Kent Farrington Image courtesy of Tiffany Van Halle There is a certain quiet that settles over an arena before the first horse enters the ring. The jumps have been set. The distances have been walked. Months, and sometimes years, of preparation have led to a course that will be decided in little more than a minute. For those watching, it is a competition. For the rider, it is the result of countless decisions made well before the opening bell. Few riders understand those dec