Mette's February 2010 News Update

There have been a lot of bumps in the road at the beginning of this year and that has set me back in a lot of things I have planned to do. But thanks to my wonderful helpers, I have been able to keep my head above water.

The show season is in full swing here in California and I am on it. Taison and Finally are the two horses that have been out so far and at the next show at Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Donatello will also compete. The first two shows were smaller and just a warm up and preparation for the bigger shows. Both Taison and Finally did a really good job and always placed. I feel that they are going stronger and better in each show. I have just done one CDI so far and that was in Thermal in February. The next CDI is the last weekend in February.

Due to all of the rain that we have had this year it has been hard to be consistent with the training. I was fortunate enough to be able to trailer my horses to an indoor arena and that was great, but very time consuming. For so many of us out here in California we don’t have the luxury of indoor or covered arenas that are necessary to keep up the consistent work. But that is the way it is and right now the weather is great and I hope it will stay like that.

I do get really good help from Debbie McDonald and I appreciate her time and effort to make me and my horses better. I really feel that they are moving forward and I feel very excited about it.

I have gotten a new sponsor, Cavalor, which is a great feed company. My horses love the grain and look great. There are many components for different horses needs. You can read about them on my web site down the road. All of my other sponsors are still supporting me and I hope you will support them by purchasing their products.

I am on the cover of the March 2010 issue of Practical Horseman (link to PDF version) and I wrote an article for the same issue that I hope you all will read and enjoy. I am busy with wonderful horses and clients, supported by many and I am excited about trying to go to the National Finals in Gladstone. I will keep you posted!

Best,
Mette