California Dreaming Productions: You did it!

The two shows back to back in San Juan Capistrano at the end of March,was a success.We as riders,trainers, supporters,had a great time!

My personal team: of my horses; Cenna and Sokrates, my assistant Anna ,clients: Adrienne, Anne and Veronica, did so well, that we all are ready for more.

We rode from First level to Grand Prix and 3 horses in the small tour, CDI, so we were very busy!!

Without Sofia's, Cory's, and Yvonne's help, this could not have worked!!! 9 horses That's a lot!

Axel Steiner did a phenomenal job! as a commentator for the CDI classes over the internet.

Positive, instructional, informative ...What a nice well educated man he is! Great for the sport! Thanks'

So TEAM Mette: again: We did it! Congratulations!

 

Capistrano Dressage International

Nine horses left Mill Creek Equestrian Center on Thursday to go to San Juan Capistrano for the dressage show.
We have all been looking forward to this show because it’s a big event with many good horses and riders in all levels and top judges. We had horses competing from first level all the way up to Grand Prix and every one made a big effort to do as good as they could. Because of that the results were fantastic with many first places but also good riding.
The special for this time was that/is that there are two shows back to back, so the horses are still at the show ground and we will start over on Friday again. The jog for the CDI horses are already on Thursday but at least we don’t have to put everything up for a new show. The second week is extra fun because of the jumper show that is running at the same time. That makes the environment more festive, more people, more vendors, just more better!

Thanks to Glenda McElroy, David and Alisa Wilson and California Dreaming Productions for a great show! Great hospitality with coffee in the morning, couches to sit in and watch a live coverage from the CDI show with Axel Steiner commenting every ride. Outside the show ring there was a table filled with everything you need in case something goes wrong last minute, safety pins, sugar cubes, flyspray, sunblock, shoe polish and they never forgot our four legged friends, dog cockies, water and in case you needed a towel that was there as well. Cross your fingers for another great weekend!!!

Mette and Cenna showing Grand Prix  

This is my new horse Cenna

Cenna is a 12 year old mare out of Come back II that I found in Denmark. I did my first show this last weekend and won the Intermediaire I with a score of 73% . For that we got High Point of the show in the FEI levels. She is a lovely mare with a big personality that will in 2014 go out in the Grand Prix.

On the road again

The 2014 show season at LAEC, Burbank, started in a very good way. 
It’s always hard to know were you are sitting/standing when you only practice as hard as you can at home. The only way to check it is to actually go to a show and so we did. 
11 horses left Mill Creek on Friday. I was going to compete four, Anna three and four other horses ridden by our clients. Between me, Anna, Brit, Adrienne, Veronica, Allana, we won about 18 classes, everything from first level to Intermediaire I.
Anna got the highest score on Stravinsky, almost 75% in the upper levels and Mette had the highest score in the FEI levels with 73% on Cenna. 

Without help from Anne, Yvonne and Roberto it would be very hard to make it run perfect. We all appreciate the camaraderie, and friendship between riders is a must to have a fun show. It’s a lot to say about preparation, time and effort to make it work from door to door but we all had a great time, did super good and are looking forward to the next show!  

Mette is hosting another Webinar on January 14.

This Webinar is called "How to Best Prepare Your Horses for the Show Season." The Webinar is Tuesday, January 14 at 6:30pm PST/9:30pm EST. You can sign up for it on Dressage Meeting Online.

Mette is Hosting Another Webinar on October 24--NOTE TIME CHANGE to 6PM PST

This first one was a big success!  Her second Webinar, entitled "Developing Horses to the Second Level,"  is October 24 at 6:00pm PST. You can sign up for it on Dressage Meeting Online.

See the flyer below for more details (click for a larger view):

Glowing Feedback from the Clinic in Utah!

After a clinic Mette gave in Utah during the Spring, the clinic organizer collected feedback from riders and auditors. Comments from these participants included:

• Mette had a lively and interesting approach to teaching; she presented her methods in an easy to understand format.  She also worked very hard with the student and the horse and showed genuine interest in helping the clinic participants and the auditors.
• Mette was a great clinician, very clear and precise, but also had a sense of humor.  She knew the names of all the riders and their horses, and encouraged questions from the audience.
• Mette is a very thorough clinician and I enjoyed her humor.  She was helpful in the finer points of riding a test and improving the movement.

Read the complete survey results!