On Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, Mid-Mo Riding Center owner and manager Crystal Kendrick prepares to water her indoor arena before the upcoming clinic in Columbia, Mo. "John Staples, who was the alternate for the '88 Seoul Olympics... he comes once a month and gives us lessons," Kendrick says. (Photo/Abby Lee)

On Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, Crystal Kendrick repaints chairs often used to watch lessons like the ones Mid-Mo Riding Center will host for the clinic the following weekend in Columbia, Mo. Kendrick says it's how she keeps them "looking new." (Photo/Abby Lee)

In Columbia, Mo., Mid-Mo Riding Center's Crystal Kendrick heads to the outdoor arena to teach her daughter Alyssa, pictured on horseback on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. When asked about what disciplines Mid-Mo Riding Center focuses on, Kendrick says, “Our focus is 3 day eventing and dressage.” Alyssa's lesson was on show jumping that day. (Photo/Abby Lee)

After instructing her daughter's ride on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, Crystal Kendrick drives Alyssa back to high school in Columbia, Mo. Alyssa Kendrick says, "I like having my mom as my coach [because there's] that relationship that's already built." (Photo/Jennie Sanders)

On Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, Crystal Kendrick stops by Orscheln Farm & Home in Columbia, Mo. for alfalfa. She says, "I go through a ton of grain every 10 to 12 days. That's two tons a month." (Photo/Abby Lee)

At MMRC in Columbia, Mo., a student of Kendrick's says, "He's being a menace!" on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Crystal Kendrick lends a hand by lungeing the horse. (Photo/Abby Lee)

At Mid-Mo Riding Center in Columbia, Mo., Kendrick kisses her horses on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. "I know these horses better than their owners know them," she says. (Photo/Abby Lee)