves.
Lynne,
This advice is so succinct, so on-target...thanks.