orn in groom at the Golden Gate and Sac- was born with roller skates for feet. "
Northern ramento race tracks as well as Bay As it turns out those roller skates
B
California Meadows. That went on for five years. came in handy, "For what I do at
and raised "While I was getting that go- the shows, multi tasking is the main
in the ing I was living at a hunter jumper strength. It is important for a back gate
P a c i f i c a barn, in a trailer, at Rancho Marin person to be able to multi task and not
area, she with Bob Kovacs and Tommy Kay. get lost. Of course you need to have
summers I would work a bit there to pay the people skills, and be organized. To do
in Wash- rent, and then groom to fill in when it well, the other people on the other
i n g t o n I could with Pat Rostrom. I learned gates have to have the same traits. It’s
State with a lot about picking out hunters from united we stand and united we fall."
f r i e n d s . those guys. It was about then I got of- The events inside the ring don’t
Her fam- fered a couple of jobs at the in gate." escape Janet’s watchful gaze, "I re-
ily now consists of two brothers "In those days you could do one ally do want everyone who goes in
and her dad, Toby. Her sister and day rated shows with Medals and all, my ring to be a winner at some way
her mother have both passed away but you still had to have a shoer there. or another. Whether it is a blue rib-
but dad is alive and kicking and I would get hired to announce the bon or maybe just completing the
comes to whatever shows he can. ring, do the in gate and also be their course for the first time. The rib-
She started college with a recre- shoer. Usually the only thing a shoer bons are going to come and go but
ation major, but realized it wasn't for needs to do is nail a shoe back on those little victories are the best.”
her so she went another direction so it worked great and I made a bit Considering herself part of the
to horse shoeing school and spent more money. I was never one to just exhibitor support team, she says, "I
time as a camp director as a wran- sit in one place so it worked great. I am one of them! That’s what makes
gler. That led to a working time as a have an Aunt who used to say that I it work. Many of today’s riders at
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