(See a videos of Mette riding Taison and Donatello at this Pebble Beach show on her YouTube page.)The dressage show at Pebble Beach July 2nd to 5th could not have been better!! All four of my horses were great and all became Champions in their divisions. It is about a seven hour drive from Los Angeles, so it was a heavy load. We left the hot weather and came to the most perfect weather to show in. All my horses loved it and were very fresh.
Finally came along for the ride, just to see how he was going to travel,react to a new place, and so on, and to see how he was in the show ring. I decided to ride him in two Prix St. Georges classes. The first day he was a little insecure, but did a lot of good things. The second day he won and became champion in Prix St. Georges! Fun Fun!!
Taison qualified for the finals in August in the class for Developing Horses, with a score over 70% and he won Intermediare I with almost 74%, making him the Champion in Intermediare I. He was so good and really tried his best. He is such a good boy.
Donatello and Rockefeller both competed in the same Third level classes. When Donatello won, Rocky was second and vice versa. They were both always in the 70% range. Donatello became Champion in Third level and Rockefeller was Reserve Champion.
So overall, I'm so pleased with my horses and happy that all the hard work paid off. A big thanks to Birgitta Bergsten who drilled me from the judges point of view the week before the show. I really had a great time!
