As the new digital editor/producer for TheHorse.com, I’ve recently spent a bit of time thinking about transition. The past few months have brought a lot of change for me. I have a new job, new coworkers, new projects, and a completely new routine. But, like many things in my life, my thoughts on transition didn’t become totally clear until I swung my leg over the back of my horse.

For a horse unencumbered by a rider, upward transitionsÑhalt-walk, walk-trot, trot-canterÑare relatively simple. In these instances, the horse changes gait for one of two basic reasons: He’s either trying to get to or away from something. And, at other times, a transition transpires for no reason other than the horse’s joy of moving forward