Happy Holidays!

Finally a word from me.Just at the last week of the year!

It's not because I didn't have anything to tell earlier,it is totally the opposite! To much to tell!

If you don't send it off right away,new things are coming up, piling up on top of what already have happened!

So what happened yesterday now seams old!  So the first story never got told.And so it went!

I didn't show that much during the summer and fall! After The National Finals in Gladstone,there was a brake.

It's hot during the summer,and the horses were so good earlier on that it was ok to not go out right again.

But I did ride at the Regional Finals in Burbank. I was Champion in Int 1 on Anne Solbrakke's horse Rico. Rode Finally in Grand Prix,and my young horse Regent in the lower levels. All three horses were great!

I have been to Europe several times,looking for horses for me and my clients. Went to Sydney Australia to give a clinic,and work with Pamela and my beloved horse Taison that I sold to her in the spring of 2012.

Basquewille, the love of my life,had to be put down due to colic.I didn't want him to go through surgery, so I did what I thought was the best for him......to let him go.

Horrible decision to make. He is barred on a beautiful spot at Mill Creek! 

What a great horse,with super work ethic,that gave me so much joy!!! He was a funny boy!   Basquewille will always have a very special place in my heart.

I almost forgot, that he went back to show one more time in San Diego. Ridden by a very special girl: Brianna in the para dressage classes at The Dressage Affaire. He was so proud,looked so good and Brianna and Basquewille looked great together. I'm so glad he could do what he really liked to do. Work! I really miss him!

In the beginning of 2013 I will take 6 horses and go to Florida. Three of mine,and 3 of my client Anne. I will train and compete, and be gone for two months. It's a huge undertaken to fit all the pieces in the puzzle together,but I hope it all will work. This time I will keep you posted!

Lucky me who has the nicest clients ever! Four of them won some year end award at the LA chapter. They will all go,and hopefully pick up mine as well!

Thanks to my wonderful staff: Anna, Anja and Henrietta.Without you it could never work.

To all: Merry Christmas and  A Happy, Healthy, Safe and exiting 2013

Love Mette

New horses

Sokrates 10 year old Danish warmblood gelding by Rosenkönig
Owner Mette Rosencrantz

Dido 8 year old Danish warmblood mare by Royal Hit-Donerhall-Pik Bube
Owner Adrienne Bessey

Acilla 7 year old KWPN mare by Florencio-De Niro

Owner Anne Solbraekke

New horses

Finally we got all the horses home to Mill Creek. My horse, Sokrates got here three weeks ago but the mares had to go to quarantine. I decided this time to let them go to Oregon instead of Davis and I'm sure I made the correct decision. All three horses came from Andreas Helgstrand in Denmark and from the day we found them until the day they got here at Mill Creek it becomes a long trip. All three horses are looking great, are slowly getting back to work and Adrienne, Anne and I are very excited for the future. More info about the horses will come soon.

Mette and Rico 5th in the nation

Congratulations to Mette and Rico finishing 5th in the nation!

It's been an amazing week in Gladstone and we are so proud and excited to congratulate Mette and Rico for placing 5th in the Intermediaire National championship!
The competition has been really tough through out the whole week but Mette and Rico definitely showed everyone that they earned a spot in the top 5!
Today was the final day of the show, ending with an Int freestyle. Mette rode to her Disco Carmen music and pulled of a fun and beautiful test, finishing up on the centerline in an extended trot with only one hand! As Mette said, she had nothing to lose!
After winning both the PSG and Int 1, Caroline Roffman and Pie took the title as 2012 National champions with a combined score of 74.5% David Blake on Royal Prinz from San Diego, CA, finished as reserved champions with 72.3%. Heather Mason finished 3rd with Warsteiner scoring 71.8% followed by Steffen Peters and Sundance 8, 71.3%. Finishing in the top 5 spot on a score of 70.8% was Mette together with Rico!
Thank you everyone who has been supporting and cheering them on for the big final! Mette is now on her way back home to California and Rico and his groom Anna are flying home in just a few days. We wish them all a safe trip back and will promise more pictures from the trip as soon as everyone is back home.
TEAM METTE!!

A perfect day!

It was so much fun to go into Int 1 knowing that I had nothing to lose.  Together with "my" Rico I did absolutely as good as I could. Rico stepped up to the plate and was so ready that I felt when I left the ring that we had done a great job! The only thing was that everybody else had the same idea', nothing to lose, just to fight. I love that situation  and I have always done better the more pressure Im under. I never get nervous, just more ready. I was in the lead for a long time and when the whole class was done I ended up 4th, very close to 3rd place. That makes me even more eager to be in the top three tomorrow. Thank you all for taking your time to watch me go. I waved to all of you, knowing that you would be out there. Tomorrow I will blow a kiss, and thats for you! My starting time is 12.43pm ET and you can still watch it on www.usefnetwork.com. Caroline Roffman won again and second was David Blake from California, Heather Mason was third and me fourth.
Tomorrow Im flying back to Los Angeles. Anna will stay to take care of Rico and fly back with him on Wednesday.

So please cross your fingers for another successful day and I promise to ride my heart out!

Gladstone