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Team USAHoly cow! Its already the middle of January! Well I guess no time like three months after the even to provide a wrap up! Overall Team USA put in a good showing at the WEG. Moneypenny and I finished 10th overall with a 69% in the freestyle. We were the highest scoring US pair! I'm very content with our performance in our first international event. The experience was unbelievable...its hard

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Here are Susan's results so far:Team Test 63%Individual Test 64.8%The next and final test is the Musical Freestyle, which doesn't happen until Sunday. Surely they'll get another good score, as her freestyle is full of personality and class - even with the sexy flapper music! In Susan's first test, the Team Test, Moneypenny unfortunatley got her tongue over the bit, which made their canter work a

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Moneypenny, along with all the US horses, passed their jog, and are fit and ready for competition, which starts today. Susan rides at 6:30 pm Eastern, 3:30 pm west coast time.A "fan" of Susan's asked me to explain how the Para Dressage Competition works, so here it is...There are three tests, the Team Test, Individual Test and the Musical Freestyle. Competitiors are divided into specific grades

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Because the World Equestrian Games is such a huge deal, in the Equestrian World at least, I thought Susan's email to me last night said it best, so I've decided to just copy and paste. Enjoy..."Hello! All is well here. I had my first session with Ellen today, MP felt FANTASTIC. I cried and jumped for joy when she got here, its so nice to have someone that knows me and the horse so well. It felt

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I'm happy to report that MP has made it safely to Kentucky, and is settled into her beautiful stall, drinking and eating happily. Susan calls the Kentucky Equine Research Center, "the horsey motherland"! MP enjoyed turnout this morning on 5 acres of rolling bluegrass, and thought for sure, this was heaven. The KER facility, owned by Joe & Anna Pagan, is beautiful and it sounds as though every

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Hello friends of Susan and MP! This is Susan's friend, Eva, hijacking her blog to bring you breaking news and photos of the event we've all been waiting for, the World Equestrian Games!Scott dropped Susan off early yesterday morning, with a huge suitcase, named "Bagzilla", so that she could arrive and get settled before Miss MP made her arrival. Scott and Devon then dropped MP off at some insane

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Wow! Its been two months since my last post! Time flies. We have been really busy and we've had a lot going on with starting my training business, finishing up my Senate job and preparing for WEG, but I cannot complain! Life is good!The really big news is that I made the US WEG Team! We had a good showing at Lamplight which placed us 5th overall and 4th on the ranking list. The competition

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Next Tuesday June 8th from 7-9pm est I will be co-hosting the first ever US Para Equestrian Association webathon. It will be broadcast live from Lexington and will feature a number of special guests. The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the US Para Equestrian Team for the WEG. For more information or to tune in go to: http://www.horseradionetwork.com/

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I don't even know where to start in order to explain how FANTASTIC the Carmel Valley fundraiser was on May 16. I guess I should start by thanking the "Team MP Committee" for all their hard work and time spent pulling off such a great day. All we had to do was drive in, meet our supporters, ride for them and then go head home. The CV fundraiser committee included: Nancy Bareilles, Katy Peterson,

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On our way home from Carmel Valley. It was a huge success! Great turn out, great hostesses, and great bbq. It surpassed our expectations. More tomorrow!

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The Carmel Valley fundraiser is upon us. We will head down to Carmel Sunday morning for a fun-filled afternoon of horses, BBQ and silent auctions. Please come if you can, it will be a blast!Thank you to the Team MP Carlen Fundraiser steering committee: Nancy Bareilles, Julie Culver, Katy Peterson, Ellen Eckstein, Susan Rowland, Susan Baxter, Margaret Robinson, Erin Branson, Elizabeth Pasquinelli,

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It's official! I have a website! Go to http://www.susantreabess.com/ . I will still use the blog to journal our journey to the WEG and beyond, but the website will now house photos, info, etc. It will also house information on the services I will offer as I am making the plunge into the horse training business. Ooo la la. Or as I like to call it, I'm opening a tolerance center for horses and

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Mark your calendars! Team MP is hosting a fundraiser at the Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club. The even starts at 2:00 and will include demonstrations, including Moneypenny and I riding our freestyle, a BBQ meal and more! I hope you will join us, it should be a terrific event!! Go here for the event flyer and more info. Thank you Team MP!!!!

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Its official! I'm a LubriSyn sponsored rider. We have been using LubriSyn as part of Moneypenny's program for three years now. We've been so happy with it that we've put all of our competitive horses on it. Thank you LubriSyn! I'm proud to be part of your team!

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You can't have a weekend like we just had and have some silly, she-she title to your blog post. YAHOOOOO!!! seems appropriate.We have returned from the Del mar CPEDI3* and I'm pleased to announce that we did quite well - we swept all three of our classes AND won the overall highpoint. Which means we won a Borne saddle! And earned our certificate of capability AND qualified for National

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On our way home from Del Mar now. Sat and Sun were as successful as Fri. Team MP won the Individual with another 67 and th freestyle with a 72! More to come...

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First scores are up. I won the team test with a 67. MP was a bit backed off but we got our qualifying so tomorrow I will go for it.

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I was recently interviewd by the WEG Online Radio Show. You can catch the interview here.

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MP's assistant, Devon, hard at work!Centerline - look at that halt!The Somerset peanut galleryAmanda & DoniVerite's first dressage showVerite hanging out like a show horsePam & DylanMP working itThe first hal back in the ringDevon tending to MPShowing off the sponsor logoTelling the judge she's "mistaken"

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Show season started off with a bang! MP & Verite were both AMAZING!!! Here's the recap:We got to Rancho Murietta last Thursday, arriving in the big new 6 horse trailer loaded with 4 horses and all of their needs. We have dubbed this trailer "MP's RV." Anyhow, we roll into Rancho Murietta to find big white tents EVERYWHERE. Turns out the US Open is being held at Pebble Beach this year so they

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I've been meaning to post about one of my sponsors, Summit Equine Nutrition. Summit is owned and operated by Dr. Clair Thunes, equine nutritionist. Clair approached me a few years back and offered us her services. She has developed nutritional programs for all of our horses. And she was instrumental in helping pull together a feeding program for Moneypenny after her episode with ulcers. MP is

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Rancho Murietta is coming up this weekend and I can't WAIT! Everyone is coming: Ellen, Nancy, Katy P, Julie, Eva, Katey A, Katie D, Odie, Wendy, Amanda, Rebbecca, Pam, Jan, and I'm sure I'm forgetting someone. The horses are feeling fab and all tuned up, can't wait for some last minute tweaks from Ellen! Will post after the show...

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You know its time to work on something when nearly every horse you are working with needs that something...thats what I experience this weekend. For whatever reason, the horsemanship gods have brough me three horses that all require me to be "quick" so that I can truely get to their feet. No lollygagging here!There was a time when these gods brought me a slough of horses that required me to be "

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We had a fantastic week with Ellen and the girls (MP & Verite)! Getting ready for 2010 and ringing in the new year!Collected trot: Extended trot - with SUSPENSION!Verite learning how to be a showgirl:

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The Barn at Arroyo Del MarThanksgiving is the day we celebrate what we are most thankful for. Friends, family, life, love, happiness, and horses are the things I am most thankful for. This Thanksgiving I had a life changing experience that I will be thankful for years to come. This Thanksgiving I was invited to Arroyo Del Mar, the home and training facility of the number one ranked rider in the

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We had Ellen here a few weeks ago and had a great clinic as usual. I rode Amigo, Verite and miss MP had her first lesson back!With Amigo, it was clear than I am the problem in this relationship. Too nagging with my seat, not clear enough with my reprimands, and way too slow. So he's kind of bullying me around. Not fun since he's so big and strong and athletic. But with Ellen's help we got going

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What can't Verite do? Not much. This mare has talent, massive talent. She has spent much of her life as a brood mare and hasn't been in full training for even six months. I rode a test with her on Sunday just to see how she'd react to movements coming one after the other. She breezed through the test. Then I tried a walk pirouette/turn on the haunches, no problem, she can do that as well. Then I

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Yes, its true. Amigo the rebel turned into a rebel without a cause. We're going along nicely on Sat, a nice forward trot that was well balanced and perfectly ready to transition into the canter. Up Amigo goes into the canter, perfectly balanced as usual. And then his perfect balance rolls into a small crow-hop and then a little buck, and so I (the fed up mother) get ready for a rodeo session so

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Why can't all rides be good? I mean really, isn't riding supposed to be fun? I know, I know, "its the journey not the destination," the "hard days that make the good days so good." If you think about it, riding is like any long-term relationship or family. We learn more about each other through disagreements and then understanding and compromise. But there are also times when you have to draw the

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YAY! The day has finally come. Ellen has been working on a book for sometime now and you can finally buy it. Check out her website at: http://bringingittogetherdressage.com/

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Okay, okay, I know I suck at blogging. But if you saw my schedule you'd understand why. I work on natural resources issues in the California State Senate and I happed to work for a wonderful Senator who is deeply passionate about CA water policy and the Delta. Soooo, long story short (I'm sure you've see the national press on CA water issues) we've been a little busy.So my carrer life has taken

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Champs is underway! I rode the first of my 2 CDS classes two classes so far. Would have had a 66 but had 4 oops'. So instead I got a 61 and I'm sitting in 5th. Final was great, just me being sloppy. I will not be sloppy tomorrow!

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Custom SaddleOMG! OMG! OMG! My new Custom saddle arrived and I LOVE it! Custom offered to sponsor me with all of my equipment needs and boy do they deliver. They sent me the new single flap Advantage. It is very close contact and very comfortable. I'm currently braking it in and I can't wait to show in it next year! Thank you Custom! And a special thanks to Cary, Julie & Tanya for their help and

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Ellen was just here and once again we had a great weekend! I rode Verite & Amigo. With Verite we were able to start the half passes and begin the preparation for flying changes. With Amigo we were able to start the changes! Yay! It was such a great weekend and it was great to see the horses progressing nicely. I'm hoping to show both horses in Jan a Rancho Murietta.MP has also been

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Well sort of. I took Miss Moneypenny into UC Davis on Wednesday for her recheck with Dr. Jack Snyder. I was thinking the news would be bad because she still hasn't been looking sound when we trot her out at home. But there's no swelling in the ligament and she hasn't been sore to the touch so it was unclear why she still wasn't quite sound.After a trot out and lunging, it was apparent that the

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ST, Final & Pat Adams of Yarra Yarra Sorry, sorry! I know I've been delinquent in my post but we've been sooooo busy. The RAAC was a total blast! It was held down in Menlo Park so we thought, "ahhh Bay Area, the weather will be wonderful and cool." NOT! It was sweltering! Although it was only 90 (we're used to 100) it was humid and muggy. Ewe! I'll take 100 and dry over 90 and muggy any

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Had kind of a messy ride today but still pulled off a 62%. Placed 3rd overall for RAAC 4th level.

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At Regional Adult Am. Champs. First test went well 64% and 1st Place. Champ class is tomorrow.

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4th level Pewter Loving Cup perpetual trophyIt finally happened! After a year and a half of riding the para tests, I was able to secure a 70.9% on Eva's horse Final! At Pebble Beach no less! This is a huge milestone for Team MP, even though MP didn't get to participate. Although I'm sure she's happy her wingman Final pulled through.I have to say that the test felt amazing. It was flawless and

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Anothe win today at 4th level. On our way home will have pics and video and more to say later!

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Won 4th level Perpetual Trophy at Pebble Beach on Final! Yippee! Horse show husband says it looks like the Tri Wizard Cup.

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At Pebble Beach dressage rode two tests today the Para IC and 4th level. Finally broke 70 with the para - got a 70.9. Yippee! Got 64 on 4-2 with a few bobbles.

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BIG EXCITING NEWS ALERT!The Horse Radio Network has selected yours truly as a "spotlight rider" for their World Equestrian Games program. They will be follow one rider from each discipline in their quest to compete in the 2010 WEG. I had my first interview last week and although I was nervous, I can say it was really fun talking to "Glenn the Geek" and Samantha Clark. They were very easy to talk

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I have had a Charles Owen GR8 helmet for the past 18 months and LOVE it. It is the most comfortable and attractive helmet I've ever had. AND it protects my noggin! Lets face it, helmets are ugly and hard to fit and uncomfortable at times. I was not a helmet wearer until the GR8. Now I'm like a walking billboard. I have received compliments on this helmet since the day I started wearing it and

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I need to post a few thank you's. First, I want to thank Diane Kernodle with Center Stage Musical Freestyles. Diane has been a lifesaver for producing a freestyle for Andy within two weeks of Lamplight. Diane has been fantastic as far as selecting suitable music for both MP and Andy and has gone the distance with arranging the appropriate choreography for each horse. She has been invaluable

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Here you go:Day 1 - Team Test:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epW21_NrqnEDay 2 - Individual Test:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-7LR6xUEnUDay 3 - Freestyle:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TkC7QEqlAgJudge away.....My spirits are back up and I have lots of exciting news which I will post about later in the week. Trying to get caught up!

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Where to start. Well, the tests could have been better and my scores couldn't have been worse. Andy felt better each day, but the scores barely improved. The judges said they liked him and liked me but they didn't like a petite rider on a big horse. Compatibility was a major factor at this show.What do I have to say?First the obvious truth: I'm very disappointed and my confidence has taken a

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Andys on the road home and so are we. About to get on the plane now. Very interesting experience which I will blog about later. Lots to say and lots of pictures

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Its raining and blowing here. Ick! Team Test did not go so great. Got a 56. Hoping today will go better, the test is more interesting. Andy might think so too!

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The tornadoes passed and the sun was out in full force here in Wayne, IL for the kick off of the Lamplight CPEDI & USEF Para Dressage National Championships. Andy's trip here was uneventful and he even arrived 12 hours early on Sunday night. We've been schooling since then and Ellen arrived on Tuesday so "training" started on Wed. Andy's been doing great and getting better each day. The facility

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Just had the jog! Passed! Yippee we can show! Andy looked gorgeous! Scott took lots of pics. Will do blog at 10 tonight!

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Still working on a real post and pics. We are under tornedo watch right now until 11. Very weird. Andy was super today though! Ellen's watchfull eye is on us!

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Ellen arrived last night. Its rainy and windy. Yuck! Off to the barn to ride in a trench coat. Andy is doing great and is very relaxed. I'm not! Very nervous!

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1st day of shooling went gr8. Talked to Ellen and Steffen this am for last minute pointers. Andy felt fresh and ready. Same drill 2morrow. Will post pics later.

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OK so its 6 am here, but still it is early! Yesterday went smooth as glass. Our flight were all on time or early and Andy arrived safe and sound. We tucked him into his temporary home for the night and will move him into his show stabling this afternoon. The Bergays are also here so he has another horse to keep him company. The place is beautiful and I'll be sure to take some photos and post

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We are here! T-minus two hours till we meet up with Andy!

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Just landed in Dallas! Off to get lunch. Leaving for Chicago in 2 hours.

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On our way to the airport! We meet Andy at the showgrounds tonight! Getting more excited!

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Getting really excited! Almost packed, 1 bag desinated for horse stuff one for me stuff. Andy's in Iowa. Only 24 more hours!

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Testing 123. Mobile bloging up and running!

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T-minus 48 hours and we will be landing in Chicago. Mr. Andy-pie is somewhere between Montana and Nebraska. Likely in Wyoming. He is doing good, the traveling is giving him some jitters so he's not as hungry as usual but he's in good spirits and traveling well. I think he'll be happy to see us and Ellen on the other end. Be sure to check back often over the next week. I'll be posting away with

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He doesn't care that we only just met, he likes being #1In a whirl wind effort to still make it to Chicago, with barely a day to spare, we were able to get Steve and Nancy's Bareilles' horse Andaluz 2 (aka Andy) qualified for National Championships last Sunday. Our first time out together and we were able to secure a 69.6%. I rode Andy for the first time two weeks ago (see prior post) and put in

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Meet Andy. Steve (and Nancy) Bareilles' 14 year old 18hh Holsteiner gelding. He's a former Grand Prix jumping horse and was shown successfully last year at first level by Katey Augsberger (Ellen's right had gal). He's a great guy and I will be posting a bunch about him in the next few weeks. We will be taking him to National Championships and then he will return to Ellen's where he will remain in

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I was extremely fortunate this weekend to ride my good friend Eva's horse Final at the Golden State Dressage CDI. This was a large show with many good judges so I was honored to be loaned such a wonderful horse to fill MP"s shoes.This was an important show not only because of the caliber of judges and horses and riders, but because members of the Canadian Para Dressage team also came to compete.

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It's been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of Team MP. I've been dreading this post, but now I have some really good news to report so it will be easier than I thought. I'll start with the bad news and work up to the good news.Two weeks ago MP had a minor colic scare. It turns out it was ulcers so we are treating her for the next month and are very confident she'll be back to normal

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Remember the ending to the 80's sit coms where the guy would say, "sit Ubu, sit. Good Dog?" Well, we said that to MP over and over this weekend and she got it! I just returned from an exciting weekend in Carmel for lessons with Ellen at Los Suenos. The "Carmel Ladies" were out in full force: Nancy Bareilles, Susan Baxter & her sister Kathy, Julie Culver, Erin Bransan, Erin O'Connor, Katy Peterson

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ST & MP: are we worthy?This weekend may have been THE most important weekend to date since the inception of Team MP. It started with a leisurely trailer drive to Livermore Saturday morning and ended with a stellar freestyle performance at Yarra Yarra dressage show. Oh yeah, and somewhere in between we had a lesson with Steffen Peters! I'm not much of a name dropper, but here's what that means for

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Its raining, its pouring.....and its miserable outside! Our road is almost flooded but we were able to squeak in a clinic with Ellen and it was fabulous as usual! I think I actually got the real feeling of riding the horse to your hands. It took me to remove my hands from the equation, but I actually saw the light! It also took a little meltdown on Sat to bring forward some of the major problems

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The pressure is finally setting in. So much to do and so little time. I have spent the past two months pining over how to get MP to IL for champs. I think I have finally reached a resolution which requires me to send a binding contract and fat check off to Fast Freddie of Freds Pony Express horse transport. I got Fred's info from our good friend Anke who has assured me he's the best. Knowing Anke

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We had our first show of the season last weekend. First things first - horse show husband (Scott) put in a stellar performance. You can tell all of the training from 2008 paid off. Plus he's really starting to get into the horse show scene. He knows when the horses look good, are going good and are going to get good scores. He also has become a very competitive husband. He sighs on the

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So I haven't quite kept up with my promise to blog more. But its the holidays! Things will pick up once I have more to blog about.Ellen was just here and we had a great clinic. MP is feeling great and her training is really coming along. So is mine! We are trying to save her for show season so she's only getting ridden three times a week right now. But she goes in the eurocizer every day for

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Over the next few weeks I'm going to be updating the blog with a new look so be sure to check back often!

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It has been so long! I am such a bad blogger. And I have photos and video to upload but I just can't seem to get it together. I swear I will try!I had my first "day off" the other day. It has been a year since I have had a day off from work AND horses. Crazy! I'm trying to steer clear of burn out syndrome so I'm going to try and take some time for myself this fall which isn't proving to be easy.

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MP being Dutch landed us this award. I have to send a photo into USDF for the Yearbook. This one's for you Federica! And Dan and Katy too as it should help your breeding program. I think we get some stuff with this honor as well.

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I just found out that, for third level, I am the Reserve Markel Insurance Amateur Rider of the year! Yippee. I think that means we get leather halter in addition to a cooler. You all know how much I like to win stuff.

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Sorry it has been so long. All is very busy here in the wonderful world of Winters.The Championships were great! We all had such a fab time and we all did really well. To see the photo's from the annual show click here. All were taken by Scott Stanley.My week started off great, then went bad, then went back to great. My warm up class and USDF freestyle class on Thursday were nice rides. Except MP

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I swear - I'm just exhausted and need to get everything organized. I had all plans to blog each day but that was wishful thinking. More to come about champs......

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Yesterday was a great day! Eva and I had our 3-2 warm up class first thing in the morning so the horses were nice and fresh. The class was big, 15 horses and riders. Eva's test was super except for a few bobbles which cost her a few points so she got a 62% and 5th place. My test felt really good, just a few things need improving for the Championship class which begins today. I got a 64% which

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The show groundsWe made it! All three trailers rolled into the LA Equestrian Center yesterday around 1:00 and then we feverishly unloaded and set up camp. After that I had to get ready because my freestyle warm up was scheduled for 4:45 and I wanted ample time to cruise the venue.That is a lot of stuff!The horses took priorityCamp almost set upThere are four of us from team Eckstein showing. Eva

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Famous sunsetsWe're here at Ellen's and things are going fabulous. We got here yesterday in time for a little group ride and needless to say it was not little. There were 6 horses in the ring and we were all trying to get our groove on. It was tons of fun a great to have the group back together. Today we had actual lessons and just tried to fine tune everything. Here's a little video. LA here we

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S&S decked out Kentucky Derby style!We are in the Santa Ynez Valley this weekend at our friends wedding. It provided the perfect opportunity to write a test blog from the road!

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Susan, MP, Christiane Noelting and "the saddle."I had a fascinating show weekend a week ago. I've been contemplating my post and digesting the happenings of the weekend, which is why I'm so late in writing.About two weeks ago I found out that, according to my scores, I was ranked number 1 in the US for third level adult amateur. This was huge and I couldn't believe it. But when I went to check my

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Still trying to figure out how to upload videos directly to the blog, but in the mean time here are the YouTube links to my video's from last weekend's show:Freestyle3-3 testWARNING - they are super grainy because of YouTube. The video itself is really high quality.The show was fantastic! I received my last qualifying score for my third level freestyle so I am completely qualified for

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MP's oldest daughter Wednesday had her first show last weekend. And guess what? She won! Like mother, like daughter! She had scores in the 70's and is well on her way to being exactly like her mother. Wednesday is five and is for sale, so if you would like a mini MP email me and I'll put you in touch with Katy. I'll post pictures if I can get them from Katy.

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Everyone, meet Diane Kernodle our freestyle coordinator. Diane owns and operates Center Stage Musical Freestyles here in Northern California. She's awesome! She's been great to work with, very patient and she's fantastic at music selection and choreography. She really knows how to match music for both the horse and rider. Here's her website and if you are looking for a freestyle coordinator, I

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Friday was MP's 14th b-day! She got to celebrate by working her tail off in 100 degree weather. But she was very happy about it. I've had a sinus infection so I took last week off from riding which meant MP had some siesta time in her pasture. It also meant that by Friday she was hot to trot. So even though it was 100 degrees for our first lesson with Ellen, MP was ready to go.Our lessons with

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Sorry it has been awhile since my last post. Things have been busy, busy in the world of our Para E-Quest. Our latest show was fantastic! We were back in our regular form and it paid off at the show. We received a whopping 71% on our freestyle, and that was with two mistakes. Without these mistakes the score would have likely been a 75%! I'm still trying to figure out this whole video thing

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Ellen keeping cool while giving Eva a lessonWe had a fabulous week with Ellen at her place in Templeton. Eva, Jen and I all trailered down last Friday and got back on Thursday with our ponies Final, Paloma and Moneypenny. The horses were great, the lessons were superb and the company and time with Ellen was priceless.Ellen's place is like a second home for me. When I go there it feels like going

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A nice moment in the not-so-nice testI've been meaning to put up these photos for a few weeks now. Here are a few pictures from the horse show in Lodi. I'd like to forget the show, but these are nice photos.Eva, Susan and Dennis sideline riding Eva's always smiling after she shows!Final digs extended trot

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Yeah! Good! Those words are so wonderful! And I was fortunate to get lots of them from Dennis this time. This was the first time Dennis had seen us since April and he seemed very happy with our progress. He really stressed that I need to improve MP's cadence in both her trot and canter. He also had me ride her more up in the poll that I had been. She felt wonderful! Small tweaks in our lateral

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I've been dreading this post since Sunday. Our show did not go well. Our training sessions with Dennis were fabulous, but I think Moneypenny was worn out by Sunday. And a little sore. But I did learn a lot about her and myself. I learned that she is not an early bird. I woke her up at 4 am to get ready for the show. She was laying down and snoring and I woke her up. She wasn't very happy about

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It's been awhile since I've last posted, but that's because Moneypenny and I have been on a very long siesta! I've been to Tahoe with Scott and MPs been in a villa overlooking the Bareyessa hills. It's been great but I'm ready to get back in the swing of things in preparation for the state and regional championships in October.I'm very excited to announce that we received the Hans Moeller

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Scott took some great photos this weekend at the local show in Vacaville! Here is my new favorite:Extended canter in the warm up before 3-3 testThe show went well. We didn't do as well as we have been doing (or I should say I didn't do as well as I have been doing - MP was great) but I think that is a blessing in disguise as I learned several good lessons:1. Only show in your own saddle - mine is

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It has been H-O-T here. Like 100+ degrees. My plan was to ride Friday night once it cooled down, but the heat throughout the day zapped me. I was going to give MP another day off (I typically ride her Tues, Wes, Fri, Sat, Sun with Mon and Thurs off) thinking she too would appreciate this because of the heat, but she wasn't having it. She was banging on her door in true "I demand to go out!"

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Ellen, ready with whip in handWe had a great clinic with Ellen this weekend! David Hillman happened to be here too as were my parents, so it was like the old days when I was a kid with Tom Dorrance, Ellen, David my dad and me. See previous post to hear about the clinic with Dave and an update on Amigo.I learned a new feel this weekend. Every time I think I get the "in front of you leg" feeling I

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Dave working Federica's 2 yo, Bel Canto (he's for sale!)This weekend we had two clinics going at one time. Ellen Eckstein (our national coach) was here teaching riding lessons and our good friend David Hillman (who introduced us to Ellen through Tom Dorrance) was here to help us out with young horses and general horsemanship.It is enlightening when Dave comes. He's always working on new ideas to

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It looks as though the stars will not be aligning to allow us to go to Woodside in July. But fear not! I'm looking into alternative show dates either in late July or early August. And I'm also looking into alternative dates to debut our freestyle.

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The music has been selected! Now just the choreography and fine tuning are needed. I'll post an update after Ellen comes this weekend. And I'll post new pics. Horse-show-husband got a very fancy camera that can take 2.5 pictures per second!

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I have good news! At the last show a professional photographer shots photos during one of my tests. If you would like to see them or order any (Mom? Dad?), go to :http://sheriscottphotography.com/galleries/cndc_may_2008_n-z/index.htmThey are in order by last name.

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