(Read Part I and Part II here). First I minimized my commute and based myself in RI. Eliminating the taxing journey back and forth to the Boston area gave me time to ground and center myself. Then I started playing around with technology... Just like everyone else, I tried everything. As a teacher and an athlete, I knew what it needed to do. The rider and trainer needed to communicate bidirectionally. The trainer needed to see the horse and rider even better than if they were in the arena in person. The sound and the picture had to be completely in sync. And last but NOT least, there could be no perceptible delay. In addition, I wanted my system to have an instant replay component - both real …
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