A real test

About a month ago a got a phone call from Dr. Kerry Ridgway of endurance racing fame. Dr. Ridgway is the US Olympic Endurance Team Veterinarian and someone I hold in very high regard. It seems he had read my book and was impressed enough by it to call me and arrange a time to come to Colorado to spend some time with me.
Well today's that day, he's come out and we'll be going out to work with some horses I've arranged for. I'm seeing this as a chance to talk to someone who knows a hell of a lot more about horses than I do about my ideas. It's intimidating for me since I hold Dr. Ridgway in such high regard and he's been very gracious in his praise of my book. The problem is that the book is just an attempt to get people started--create a common vocabulary--from where we can actually have a conversation about how one could integrate the structure of a horse. I'm hoping that I'm not being pigeon holed by the techniques that are presented in the book, since that's not how I work or teach in my courses.
I'm definitely going to take the opportunity to ask Dr. Ridgway about the nerve hypothesis I've been working up.
I'll try and remember to write more about what happens in our exchange of ideas.