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Relocating a few years ago from LA to the Temecula The jump-off was a long one with really quick turns,
Valley, her business has taken on a different approach and then a very long gallop to the last big oxer on the
as the goals her life seem to have formed and become other side of the big grass field. Five returned to give it
clear. Specific plans for each horse and owner are well a second try, and all of them ladies. Of the thirty-nine
laid out, time conversations about the horse’s careers, in the class to start, nine were men and only the ladies
clear expectations for each owner, and just plain good made the jump-off.
common honesty about what is best in the long run. She Amanda Tallman, on Baltimore Tango, took the first
has comfortably settled into a content, country lifestyle shot at the shortened course. Really fast and efficient,
while still showing clients’ jumpers at the bigger shows. a pesky rail fell to the ground adding four faults to the
Then, at about the time she least expected it, along score. Sometimes the rails just sort of fall from the
comes another young horse destined to be among the vibration of the world rotating around the sun, and it
great show jumpers from our coast. And up to the sure looked like that for her; the rail just fell without a
occasion rises Susie!! hard hit or error. Four faults in 49.940.
Cantano and Susie won the $35,000 Oaks Blenheim Laurus and Sarah Baldwin galloped into the ring and
Spring Classic II Grand Prix at the Oaks Blenheim it was obvious she was going to get the jet fuel ready.
Spring Classic III Taking every option,
on April 5, and out she shaved about half
jumped thirty-nine a second off Amanda’s
other pairs of horses time, but she also ended
and riders. Over up with a rail hitting the
a course designed ground. Four faults in
by Richard Jeffery, 49.561.
Cantano jumped with Susie came to the ring
the ease of a seasoned and you can always tell
older horse. Just eight when she was ‘on’, and
years old, this bay today was it. She smiles,
stallion entered the sets her jaw, shortens
ring, the beginning of her reins up and steps
the week in his first to a light forward gallop
1.45 meter class, and when the tone sounds.
then followed up on Then it gets interesting
Saturday with his first as the stride opens
Grand Prix. up, the wind whistles
The class played out like it had been scripted specifically through her hunt cap and she ‘takes her best shot’.
for Cantano and this ride. A very inexperienced horse at The gallop to the last jump, all the way from the west
this level; no one was really sure what was ahead, but the side of the ring to the east side, sort of grew with each
opportunity was one that Susie, Sandy Aston and Jim stride. This horse got faster, longer and lower the more
Iverson thought was worth the try. gallop steps he took; and then Susie nipped at the reins
“I’ll just start the first round, and if he feels not ready a couple of times, he rose up in the front and blasted in
at any point, I will just pull up and leave,” Susie said to the air with a swish of his tail. I tell you, it looked like
Sandy Aston before the class. “But I knew the instant he he was playing with the course, this crowd and the rest
jumped fence three that we were in the game. It was like of the pack!
something clicked in for him and he realized what the Erin Duffy, on Latina for Mountain View Farms, hung
years of training and planning were all about. He kicked right in there with Susie. This magnificent, big grey horse
into a new gear and acted like he was happy all of this had the time of his life in this class. Chasing Susie, Erin had
was set just for him! He is such a character.” to take a shot at it in order to win. Anyone who knows Erin
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