Bud Lyon explains why he never takes a green horse to its first show expecting to win, only to learn. He talks through finding a horse's mental and physical limits at home so nothing surprises you in the pen, why some horses need more preparation than others, and how a horse that feels dialed in during warm-up can still lose its focus once it hears the crowd and the announcer. Talent only gets you halfway. A horse that isn't mentally prepared hasn't conquered the other half.