him in the 1.00 meter classes and “He was quite the again, and we are asking him to go faster. It was not in
stallion”, according to Susie. Asked to catch ride him as his mental vocabulary till this class, and when we went
he went into the Six Year Old Jumpers, Susie immediately back in he almost took a deep breath and said, ‘OH, I’ve
had a bond. got it’ and off he went. It felt like I was just along for
“He was over jumping everything, and Nicol was the ride most of the way. When I stepped up the pace,
having a bit of trouble with him,” said Sandy Aston. “The he was right there and the gallop to the last fence was a
minute I saw Susie on him I said he needs to belong to thrill; he responded to every little thing I asked!!”
the Iverson’s for their El Dorado 29 stable. The Iverson’s “This horse is the reason I will keep my boots and hard
are just the most terrific people I have ever known. Our hat on at the moment! He is such fun. I am thankful for
association goes back thirty the ride, and I am extremely
years when their daughter, happy for the Iverson’s to
Jenny, was riding. From have another one to come
Jenny being 2nd in the and watch!”
Maclay Finals, to Gold in “The course for this class
the Prix de States and then was great for the sort of
her first ride in a Grand hodge podge group of us
Prix, the Iverson’s have that were entered,” she went
been right there with me. on. “From riders like me on
When Jenny went off to green horses to young talent
school they continued to getting a chance to step to
have good horses, including the big ring, it was brilliant
South Shore which we had of Richard Jeffery’s to get
Richard Spooner ride.” the course set that produced
“I am just really excited five clear rounds and a
for Susie to have a horse we crowd pleasing jump-off. Of
think is ‘the real deal’ quality,” course, I’m glad I won, but
Sandy went on. “Susie has watching the rest of the class
all the right instincts and is I think it went pretty well.
so smart as a rider; I want The time allowed was tight
her on everything I have in and it certainly caught several
the stable.” people, but at the same time
“This is the first horse I was seven seconds under
since Woodstock that has it the time allowed on the first
all,” says Susie. “He has so round.”
much fight, but is kind at Laughing, she said, “I guess
the same time. I knew when you can chalk that up to age,
I rode him that I would love the experience of knowing
this horse, and then Sandy when to lengthen and shorten,
and the Iverson’s stepped then of course a great horse
up and bought him for me to ride. We have brought him and some good luck tossed in. It was technical, especially
along sort of slowly, but he is coming into his own this the ride after the water to the two big wall verticals that
year. We did some Futures at Thermal and he made the got a lot of horses.”
jump-off a couple of those classes. We decided to step Cantano’s goal is to qualify for the Eight Year Old
him to the 1.45 meter class this week and it was so easy Finals at Showpark, and then the plans will be discussed
for him we went ahead with the Grand Prix today.” again by this group of people that work together so well.
“I wasn’t sure what would happen in the jump-off. Susie and this horse will be around for awhile, and we get
He has had trouble figuring out why he is in the ring the privilege to watch!!
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